Harry Anderson (baseball)
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Harry Walter Anderson (September 10, 1931 – June 11, 1998), nicknamed "Harry the Horse," was an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds of the National League (NL).
The native of
Anderson attended West Nottingham Academy then West Chester University and was signed in 1953 by the Philadelphia Phillies. Anderson played 484 career games from 1957 to 1961, with the Phillies and Reds. Anderson's first two years in the Major Leagues were his finest. Playing as the Phils' regular left fielder with occasional appearances as a first baseman, Anderson finished in the Top 25 in voting for the National League Most Valuable Player Award in both 1957 and 1958.
During the 1958 campaign, in his sophomore season in Philadelphia, Anderson
Overall, Anderson recorded 419 career
in the Major Leagues.In 1992, Anderson was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.[3] He suffered a fatal heart attack, at his home, in Greenville, Delaware, June 11, 1998, aged 66 years.[4]
References
- ^ "Yearly League Leaders & Records for Strikeouts". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Phillies send Post, Anderson to Reds". news.google.com. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
- ^ "Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 1992". www.desports.org.
- ^ "Former Phillies outfielder dies". news.google.com. Ocala Star-Banner.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Harry Anderson at Baseball Almanac