Charlie Sands Baseball player

Charles Duane Sands (born December 17, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player, a pinch hitter, designated hitter and catcher for the New York Yankees (1967), Pittsburgh Pirates (1971–72), California Angels (1973–74) and Oakland Athletics (1975) of Major League Baseball. Sands stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall, weighed 200 pounds (91 kg), batted left-handed and threw right-handed.Sands played on the Pirates' 1971 National League and World Series champions, and batted one time in the Fall Classic, pinch hitting for Bob Veale in the sixth inning of Game 2 and striking out against eventual Hall of Famer Jim Palmer.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.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 17, 1947
Birth place
Newport News Virginia

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Baseball player

Career startJune 21, 1967
Career endMay 08, 1975
batting sideLeft
former teams
Oakland Athletics
New York Yankees
position
Catcher
Pinch hitter
teams
Oakland Athletics
Pittsburgh Pirates
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
New York Yankees
throwing sideRight

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