Andy Hansen Notable

b. November 12, 1924 · New York Giants 1944–1945, 1947–1950, Philadelphia Phillies 1951–1953

Andy Hansen divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Giants from 1944, then the Philadelphia Phillies through 1953.

He went 23 and 30 with a 4.22 earned run average, pitching 618 innings in 270 games. He struck out 188. Across 271 games he batted .102, with 12 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 1 double.

He was born in Lake Worth, FL, USA on November 12, 1924, and died on February 2, 2002. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1944	NYG	24	12	3	2	0	0	2	4	.167
1945	NYG	23	25	1	0	0	0	1	8	.000
1947	NYG	27	21	1	4	0	0	0	9	.190
1948	NYG	36	20	3	1	0	1	5	11	.050
1949	NYG	33	12	1	0	0	0	3	9	.000
1950	NYG	31	7	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000
1951	PHI	24	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.333
1952	PHI	43	11	1	2	0	2	3	1	.182
1953	PHI	30	7	0	2	0	0	0	2	.286
Career	—	271	118	11	12	1	3	15	50	.102

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1944	NYG	3	3	23	4	1	52.2	63	38	32	15	6.49
1945	NYG	4	3	23	13	3	92.2	98	48	28	37	4.66
1947	NYG	1	5	27	9	0	82.1	78	40	38	18	4.37
1948	NYG	5	3	36	9	1	100.0	96	33	36	27	2.97
1949	NYG	2	6	33	2	1	66.1	58	34	28	26	4.61
1950	NYG	0	1	31	1	3	57.0	64	35	26	19	5.53
1951	PHI	3	1	24	0	0	39.0	34	11	7	11	2.54
1952	PHI	5	6	43	0	4	77.1	76	28	27	18	3.26
1953	PHI	0	2	30	1	3	51.1	60	23	24	17	4.03
Career	—	23	30	270	39	16	618.2	627	290	246	188	4.22

On this day & linked events

1924

Born November 12, 1924

Lake Worth, FL, USA

2002

Died February 2, 2002

1944

Major-league debut: Andy Hansen

Andy Hansen made a major-league debut on June 30, 1944.

1953

Final major-league game: Andy Hansen

Andy Hansen played a final major-league game on September 13, 1953.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain