Bob Anderson

Full Name: Robert Carl Anderson	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 4.5"/210	First Game: July 31, 1957
Birthdate: September 29, 1935	Final Game: September 25, 1963
Birthplace: East Chicago, Indiana	MLB Experience: 7 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on September 29, 1935 in East Chicago, Indiana, Bob Anderson (Robert Carl Anderson) played for the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 7 year career. Anderson broke into the bigs on July 31, 1957 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 3.97 ERA in 65.2 innings pitched in 1958, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Bob Anderson's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1959, when he posted a 4.13 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 113 batters. However, others believe that it was 1960, when he posted a 4.11 ERA and struck out 115 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1957	CHI	N	8	0	0	1	7.71	7	16	14	0	0	0	16.1	20	2	8	1	0	1
1958	CHI	N	17	8	3	3	3.97	51	29	29	2	0	0	65.2	61	3	29	1	1	1
1959	CHI	N	37	36	12	13	4.13	113	117	108	7	1	0	235.1	245	21	77	3	4	5
1960	CHI	N	38	30	9	11	4.11	115	105	93	5	0	1	203.2	201	26	68	8	9	7
1961	CHI	N	57	12	7	10	4.26	96	85	72	1	0	8	152	162	14	56	11	4	2
1962	CHI	N	57	4	2	7	5.02	82	70	60	0	0	4	107.2	111	9	60	5	8	5
1963	DET	A	32	3	3	1	3.30	38	28	22	0	0	0	60	58	5	21	2	4	6
Total	NL		214	90	33	45	4.33	464	422	376	15	1	13	780.2	800	75	298	29	26	21
Total	AL		32	3	3	1	3.30	38	28	22	0	0	0	60	58	5	21	2	4	6
Total			246	93	36	46	4.26	502	450	398	15	1	13	840.2	858	80	319	31	30	27

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1957	CHI	N	P	8	0	16.1	0	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	.714
1958	CHI	N	P	17	8	65.2	3	11	0	0	0	4	3	0	1.000
1959	CHI	N	P	37	36	234.1	13	43	4	4	1	24	6	0	.933
1960	CHI	N	P	38	30	203.2	10	43	4	2	2	13	8	0	.930
1961	CHI	N	P	57	12	152	14	38	0	7	2	7	4	1	1.000
1962	CHI	N	P	57	4	107.2	4	16	1	1	4	13	6	0	.952
1963	DET	A	P	32	3	60	2	9	2	0	2	5	1	0	.846
Total			P	246	93	839.2	46	165	13	14	11	66	29	1	.942

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	GDP
1957	CHI	N	8	4	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
1958	CHI	N	17	17	1	2	0	0	.118	.118	.118	0	0	0	9	0	0	0
1959	CHI	N	37	80	6	6	0	3	.075	.119	.087	1	0	3	34	1	6	1
1960	CHI	N	39	71	4	12	0	1	.169	.221	.169	0	0	4	26	1	5	0
1961	CHI	N	57	42	5	6	2	5	.143	.163	.286	0	0	1	22	0	2	0
1962	CHI	N	57	23	1	3	0	1	.130	.200	.217	0	1	2	10	0	2	1
1963	DET	A	32	9	1	4	0	2	.444	.444	.556	1	0	0	3	0	0	0
Total	NL		215	237	17	29	2	10	.122	.164	.160	1	1	10	104	2	15	2
Total	AL		32	9	1	4	0	2	.444	.444	.556	1	0	0	3	0	0	0
Total			247	246	18	33	2	12	.134	.174	.175	2	1	10	107	2	15	2

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (July 29, 1954).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Steve Boros (November 28, 1962).
Traded by Detroit Tigers with Rocky Colavito and $50000 to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Jerry Lumpe, Ed Rakow and Dave Wickersham (November 18, 1963).

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