Dwain Anderson
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Dwain Cleaven Anderson (born November 23, 1947) is an American former professional baseball shortstop.
Oakland A's
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Anderson made his major league debut in the second game of a September 3 doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins. In his second at bat, he singled off Ray Corbin, and came around to score Oakland's only run of the game.[2] On September 18, Anderson's ninth inning triple broke a 2–2 tie to lead his A's to a 4–2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.[3]
He started the following season back in the minors, but an injury to second baseman Dick Green led to a call-up in early May. He appeared in three games, and was hitless in seven at bats. On May 15, 1972, he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for relief pitcher Don Shaw.[4]
St. Louis Cardinals
Anderson's career with the Cards began mostly as a pinch hitter and late inning defensive replacement for aging shortstop Dal Maxvill. As the season progressed, and Anderson's batting average hovered around .300, Maxvill was dealt to Anderson's former club, the A's. Shortly afterwards, Anderson hit his only major league home run off the New York Mets' Bob Rauch,[5] however, just over a week later, Anderson suffered a season ending injury. He ended the season batting .267, and was named to the Topps All-Star Rookie Team.
He entered Spring training 1973 expecting to battle Mike Tyson for the starting shortstop job, but a poor Spring relegated him to backup utility infielder. He appeared in eighteen games with the Cardinals, almost exclusively as a pinch hitter, and batted just .118. Having also become something of a defensive liability, Anderson began seeing less and less playing time, and on June 7 he was traded to the San Diego Padres for Dave Campbell.
San Diego Padres
The highlight of his Padres career came on July 8, when his eighth inning
Cleveland Indians
Anderson appeared in two games for the Indians, but spent most of his stay with the organization with the triple A
He played 149 games in
References
- ISBN 9781512754308.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins 2, Oakland A's 1". Baseball-Reference.com. September 3, 1971.
- ^ "Oakland A's 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2". Baseball-Reference.com. September 3, 1971.
- ISBN 9781566397032.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Mets 4". Baseball-Reference.com. September 8, 1972.
- ^ "San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 2". Baseball-Reference.com. July 8, 1973.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Dwain Anderson at Society for American Baseball Research