Dennis Saunders

Dennis Saunders
Pitcher
Born: January 4, 1949 (1949-01-04) (age 62) Alhambra, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 21, 1970 for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
June 12, 1970 for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	1–1
Earned run average	3.21
Innings	14
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1970)

Dennis James Saunders (born January 4, 1949, at Alhambra, California) is a retired American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who worked in eight Major League games for the 1970 Detroit Tigers, strictly in relief. He stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg) as an active player.

Saunders allowed 16 hits, five bases on balls and one home run — with eight strikeouts — in 14 innings pitched for Detroit. In his finest performance, his second Major League game on May 24, he relieved starter Mickey Lolich in the third inning and hurled 5⅔ innings of scoreless ball, allowing only three hits, against the Washington Senators.^[1] He earned his only Major League save (on May 29) and victory (on June 10) against the Milwaukee Brewers.^[2]

His professional career concluded after the 1972 season, his sixth year in minor league baseball, where he appeared in 142 games, 63 as a starting pitcher.^[3]

References

1. ^ 1970-5-12 box score from Retrosheet
2. ^ 1970 pitching log from Retrosheet
3. ^ Minor league statistics from Baseball Reference

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Saunders, Dennis
Alternative names
Short description	Baseball player
Date of birth	January 4, 1949
Place of birth	Alhambra, California
Date of death
Place of death