What years did Raul Sanchez play?

Raul Sanchez played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1960.

Was Raul Sanchez a pitcher?

Yes. Raul Sanchez pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 48 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Raul Sanchez hit?

Raul Sanchez hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was Raul Sanchez's career batting average?

Raul Sanchez batted .214 over his career, with 3 hits in 14 at bats.

What was Raul Sanchez's career ERA?

Raul Sanchez finished with a 4.62 career ERA, going 5-3 with 48 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Raul Sanchez have?

Raul Sanchez recorded 48 career strikeouts.

Raul Sanchez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1952-1960)

Raul Sanchez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1960 for the Washington Senators and the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 9 seasons. Across 49 career appearances, he went 5-3 with a 4.62 ERA and 48 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 5–3

ERA 4.62

WHIP 1.44

SO 48

Pitcher PIV -916.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 150 lb
Born: 12/12/1930 in Marianao, La Habana, Cuba
Died: 6/30/2002 in Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1952-04-17
Last Game: 1960-05-17

Full name: Raul Guadalupe Sanchez

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Raul Sanchez — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Pitching

Raul Sanchez — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
0	2	4	0	2	0	12.0	3	4	1	0	1	1	0.75	0.33

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Raul Sanchez — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1948	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Listed seasons · 1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Raul Sanchez — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1948	0	2	4	0	2	0	12.0	3	4	1	0	1	1	0.75	0.33
Listed seasons · 1	0	2	4	0	2	0	12.0	3	4	1	0	1	1	0.75	0.33

Career Pitching Statistics

Raul Sanchez — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	3	49	2	1	1	5	89.2	86	46	8	43	48	4.62	-916.0

Career ERA 4.62 vs. league average 3.78 across their career seasons — 22.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Raul Sanchez — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1952	WS1	AL	1	1	3	2	1	1	0	12.2	13	5	7	6	3.55	3.70 (+4%)	191.0
1957	CIN	NL	3	2	38	0	0	0	5	62.1	61	33	25	37	4.76	3.83 (-24%)	-455.0
1960	CIN	NL	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	14.2	12	8	11	5	4.91	3.82 (-29%)	-651.9
Career · 3 seasons			5	3	49	2	1	1	5	89.2	86	46	43	48	4.62	—	-916

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Raul Sanchez — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
49	14	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.214	.214	.286	.500	0

Career AVG .214 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 16.0% below league average.

Career OBP .214 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 34.0% below league average.

Career SLG .286 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 25.4% below league average.

Career OPS .500 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — 29.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Raul Sanchez — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1952	WS1	AL	3	5	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	CIN	NL	38	7	0	2	1	2	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	CIN	NL	8	2	0	1	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			49	14	1	3	1	3	.214	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Raul Sanchez — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	21	4	1	0	0	0	.000
Away	28	10	0	3	0	0	.300

Pitching — Home / Away

Raul Sanchez — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	21	45.0	45	24	20	23	4.80
Away	28	44.2	41	22	23	25	4.43

Last 10 Games — Batting

Raul Sanchez — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1960-05-17	CIN	SFG	L	0	0
1960-05-15	CIN	PHI	L	0	0
1960-05-02	CIN	LAD	W	0	0
1960-04-27	CIN	ATL	L	0	0
1960-04-23	CIN	PHI	L	0	0
1960-04-20	CIN	ATL	W	0	0
1960-04-17	CIN	PIT	L	2	1
1960-04-14	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1957-09-03	CIN	STL	L	0	0
1957-08-31	CIN	ATL	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Raul Sanchez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1960-05-17	CIN	SFG	—	3.0	4	2	2	1	2	1
1960-05-15	CIN	PHI	—	1.0	2	4	4	2	0	0
1960-05-02	CIN	LAD	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1960-04-27	CIN	ATL	—	2.0	0	1	0	4	0	0
1960-04-23	CIN	PHI	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1960-04-20	CIN	ATL	W	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1960-04-17	CIN	PIT	—	4.0	2	0	0	1	1	0
1960-04-14	CIN	PIT	—	2.0	2	2	2	1	0	0
1957-09-03	CIN	STL	—	1.0	5	4	4	1	1	1
1957-08-31	CIN	ATL	—	2.0	2	2	2	1	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Raul Sanchez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	49	0	9	17	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Raul Sanchez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1952	WS1	P	3	1	2	0	0
1957	CIN	P	38	6	12	3	2
1960	CIN	P	8	2	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Raul Sanchez — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	49

Raul Sanchez: the record in brief

Raul Sanchez played a first major league game on April 17, 1952 and a last one on May 17, 1960. The season rows list, in order, the Washington Senators (1952), the Cincinnati Redlegs (1957), and the Cincinnati Reds (1960). Sanchez, born on December 12, 1930, in Marianao, La Habana, Cuba, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6-foot-0 and 150 pounds. Sanchez's death is recorded on June 30, 2002, in Pembroke Pines, FL, USA. On the record, Raul Sanchez was born Raul Guadalupe Sanchez.

Sanchez's career pitching line is 5 wins, 3 losses and a 4.62 ERA over 49 appearances. The totals include 48 strikeouts. Against a 3.78 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.62 mark was 22.0% worse. In 1957, one of the busiest seasons, Sanchez posted a 4.76 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.83.

Frequently Asked Questions about Raul Sanchez

What years did Raul Sanchez play?: Raul Sanchez played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1960.
Was Raul Sanchez a pitcher?: Yes. Raul Sanchez pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 48 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Raul Sanchez hit?: Raul Sanchez hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Raul Sanchez's career batting average?: Raul Sanchez batted .214 over his career, with 3 hits in 14 at bats.
What was Raul Sanchez's career ERA?: Raul Sanchez finished with a 4.62 career ERA, going 5-3 with 48 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Raul Sanchez have?: Raul Sanchez recorded 48 career strikeouts.