Background
He was born and died in Trenton, New Jersey.
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He was born and died in Trenton, New Jersey.
He batted and threw right-handed. Saunders began his professional baseball career with the Chambersburg Maroons of the Blue Ridge League in 1927. After the Blue Ridge League season ended, Saunders was called up to the baseball major leagues.
Saunders had a.133 batting average in five games, two hits in 15 at-bats, in his brief time in the majors.
He continued to play minor league baseball through the 1931 season. Saunders, at 6"2" (188 m) and 205 lb (93 kg), also played professional basketball.
He also played one game for the 1941-1942 Trenton Tigers.
He was a member of the American Basketball League"s 1925-1926 Brooklyn Arcadians.
