| Charlie Sands | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born:(1947-12-17)December 17, 1947 Newport News, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: August 22, 2016(2016-08-22) (aged 68) Naples, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 21, 1967, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 8, 1975, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .214 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 23 |
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Charles Duane Sands (December 17, 1947 – August 22, 2016) was an American professionalbaseball player. He played inMajor League Baseball as acatcher,pinch hitter anddesignated hitter for theNew York Yankees (1967),Pittsburgh Pirates (1971–72),California Angels (1973–74) andOakland Athletics (1975). Sands stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall, weighed 200 pounds (91 kg), battedleft-handed and threwright-handed.
Sands was a member of the Pirates'1971National League andWorld Series champions, and batted one time in the Fall Classic, pinch hitting forBob Veale in the sixthinning of Game 2 andstriking out against eventualHall of FamerJim Palmer.[1]
Over six seasons he played in 93 games and had 145 at-bats, 15 runs, 31 hits, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs, 23 RBI, 36 walks, .214 batting average, .372 on-base percentage, .393 slugging percentage, 57 total bases, 1 sacrifice fly and 4 intentional walks. He died on August 22, 2016, at the age of 68.[2]
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