Rick Anderson (baseball, born 1953)
Richard Lee Anderson (December 25, 1953 – June 23, 1989) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He attended high school in Gardena, California.
| Rick Anderson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: December 25, 1953 Inglewood, California | |||
| Died: June 23, 1989 (aged 35) Wilmington, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 18, 1979, for the New York Yankees | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 5, 1980, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.75 | ||
| Strikeouts | 7 | ||
| Teams | |||
Anderson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft. In 1979, Anderson was named the International League Pitcher of the Year with the Columbus Clippers. He made his major league debut with the Yankees on September 18, 1979. This was the only game in which he pitched for the Yankees, as he was traded to the Seattle Mariners over the offseason. After developing arm problems during the 1981 season, Anderson was released, effectively ending his career.
Anderson died from atherosclerosis on June 23, 1989. When his body was discovered in his Wilmington, California home, he was holding a letter from a fan.[1] During his playing days, he was listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 210 pounds (95 kg), but upon his death, he weighed over 400 lbs.. Rick had one child, a daughter, Alexis Dow Anderson who lives in Nashville TN.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)