| Charlie Sands | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Naples, Florida, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | June 21 |
| Debutyear: | 1967 |
| Debutteam: | New York Yankees |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | May 8 |
| Finalyear: | 1975 |
| Finalteam: | Oakland Athletics |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .214 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 6 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 23 |
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Charles Duane Sands (December 17, 1947 – August 22, 2016) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, pinch hitter and designated hitter for the New York Yankees (1967), Pittsburgh Pirates (1971–72), California Angels (1973–74) and Oakland Athletics (1975). Sands stood 6feet tall, weighed, batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Sands was a member of the Pirates' 1971 National League and World Series champions, and batted one time in the Fall Classic, pinch hitting for Bob Veale in the sixth inning of Game 2 and striking out against eventual Hall of Famer Jim Palmer.[1]
Over six seasons he played in 93 games and had 145 at-bats, 15 runs, 31 hits, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs, 23 RBI, 36 walks, .214 batting average, .372 on-base percentage, .393 slugging percentage, 57 total bases, 1 sacrifice fly and 4 intentional walks. He died on August 22, 2016, at the age of 68.[2]