Varney Anderson

Varney Anderson
Varney Anderson
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	Pitcher
	Born: June 18, 1866; Geneva, Illinois
	Died: November 5, 1941 (aged 75); Rockford, Illinois
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 1, 1889, for the Indianapolis Hoosiers
Last MLB appearance
	May 6, 1896, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	9-20
Earned run average	6.16
Strikeouts	41
Teams
	1889); 1896);

Varney Samuel "Varn" Anderson ((1866-06-18)June 18, 1866 – (1941-11-05)November 5, 1941) was a

Washington Senators

.

Professional career

Early minor league years

Anderson played professionally at least as early as 1887 for the

St. Paul Apostles of the Western Association

.

Indianapolis Hoosiers

At the age of 23 years Anderson broke into the major leagues with the

strikeouts with a 4.50 ERA in 12 innings pitched.^[1]

Washington Senators

In

1894, Anderson went 0–2 with three strikeouts and a 7.07 ERA in 14 innings pitched.^[2]

The next season,

1895, Anderson was used considerably more. He was primarily a starting pitcher but did make a few relief appearances. In 29 games, 25 starts, Anderson went 9–16 with 35 strikeouts, 18 complete games and a 5.86 ERA in 2042⁄3 innings pitched.^[3]

His final season with the Senators was in

1896. Anderson went 0–1 with a 13.00 ERA in only two games with nine innings pitched.^[4]

Anderson continued playing in the minors in

1897 and 1899 in Rockford, Illinois, and in 1898 for the Rock Island based in St. Joseph, Missouri

.