Harry Anderson

Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: September 10, 1931 in North East, MD us

Died: June 11, 1998 in Greenville, DE

Buried: Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, DE

School: West Chester University of Pennsylvania (West Chester, PA)

Debut: April 18, 1957 (Age 25-220d, 11,420th in major league history)
vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 5, 1961 (Age 29-237d)
vs. MLN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Harry Walter Anderson

Nicknames: Harry the Horse

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.2

1586

419

.264

199

RBI

242

OBP

.335

SLG

.450

OPS

.784

OPS+

108

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 60 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 21 go ahead

2 Tms
PHI	59
CIN	1

Platoon
vs RHP	54
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Away	35
Home	25

Outs
1	25
0	19
2	16

7 Opps
STL	18
CIN	12
CHC	8
PIT	7
LAD/BRO	6
SFG	6
MLN	3

36 Pitchers
Larry Jackson	5
Bob Buhl	3
Dick Drott	3
Vern Law	3
Don Newcombe	3
Brooks Lawrence	3
Sam Jones	3
Bob Anderson	2
Tom Acker	2
Gary Blaylock	2
Bob Friend	2
Johnny Antonelli	2
Don Drysdale	2
Hal Jeffcoat	2
Lindy McDaniel	2
Ernie Broglio	1
Art Fowler	1
Ramón Monzant	1
Marv Grissom	1
Sandy Koufax	1
Bob Gibson	1
Roger Craig	1
Bob Purkey	1
Bob Porterfield	1
Ron Kline	1
Bob Miller	1
Phil Paine	1
Don Johnson	1
Johnny Podres	1
Larry Sherry	1
Herm Wehmeier	1
Tom Poholsky	1
Dick Littlefield	1
Rubén Gómez	1
Chuck Stobbs	1
Glen Hobbie	1

9 Parks
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	25
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	14
Crosley Fld (CIN)	7
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	5
Forbes Fld (PIT)	4
Seals Stad (SFO)	2
LA Coliseum (LOS)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
RooseveltStd (JER)	1

Where Hit
9	45
7	5
8	4
89	3
78	1

3 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	56
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	31
1--	15
-2-	7
1-3	4
12-	1
123	1
--3	1

96 RBI
RISP	14
0 on	31
1 on	23
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	29

Inning
1	9
2	6
3	6
4	9
5	7
6	9
7	6
8	2
9	5
Extra	1

1-3	21
4-6	25
7-end	14

RelScore
+4..	2
+2	4
+1	9
Tied	17
-1	7
-2	8
-3	2
-4..	11

Ahead	15
Tied	17
Behind	28

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	48
1B	11
PH	1

OrderPos
5th	22
3rd	18
4th	14
6th	5
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	29
Low Lev	20

