 In , he went 3-6 with two saves and a 3.80 ERA for the Bosox before being dealt back to Kansas City with Jim Gosger and Guido Grilli for Rollie Sheldon, Jose Tartabull and John Wyatt.He made his only major league start upon his return to the A's, pitching four innings of one run ball against the California Angels before giving way to the bullpen.With the exception of a brief one month call-up in by the Oakland Athletics, Sanders spent the next three seasons in the minors.