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Former Cubs and White Sox pitcher Scott Sanderson dies at 62

Scott Sanderson, a 1974 Glenbrook North graduate who helped the Cubs win two division championships and spent a season with the White Sox during a 19-year career, died Thursday. He was 62.

An official at Conway Farms Golf Club, where Sanderson was a longtime member, confirmed the news. A cause of death was not immediately known.

Sanderson compiled a 163-143 record with a 3.84 ERA and 1.26 WHIP in 472 appearances (407 starts) with seven teams from 1978-96. The 6-foot-5, 195-pound right-hander was a third-round draft pick by the Expos out of Vanderbilt in 1977, was promoted to the majors at age 21 after only 28 minor-league appearances and spent the first six seasons of his career in Montreal.