1885
Born December 11, 1885
Calahan, NC, USA
Fred Anderson Notable
b. December 11, 1885 · Boston Red Sox 1909, 1913, Buffalo Buffeds 1914, Buffalo Blues 1915, New York Giants 1916–1918
Fred Anderson played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1909 and closing with the New York Giants in 1918.
He went 53 and 57 with a 2.86 earned run average, pitching 986.3 innings in 178 games. He struck out 514, completed 62 of his 114 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 180 games he batted .131, with 41 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 6 doubles.
He led the league in saves once, in 1918, with 3.
He was born in Calahan, NC, USA on December 11, 1885, and died on November 8, 1957. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | BOS | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1913 | BOS | 10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .050 |
| 1914 | BUF | 39 | 90 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 0 | .189 |
| 1915 | BUF | 36 | 80 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .150 |
| 1916 | NYG | 38 | 58 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .138 |
| 1917 | NYG | 38 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .071 |
| 1918 | NYG | 18 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 180 | 312 | 17 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 98 | 0 | .131 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.13 |
| 1913 | BOS | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 57.1 | 84 | 38 | 21 | 32 | 5.97 |
| 1914 | BUF | 13 | 15 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 260.1 | 243 | 89 | 64 | 144 | 3.08 |
| 1915 | BUF | 19 | 13 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 240.0 | 192 | 67 | 72 | 142 | 2.51 |
| 1916 | NYG | 9 | 13 | 38 | 27 | 2 | 188.0 | 206 | 71 | 38 | 98 | 3.40 |
| 1917 | NYG | 8 | 8 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 162.0 | 122 | 26 | 34 | 69 | 1.44 |
| 1918 | NYG | 4 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 70.2 | 62 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 2.67 |
| Career | — | 53 | 57 | 178 | 114 | 8 | 986.1 | 912 | 313 | 247 | 514 | 2.86 |
On this day & linked events
1957
Died November 8, 1957
1909
Major-league debut: Fred Anderson
Fred Anderson made a major-league debut on September 25, 1909.
1918
Final major-league game: Fred Anderson
Fred Anderson played a final major-league game on July 9, 1918.
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