Ben Sanders
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Alexander Bennett "Ben" Sanders (Born: February 16, 1865 on Catharpin, Virginia; Died: August 29, 1930 in Memphis, Tennessee) was a 19th Century Major League Baseball player. He pitched a total of 5 seasons, debuting on June 6, 1888 with the Philadelphia Quakers of the National League. He also played for the Philadelphia Athletics of both the Players League and American Association. He finished his career with the Louisville Colonels of the National League, playing his final game on October 14, 1892.
As a pitcher, Sanders displayed good control, but he used an unorthodox delivery which ended with him off-balance, and with his back turned toward home plate. This made it difficult for him to react quickly on batted balls in his area of responsibility, particularly bunts.[1]
On August 22, 1892, he pitched a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles, a 6-2 victory, the first no-hitter in the National League which the losing team in a no-hitter scored any runs.
He was laid to rest at Sudley Methodist Church Cemetery in Catharpin, Virginia.
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- ^ James, Bill, and Rob Neyer, "The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers", pp. 372-3. Simon and Schuster, 2004. ISBN 0743261585
