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Marlon Anderson

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b. January 6, 1974 · Philadelphia Phillies 1998–2002, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2003, St. Louis Cardinals 2004, New York Mets 2005, 2007–2009, Washington Nationals 2006, Los Angeles Dodgers 2006–2007

Marlon Anderson played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1998 and closing with the New York Mets in 2009.

Across 1,151 games he batted .265, with 849 hits and 392 runs. He finished with 63 home runs, 174 doubles and 71 stolen bases.

He played 680 games at second base, with 1,724 assists and 71 errors. He turned 406 double plays. He also played 135 games in the outfield.

He was born in Montgomery, AL, USA on January 6, 1974. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1998 PHI 1743414 301 4162 .326
1999 PHI 12945248114 2645 54246113 .252
2000 PHI 411621037 811 1512222 .228
2001 PHI 14752269153 30211 6135748 .293
2002 PHI 14553964139 3068 4842715 .258
2003 TBD 14548259130 2736 67416019 .270
2004 STL 1132533160 1208 2812386 .237
2005 NYM 1232353162 907 1918456 .264
2006 LAD/WSN 1342794383 16412 3825494 .297
2007 LAD/NYM 66951728 703 278174 .295
2008 NYM 871381629 601 109272 .210
2009 NYM 4400 000 0010 .000
Career 11513204392849 1742063 37122747171 .265

On this day & linked events

1974

Born January 6, 1974

Montgomery, AL, USA

1998

Major-league debut: Marlon Anderson

Marlon Anderson made a major-league debut on September 8, 1998.

2009

Final major-league game: Marlon Anderson

Marlon Anderson played a final major-league game on April 10, 2009.

Image: Elvert Barnes, CC BY 2.0