John Sanders (baseball)

John Sanders
Pinch runner
Born: (1945-11-20)November 20, 1945
Grand Island, Nebraska, U.S.
Died: February 3, 2022(2022-02-03) (aged 76)
Woodstock, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 13, 1965, for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
April 13, 1965, for the Kansas City Athletics
MLB statistics
Games played1
Runs scored0
Teams

John Frank Sanders (November 20, 1945 – February 3, 2022) was an American professional baseball scout, Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Athletics, a manager at the pro level, and a college baseball coach. He was the longtime (1978–1997) head baseball coach of the University of Nebraska, where his teams won a school-record 767 games.