Scott Sanderson (1956-2019) Baseball Card Gallery

Scott Sanderson passed away on April 11, 2019 at the age of 62. Sanderson had a 19-year career in MLB playing with the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, California Angels, San Francisco Giants, and Chicago White Sox.

Sanderson was a Chicago-area native and helped lead Glenbrook North to an IHSA baseball state championship in 1974.

The pitcher was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft out of high school, but went to college at Vanderbilt. Sanderson was then drafted in the 3rd round of the 1977 draft by the Montreal Expos, and made his big league debut on August 6, 1978. He made his first Topps baseball card appearance in the 1979 Topps set.

1979 Topps #720