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1957	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1957-05-03	PHI		CHC	Tom Poholsky	ahead 3-1	b 5	0	1--	2	3	7	0.095	94%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; T. Kazanski Scores
2	2	2	1	1957-05-14	PHI	@	CIN	Art Fowler	ahead 3-2	t 3	1	---	1	3	7	0.105	69%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1957-05-17	PHI	@	STL	Sam Jones	behind 0-3	t 4	0	---	1	6	7	0.085	27%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	1957-06-18	PHI	@	CHC	Dick Littlefield	ahead 3-1	t 5	1	123	4	4	7	0.133	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Sanford Scores; R. Ashburn Scores; G. Hamner Scores
5	5	5	1	1957-06-26	PHI	@	STL	Lindy McDaniel	tied 1-1	t 6	1	---	1	4	7	0.173	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	1957-06-28	PHI	@	CIN	Hal Jeffcoat	behind 0-6	t 6	1	---	1	4	7	0.017	4%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	1957-06-29	PHI	@	CIN	Tom Acker	behind 0-1	t 4	0	1--	2	4	7	0.201	62%		Home Run (CF-RF); E. Bouchee Scores
8	8	8	1	1957-07-13	PHI		CHC	Dick Drott	ahead 2-1	b 5	2	1--	2	5	7	0.188	88%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; E. Bouchee Scores
9	9	9	1	1957-07-20	PHI		CIN	Hal Jeffcoat	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	1--	2	5	7	0.121	90%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Bouchee Scores
10	10	10	1	1957-07-21 (1)	PHI		CIN	Brooks Lawrence	behind 0-3	b 5	0	---	1	5	7	0.097	27%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	11	1	1957-08-02	PHI	@	STL	Larry Jackson	tied 2-2	t 4	0	1--	2	5	7	0.192	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Lopata Scores
12	12	12	1	1957-08-04 (1)	PHI	@	STL	Larry Jackson	behind 3-4	t 9	2	---	1	8	PH	0.361	40%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	13	1	1957-08-06	PHI	@	PIT	Ron Kline	behind 0-1	t 4	1	1-3	3	5	7	0.268	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Hamner Scores; E. Bouchee Scores
14	14	14	1	1957-09-03	PHI	@	BRO	Don Drysdale	behind 0-2	t 9	2	-2-	2	5	7	0.354	39%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Bouchee Scores
15	15	15	1	1957-09-11	PHI	@	STL	Herm Wehmeier	behind 0-6	t 4	1	---	1	4	7	0.025	6%		Home Run (Deep RF)
16	16	16	1	1957-09-14	PHI	@	CIN	Brooks Lawrence	tied 0-0	t 7	0	---	1	4	7	0.193	69%		Home Run (CF-RF)
17	17	17	1	1957-09-18	PHI	@	CHC	Dick Drott	behind 0-4	t 8	1	1-3	3	4	7	0.126	19%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Fernández Scores; E. Bouchee Scores
1958	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1958-04-26	PHI	@	MLN	Bob Buhl	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	2	3	7	0.165	68%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Ashburn Scores
19	19	2	1	1958-05-16	PHI		PIT	Bob Porterfield	tied 0-0	b 1	1	-2-	2	3	7	0.157	72%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (CF-RF); R. Ashburn Scores
20	20	3	1	1958-05-18 (2)	PHI		PIT	Vern Law	ahead 2-1	b 6	0	1--	2	3	3	0.140	92%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Hemus Scores
21	21	4	1	1958-05-24	PHI		CHC	Dick Drott	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1	3	3	0.106	62%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	5	1	1958-06-08 (1)	PHI	@	STL	Larry Jackson	behind 0-2	t 3	1	1--	2	3	3	0.184	47%		Home Run (Deep CF); R. Ashburn Scores
23	23	6	2	1958-06-08 (1)	PHI	@	STL	Larry Jackson	behind 3-4	t 5	1	---	1	3	3	0.140	47%		Home Run (Deep CF)
24	24	7	1	1958-06-08 (2)	PHI	@	STL	Lindy McDaniel	tied 4-4	t 14	0	1--	2	3	3	0.342	92%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Hemus Scores
25	25	8	1	1958-06-17	PHI		LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 1-3	b 3	0	---	1	3	3	0.112	43%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
26	26	9	1	1958-06-22 (1)	PHI		SFG	Ramón Monzant	behind 0-2	b 5	2	1--	2	3	3	0.271	51%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Ashburn Scores
27	27	10	1	1958-06-22 (2)	PHI		SFG	Johnny Antonelli	behind 0-1	b 6	2	1-3	3	3	3	0.440	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Roberts Scores; R. Ashburn Scores
