| Fred Anderson | |
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 Anderson in 1917 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1885-12-11)December 11, 1885 Calahan, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| Died: November 8, 1957(1957-11-08) (aged 71) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 25, 1909, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 9, 1918, for the New York Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 53–57 |
| Earned run average | 2.86 |
| Strikeouts | 514 |
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John Frederick Anderson (December 11, 1885 – November 8, 1957) was an Americanbaseball player. He played forDavidson College in 1906, but later transferred to the Maryland Agricultural College (later theUniversity of Maryland), where he played from 1907 to 1909. Then, the 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 180-pound pitcher moved to play for theBoston Red Sox. Anderson played in Boston in 1909 but did not play major league baseball again for the Red Sox again until due to his practicing dentistry.[1] In 1914, he jumped to theFederal League to play forBuffalo for the 1914 and 1915 seasons.
In 1916, he was sold to theNew York Giants and Anderson played with them for three seasons. He pitched for the Giants in the1917 World Series against theChicago White Sox.
Anderson committed suicide on November 8, 1957, in hisWinston-Salem, North Carolina home.[2]
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