Jack Sanford

Jack Stanley Sanford (May 18, 1929 - March 7, 2000) was a major league right-handed starting pitcher, and later on in his career a relief pitcher as well, for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and the California Angels. He finished his career playing very briefly with the Kansas City Athletics.

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May 18 - 1929 - March 7 - 2000 - Major league - Starting pitcher - Relief pitcher - Philadelphia Phillies - San Francisco Giants - California Angels - Kansas City Athletics

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Jack Sanford was born in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, USA in 1929.

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Jack Sanford - Wellesley Hills - Massachusetts - USA

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Sanford won the MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1957 with the Phillies for a season with outstanding numbers. That year, he was 19-8 with a 3.08 ERA in 33 starts. He had 15 complete games on the season (3 shutouts). Impressively, he also finished the season with 188 strikeouts which led the league.

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MLB Rookie of the Year Award - 1957 - ERA - Complete game - Shutout - Strikeout

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His next 7 years would be extremely solid but never quite as impressive as his rookie season, or according to some, he never improved much after it. After being traded to the Giants for the 1959 season, Stanford went 15-12 with a 3.16 ERA in 222 innings pitched and completed 10 games. That year, he started 31 games and made 36 appearances, 5 out of the bullpen.

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1959 - Innings pitched

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His best bid for a Cy Young Award came in 1962 when he finished 24-7 with a 3.43 ERA for a very good Giants team. He had 2 shutouts and 147 strikeouts on the season, and led the Giants to the NL pennant and a chance to face the Yankees in the World Series. It was the only time he would get to play in the postseason, and the Giants lost to the Yankees after Stanford lost the 7th game, 1-0 to Ralph Terry. But his statistics in the series were outstanding. He had a 1.93 ERA with 23 innings pitched and only 16 hits. He had 19 strikeouts and only a 1-2 record due to lack of run support. He would also fall short of a Cy Young Award that year, coming in second in the voting to Don Drysdale.

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Cy Young Award - 1962 - NL - World Series - Ralph Terry - Don Drysdale

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After he left the Giants, his best seasons were behind him. He ended his career on August 6, 1967 with Kansas City. In his career, he posted a solid 137-101 record with a 3.69 overall ERA in 2049 innings pitched. He pitched in 388 games (293 starts), accumulated 1182 strikeouts and gave up only 840 earned runs. He also finished in the Top 10 in MVP Award voting twice in his career (1957, 1962). He finished 2nd in the league in wins twice, losing in 1957 to only Warren Spahn and in 1962 to Cy Young Award winner Don Drysdale.

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August 6 - 1967 - Earned run - MVP Award - Warren Spahn

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Sanford died in Beckwith, West Virginia in 2000.

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