Back in 1967 Sands made his MLB debut with one game and one plate appearance as a 19-year-old with the New York Yankees, before heading back to the Minors between 1968 and 1970.
In 1971 he made it back to the Big Leagues with 28 games with the eventual World Champion Pirates, hitting an even .200 with five hits over 25 at-bats, including his 1st MLB home run.
In 1973 he’d find himself with the California Angels, where he’d suit up for two years and a total of 60 games combines, before moving on to his final stop as a Big Leaguer, the Oakland A’s in 1975 with three appearances.
All told, Sands played parts of six years in the Majors, appearing in 93 games and hitting .214 with 31 hits over 145 at-bats, scoring 15 runs and driving in 23 with six homers.