Win–loss record 163–143 Role Baseball player Name Scott Sanderson | Strikeouts 1,611 Earned run average 3.84 | |
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Scott Douglas Sanderson (born July 22, 1956) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for seven teams from 1978 to 1996. After his retirement, he worked as a sports agent and radio broadcaster.
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Early life
Sanderson attended Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois and Vanderbilt University. Sanderson pitched in only 28 minor league games before being called up to the major leagues.
MLB career
Sanderson went 4-2 in nine starts in his rookie season with the Expos, posting a 2.51 ERA. Sanderson remained a starter for the next five seasons, averaging over ten wins per season, including sixteen wins in 1980. The Expos dealt him to the Cubs in a three-way team trade in December 1983. He was a member of the 1991 American League All-Star Team.
Work as an agent
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, Josh Beckett, and Lance Berkman.
Broadcasting
In 1997, Sanderson briefly filled in as a radio commentator during Cubs broadcasts on WGN (AM). In August 1997, Sanderson worked two weekend games of Cubs broadcasts on WGN as a color commentator with radio play-by-play man Pat Hughes while Cubs color commentator Ron Santo was sidelined by inflamed vocal cords.
Personal
He is married with two children, a son and a daughter. Scott also enjoys playing in golf tournaments around the United States.
