Kent Anderson
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Kent McKay Anderson
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.
- School University of South Carolina
- Debut April 15, 1989
- Final Game September 6, 1990
- Born August 12, 1963 in Florence, SC USA
[edit] Biographical Information
On June 4, the 1984 California Angels drafted Kent Anderson in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft. After signing with scout Alex Cosmidis, the 20 year old infielder would spend the season with the class A California League Peoria Chiefs. He would appear in 67 games, get 223 at bats and hit for a .224 average.
Kent would spend 5 seasons in the minors before getting a chance in the major leagues. It would be the 1989 California Angels that would put him in their infield and the 25 year old played in 86 games and fielded at a .972 percentage, mostly at short-stop. His batting average was at a .229 point, with 51 hits in 223 at bats. Anderson was there again in 1990, appeared in 49 games, had 143 at bats with 44 hits for a .308 average. Again, mostly at the short-stop posistion, he fielded at a .964 clip.
He would spend 1991 with the PCL Edmonton Trappers. 1992 with the PCL Calgary Cannons and wind up his pro baseball career in 1993 in the AAA American Association, splitting time between the Indianapolis Indians and the Iowa Cubs.
- Anderson is the brother of former major league outfielder Mike Anderson.
[edit] Sources
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Third Edition
SABR Minor League Database
baseball-reference.com
