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Name	Team	Age
Frank Sanders	Retired (1982, Age 37)	Died (2023, Age 79)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17 (1963)	1B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ed ONeill League	0	16 years (66 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	C-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	12/4/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (25.6 %)	D- (7.2 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (C)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (SS)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1966	ATL	0	0	0	0	64	0	0	0	0
1967	ATL	0	0	0	0	149	0	0	0	0
1968	ATL	0	0	0	2	31	8	3	3	20
1969	ATL	0	0	4	8	25	5	2	9	64
1970	ATL	0	0	20	5	0	0	0	1	105
1971	ATL-TB	0	0	4	0	11	2	14	1	47
1972	TB	0	26	0	4	26	2	12	0	58
1973	TB	0	27	8	3	48	2	14	0	46
1974	TB	0	146	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1975	TB	0	147	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1976	TB	0	92	2	2	6	0	22	0	0
1977	TB	0	145	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
1978	TB	0	124	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1979	TB	0	142	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
1980	TB	1	120	5	0	1	4	0	11	6
1981	TB	0	51	2	66	4	9	2	2	15
1982	TB	4	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	86

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1982-11-01	Frank Sanders has retired from the Tampa Bay Thunder
1978-08-04	Frank Sanders of the Tampa Bay Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1978-06-11	Frank Sanders of the Tampa Bay Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1976-06-26	Frank Sanders of the Tampa Bay Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1973-04-09	The Tampa Bay Thunder have placed Frank Sanders on the trade block.
1971-05-22	A trade has been completed between the Tampa Bay Thunder and the Atlanta AeroNauts. The Atlanta AeroNauts receive Scott Summers, Draft Pick 1974 Round 3 TB (Dusty Knight) from the Tampa Bay Thunder in exchange for Frank Sanders.
1971-05-22	The Atlanta AeroNauts have re-claimed Frank Sanders from the waiver wire.
1971-05-19	The Atlanta AeroNauts have promoted Lip Odwell to the major league team. The Atlanta AeroNauts have promoted Tyson Aldred to the major league team. The Atlanta AeroNauts have designated Frank Sanders for assignment. The Atlanta AeroNauts have designated Billy North for assignment.
1969-09-17	Frank Sanders of the Atlanta AeroNauts is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1966-07-16	The Atlanta AeroNauts have promoted Frank Sanders to the major league team. The Atlanta AeroNauts have sent Lip Odwell to the minors.
1962-06-27	A trade has been completed between the Atlanta AeroNauts and the Texas Fury. The Texas Fury receive Geoffery Geraldo Jr. from the Atlanta AeroNauts in exchange for Draft Pick 1963 Round 2 TEX (Frank Sanders).