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Reginald Jerome Sanders (September 9, 1949 in
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– January 27, 2002), was a
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player. He played 26 games, mostly at first base, for the
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in 1974. He hit a home run (off
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) in his first major league at bat. Sanders was traded from the
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to the Tigers for
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and cash on May 9, 1972. He was dealt from the Tigers to the
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for Jack Pierce in an exchange of minor-league first basemen on March 30, 1975. He was selected by the
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from the Braves in the Rule 5 draft on December 5, 1977.Durso, Joseph. "Angels’ Bonds Is Acquired By White Sox," ''The New York Times'', Tuesday, December 6, 1977.
Retrieved June 6, 2020 Sanders died on January 27, 2002.


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List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat In baseball, a home run is credited to a batter when he hits a fair ball and reaches home safely on the same play, without the benefit of an error. 133 players have hit a home run in their first at bat of a Major League Baseball (MLB) game to ...


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