Larry Andersen
[edit] Biography
Born on May 6, 1953 in Portland, Oregon, Larry Andersen (Larry Eugene Andersen) played for the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres over the course of his 17 year career. Andersen broke into the bigs on September 5, 1975 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 2.66 ERA in 67.2 innings pitched in 1981, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Larry Andersen's best season was 1990, when he posted a 1.79 ERA and struck out 93 batters.
Larry currently does broadcasting for Philadelphia Phillies games, both on the radio and television.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.76
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3.14
| 8
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.1
| 10
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.56
| 7
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.2
| 25
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| 41
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2.66
| 40
| 27
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 67.2
| 57
| 4
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5.99
| 32
| 56
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 79.2
| 100
| 16
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2.39
| 14
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 26.1
| 19
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 64
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 2.38
| 54
| 32
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 90.2
| 85
| 5
| 25
| 6
| 2
| 0
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 57
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4.32
| 50
| 41
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 73
| 78
| 5
| 26
| 4
| 1
| 3
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.26
| 9
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.2
| 19
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 38
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2.78
| 33
| 22
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 64.2
| 64
| 2
| 23
| 10
| 1
| 1
|
| 1986
| TOT
| N
| 48
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3.03
| 42
| 30
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 77.1
| 83
| 2
| 26
| 10
| 1
| 1
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| 67
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 3.45
| 94
| 46
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 101.2
| 95
| 7
| 41
| 10
| 1
| 2
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| 53
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2.94
| 66
| 29
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 82.2
| 82
| 3
| 20
| 8
| 1
| 1
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| 60
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 1.54
| 85
| 19
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 87.2
| 63
| 2
| 24
| 4
| 2
| 0
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| 50
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1.95
| 68
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 73.2
| 61
| 2
| 24
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
| 1990
| BOS
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.23
| 25
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1990
| Total
|
| 65
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1.79
| 93
| 22
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 95.2
| 79
| 2
| 27
| 5
| 4
| 2
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| 38
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 2.30
| 40
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 47
| 39
| 0
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| 34
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.34
| 35
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 35
| 26
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| PHI
| N
| 64
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2.92
| 67
| 22
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 61.2
| 54
| 4
| 21
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1994
| PHI
| N
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4.41
| 27
| 20
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 32.2
| 33
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 581
| 0
| 37
| 35
| 2.85
| 642
| 292
| 250
| 0
| 0
| 42
| 789.1
| 718
| 34
| 252
| 58
| 14
| 10
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 118
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 4.28
| 116
| 110
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 206
| 214
| 24
| 59
| 6
| 7
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 699
| 1
| 40
| 39
| 3.15
| 758
| 402
| 348
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 995.1
| 932
| 58
| 311
| 64
| 21
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 5.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 14.1
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 16.2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 67.2
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| P
| 40
| 1
| 79.2
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| P
| 17
| 0
| 26.1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| P
| 64
| 0
| 90.2
| 5
| 16
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 2
| .840
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| P
| 57
| 0
| 73
| 5
| 21
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 7
| 4
| .929
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 12.2
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .800
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 64.2
| 8
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| .944
|
| 1986
| TOT
| N
| P
| 48
| 0
| 77.1
| 10
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 5
| 0
| .913
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| P
| 67
| 0
| 101.2
| 12
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| .880
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| P
| 53
| 0
| 82.2
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 1
| 0
| .900
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| P
| 60
| 0
| 87.2
| 10
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| .852
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| P
| 50
| 0
| 73.2
| 11
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 0
| .958
|
| 1990
| BOS
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .667
|
| 1990
| Total
|
| P
| 65
| 0
| 95.2
| 13
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 3
| 0
| .926
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 47
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .923
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 35
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| .900
|
| 1993
| PHI
| N
| P
| 64
| 0
| 61.2
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .875
|
| 1994
| PHI
| N
| P
| 29
| 0
| 32.2
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 699
| 1
| 995.1
| 97
| 151
| 25
| 14
| 0
| 9
| 110
| 31
| 9
| .908
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| CLE
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| PHI
| N
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 64
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 57
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 38
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| TOT
| N
| 48
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| 67
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .286
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| 53
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| 60
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| 50
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| BOS
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| Total
|
| 65
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| 38
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| 34
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| PHI
| N
| 64
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| PHI
| N
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 1.000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 581
| 38
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .132
| .195
| .132
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 699
| 38
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .132
| .195
| .132
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1971 - signed June 24, 1971).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Larry Littleton and John Burden (December 21, 1979).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Seattle Mariners (October 29, 1980) completing trade in which Pittsburgh Pirates traded cash and a player to be named later to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Odell Jones (April 1, 1980).
- Sold by Seattle Mariners to Philadelphia Phillies (July 29, 1983).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (May 13, 1986).
- Signed by Houston Astros (May 16, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by Houston Astros (December 21, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Houston Astros (January 8, 1988).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jeff Bagwell (August 30, 1990).
- Granted free agency (December 7, 1990).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (December 21, 1990).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 1992).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (December 18, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1993).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (January 18, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1994).
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