Reggie Sanders
A consistent and powerful journeyman outfielder who joined the exclusive 300-300 club and clinched a World Series ring with a legendary underdog team.
Born 1967 (age 59)·American baseball player·Birthday: December 1·Generation X
Biography
Reggie Sanders built a remarkable 17-year major league career not on flashy headlines, but on steady, productive output for a who's who of National League teams. Possessing a rare blend of raw power and base-stealing speed, he was a constant threat at the plate and on the paths. His early years with the Cincinnati Reds established him as a rising star, but his legacy is that of the ultimate professional hired gun. Sanders played for eight different clubs, bringing his right-handed pop and veteran presence to each lineup. The pinnacle came in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he was a key contributor to a team that famously toppled the New York Yankees in a thrilling seven-game World Series. While his travels sometimes overshadowed his individual accomplishments, his final numbers tell the story: he is part of an elite group of players to have accumulated both 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases, a testament to his well-rounded and durable skill set that made him a valued asset wherever he landed.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Reggie was born in 1967, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Reggie Was Born
The biggest hits of 1967
#1 Movie
The Jungle Book
Best Picture
In the Heat of the Night
#1 TV Show
The Andy Griffith Show
Reggie's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1967Born
Summer of Love in San Francisco; first Super Bowl
Gas: $0.33/galHome: $14,250Min wage: $1.40/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"To Sir, with Love" — LuluBest Picture: In the Heat of the Night
1972Started school
Watergate break-in; last Apollo Moon mission
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $19,550Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta FlackBest Picture: The Godfather
1980Became a teenager
John Lennon shot and killed in New York
Gas: $1.19/galHome: $47,200Min wage: $3.10/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Call Me" — BlondieBest Picture: Ordinary People
1983Could drive
Internet adopts TCP/IP, creating the modern internet
Gas: $1.16/galHome: $57,700Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Every Breath You Take" — The PoliceBest Picture: Terms of Endearment
1985Could vote
Live Aid concerts raise money for Ethiopian famine
Gas: $1.12/galHome: $62,900Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Careless Whisper" — Wham!Best Picture: Out of Africa
1988Turned 21
Pan Am Flight 103 bombed over Lockerbie
Gas: $0.90/galHome: $74,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Faith" — George MichaelBest Picture: Rain Man
1997Turned 30
Princess Diana dies in Paris car crash; Harry Potter published
Gas: $1.23/galHome: $104,100Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Candle in the Wind 1997" — Elton JohnBest Picture: Titanic
2007Turned 40
iPhone released; Great Recession begins
Gas: $2.80/galHome: $172,600Min wage: $5.85/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Irreplaceable" — BeyonceBest Picture: No Country for Old Men
2017Turned 50
#MeToo movement; solar eclipse crosses the US
Gas: $2.42/galHome: $195,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Shape of You" — Ed SheeranBest Picture: The Shape of Water
2026Age 59 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Member of the Arizona Diamondbacks team that won the 2001 World Series.
- One of only eight players in MLB history to achieve over 300 career home runs and over 300 career stolen bases.
- Hit 20 or more home runs in a season eight times during his career.
- Stole 30 or more bases in a season three times, with a career-high of 36 in 1995.
Did You Know?
He was a second-round draft pick of the Cincinnati Reds in 1987.
He hit a home run in his first major league at-bat on August 22, 1991.
He played for a record-tying seven different National League teams during his career.
After retirement, he served as a special assistant in the front office of the Cincinnati Reds.
“You show up every day, you work, you produce. That's the job.”
