1950 Bowman - Fred Sanford #156 (Pitcher) (b. 9 Aug 1919 - d. 15 Mar 2011 at age 91) - Autographed Baseball Card (New York Yankees)

John Frederick Sanford (b. August 9, 1919 – d. March 15, 2011 at age 91) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.

Sanford signed with the St. Louis Browns in 1939. Despite having made three appearances with the Browns in 1943, he was essentially a career minor leaguer with a 55–61 record and 3.74 ERA in the Browns' farm system when his career was interrupted by service in World War II. He returned to the Browns in 1946, and went 15–10 with a 2.74 ERA for the Toledo Mud Hens to earn a September call up to St. Louis. He pitched shutouts in his first two major league starts against the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. At the 1948 Winter meetings, he and Roy Partee were dealt to the Yankees for Red Embree, Sherm Lollar and Dick Starr plus $100,000.

Sanford's role with the Yankees was far more limited, as he pitched just 95.1 innings for the "Bronx Bombers" in 1949. Still, he proved to be a very important piece for the Yankees down the stretch, as he went 3–0 with a 2.31 ERA in the month of September to help hold off the surging Boston Red Sox, and win the American League by a game.

At the 1951 trade deadline, he was traded along with Tom Ferrick and Bob Porterfield to the Washington Senators for Bob Kuzava. Sanford was exceptional in his first start with his new club, retiring fourteen batters in a row at one point to earn the win. He went 1–3 with a 7.89 ERA in his next six starts, and was traded back to the St. Louis Browns. This time he was traded for fellow right hander Dick Starr even up. He went 2–4 with a 10.21 ERA for the last place club that lost 102 games that season. He spent two seasons with the Portland Beavers after his major league career ended, going 24–20 with a 3.62 ERA.

MLB debut - May 5, 1943, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance - September 14, 1951, for the St. Louis Browns

MLB statistics:
Win–loss record 37–55
ERA - 4.45
Strikeouts - 285

Teams:
St. Louis Browns (1943, 1946–1948, 1951)
New York Yankees (1949–1951)
Washington Senators (1951)

Career highlights and awards:
World Series Champion (1949 & 1950)
Pitched a shutout in first two major league starts (1946)

Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/5181/col/1/yea/0/Fre...

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