Walter Anderson Stats

Walter Anderson was born on Saturday, September 25, 1897, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Anderson was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 14, 1917, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Walter Anderson baseball stats page.

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Walter Anderson



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Birth Name:   Walter Carl Anderson
Nickname:   Lefty
Born On:   09-25-1897  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Grand Rapids, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-06-1990 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Battle Creek, Michigan
Cemetery:   Fairplains Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Western State Normal School
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   05-14-1917 (Age 19)
Last Game:   05-02-1919
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Walter Anderson Pitching Stats

1917 20 Athletics 14 2 9 0 0 .000 3.03 0 0 0 38.2 163 32 13 16 0 21 - 10 1 1 0 -
1919 22 Athletics 3 0 3 1 0 1.000 3.86 0 0 0 14.0 90 13 6 10 0 8 - 10 0 1 0 -
2 Years 17 2 12 1 0 1.000 3.25 0 0 0 52.2 253 45 19 26 0 29 - 20 1 2 0 -

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Walter Anderson Hitting Stats

1917 20 Athletics 14 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 0 0 0 - .429 .500 .429
1919 22 Athletics 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 - .000 .000 .000
2 Years 17 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 - .273 .333 .273

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Walter Anderson Fielding Stats

1917 Athletics P 14 2 116 14 1.0 13 4 9 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 3.03
1919 Athletics P 3 0 42 4 1.3 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57
P Totals 17 2 158 18 1.1 17 4 13 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.91
2 Years 17 2 158 18 1.1 17 4 13 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.91

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Walter Anderson Miscellaneous Stats

1917 Athletics 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.48 2.33 4.89
1919 Athletics 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.25 6.43 5.14
2 Years 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.69 3.42 4.96

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Walter Anderson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1917 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1919 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -

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