Scott Douglas Sanderson (born July 22, 1956 in Dearborn, Michigan

Dearborn, Michigan

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) is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 pitcher

Pitcher

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 who played for seven teams from 1978 to 1996.

Baseball career

Sanderson pitched in only 28 minor league games before being called up to the big-leagues. Sanderson went 4-2 in nine starts in his rookie season with the Expos, posting a 2.51 ERA

Earned run average

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Sanderson remained a starter for the next five seasons, averaging over ten wins per season, including sixteen wins in . The Expos dealt him to the Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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 in a three-way team trade in December 1983.

Sanderson was a member of the American League

American League

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 All-Star Team

Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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Post Playing career

Sanderson became an agent after retirement from baseball. Sanderson's agency has offices in Atlanta and in his hometown of Chicago, where he spends most of his time. His clients have included Frank Thomas

Frank Thomas (AL baseball player)

Frank Edward Thomas, Jr. , nicknamed "The Big Hurt", is a former Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman....

, Josh Beckett

Josh Beckett

Joshua Patrick Beckett is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. During his career in the playoffs, he won the 2003 World Series MVP Award with the Florida Marlins, and received the 2007 ALCS MVP award with the Red Sox.-Florida Marlins :A...

, and Lance Berkman

Lance Berkman

William Lance Berkman is an American professional baseball outfielder and right fielder with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball....

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Sanderson attended Glenbrook North High School

Glenbrook North High School

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 in Northbrook, Illinois

Northbrook, Illinois

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 and Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University

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He is married with two children, a son and a daughter. Scott also enjoys playing in golf tournaments around the United States

External links

• Sanderson's second career