Allan Lee Anderson (born January 7, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of six seasons (1986–1991) with the Minnesota Twins, where he led the American League in ERA in 1988. For his career, he compiled a 49-54 record in 148 appearances, with a 4.11 ERA and 339 strikeouts. Anderson, though he pitched for the Twins during the team's World Series Championship seasons of 1987 and 1991, did not pitch in either postseason.
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Allan Anderson | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1964-01-07) January 7, 1964 (age 58) Lancaster, Ohio | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
June 11, 1986, for the Minnesota Twins | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 6, 1991, for the Minnesota Twins | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 49–54 |
Earned run average | 4.11 |
Strikeouts | 339 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Anderson was born and raised in Lancaster, Ohio, and starred as a pitcher for Lancaster High School and for his American Legion Baseball[1] team.
He was drafted by the Twins in the second round of the 1982 MLB amateur draft.[2] Currently with; Columbus Division of Fire, Rank- Captain, 21 years
Anderson is currently a real estate agent and auctioneer with Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate (Big Hill) in his hometown of Lancaster, where he also runs the AA Sports LLC Indoor Sports Facility.[3] He is married with two children.[4]
American League season ERA leaders | |
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