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.

Raul Sanchez

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

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

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

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

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	3	49	2	1	1	5	89.7	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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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	12.7	13	5	7	6	3.55	3.70 (+4%)	191.0
1957	CIN	NL	3	2	38	0	0	0	5	62.3	61	33	25	37	4.76	3.83 (-24%)	-455.0
1960	CIN	NL	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	14.7	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

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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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

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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	49	0	9	17	3	2

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	49

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.