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Dwain Anderson Notable

b. November 23, 1947 · Oakland Athletics 1971–1972, St. Louis Cardinals 1972–1973, San Diego Padres 1973, Cleveland Indians 1974

Dwain Anderson played for four clubs across four seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1971 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1974.

Across 149 games he batted .203, with 62 hits and 33 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 6 doubles and 2 stolen bases.

He played 96 games at shortstop, with 182 assists and 19 errors. He turned 33 double plays.

He was born in Oakland, CA, USA on November 23, 1947, and died on September 4, 2019. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1971 OAK 1637310 210 3590 .270
1972 OAK/STL 601421436 411 89270 .254
1973 SDP/STL 711241615 000 318332 .121
1974 CLE 2301 000 0010 .333
Career 1493063362 621 1432702 .203

On this day & linked events

1947

Born November 23, 1947

Oakland, CA, USA

2019

Died September 4, 2019