28	28	11	1	1958-07-01	PHI	@	PIT	Bob Friend	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	--3	2	4	7	0.116	76%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Philley Scores
29	29	12	1	1958-07-10	PHI	@	STL	Phil Paine	ahead 6-2	t 6	2	-2-	2	4	7	0.056	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Hemus Scores
30	30	13	1	1958-07-11	PHI	@	STL	Sam Jones	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	7	0.103	60%		Home Run (Deep CF)
31	31	14	1	1958-07-17	PHI	@	SFG	Rubén Gómez	tied 1-1	t 3	1	1-3	3	4	7	0.215	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Ashburn Scores; E. Bouchee Scores
32	32	15	1	1958-07-31	PHI		STL	Larry Jackson	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	2	3	7	0.173	72%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Hemus Scores
33	33	16	1	1958-08-20	PHI	@	STL	Chuck Stobbs	ahead 8-1	t 4	2	---	1	3	7	0.014	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
34	34	17	1	1958-08-27	PHI	@	CHC	Bob Anderson	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1	3	7	0.104	57%		Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	18	1	1958-08-30	PHI	@	CIN	Tom Acker	ahead 2-1	t 6	2	---	1	3	7	0.133	75%		Home Run (Deep CF)
36	36	19	1	1958-09-01 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	Vern Law	behind 0-5	t 9	2	-2-	2	5	7	0.002	0%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Bouchee Scores
37	37	20	1	1958-09-05	PHI		CIN	Don Newcombe	behind 2-7	b 6	1	-2-	2	5	7	0.069	13%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Bouchee Scores
38	38	21	1	1958-09-06	PHI		CIN	Bob Purkey	behind 0-5	b 4	1	1--	2	5	7	0.094	18%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Post Scores
39	39	22	1	1958-09-12 (2)	PHI		SFG	Johnny Antonelli	behind 0-16	b 7	1	---	1	5	7	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
40	40	23	1	1958-09-13	PHI		SFG	Don Johnson	behind 4-6	b 9	0	---	1	5	7	0.107	20%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1959	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	1959-04-17	PHI	@	CIN	Brooks Lawrence	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	---	1	4	7	0.095	66%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	2	1	1959-05-07	PHI	@	PIT	Vern Law	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	2	5	7	0.167	71%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Post Scores
43	43	3	1	1959-05-16	PHI	@	STL	Gary Blaylock	behind 0-5	t 7	0	---	1	5	7	0.028	6%		Home Run (Deep LF)
44	44	4	1	1959-05-26	PHI	@	CIN	Don Newcombe	behind 0-2	t 7	0	---	1	5	7	0.123	31%		Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	5	1	1959-06-06	PHI		STL	Gary Blaylock	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	1	5	7	0.104	44%		Home Run (Deep RF)
46	46	6	1	1959-06-07 (1)	PHI		STL	Marv Grissom	ahead 10-9	b 8	1	---	1	5	7	0.079	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
47	47	7	1	1959-06-19	PHI	@	CHC	Bob Anderson	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	12-	3	5	7	0.192	83%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF); E. Bouchee Scores; D. Philley Scores
48	48	8	1	1959-06-22	PHI	@	LAD	Sandy Koufax	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	5	7	0.102	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
49	49	9	1	1959-06-27	PHI	@	SFG	Sam Jones	ahead 5-4	t 7	1	---	1	4	7	0.133	81%		Home Run (Deep RF)
50	50	10	1	1959-07-09 (1)	PHI		STL	Ernie Broglio	tied 0-0	b 2	0	-2-	2	5	7	0.136	75%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Philley Scores
51	51	11	1	1959-07-17	PHI		LAD	Roger Craig	tied 2-2	b 7	1	---	1	5	7	0.223	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
52	52	12	1	1959-08-08 (2)	PHI	@	STL	Bob Gibson	behind 0-4	t 6	0	1--	2	3	7	0.110	22%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Ashburn Scores
53	53	13	1	1959-08-11	PHI		PIT	Bob Friend	tied 1-1	b 4	1	1--	2	6	7	0.212	77%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Freese Scores
54	54	14	1	1959-08-25	PHI		LAD	Johnny Podres	behind 0-2	b 2	2	---	1	6	7	0.102	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1960	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
55	55	1	1	1960-04-17	PHI		MLN	Bob Buhl	tied 1-1	b 4	2	---	1	6	7	0.145	66%		Home Run (Deep RF Line)
56	56	2	2	1960-04-17	PHI		MLN	Bob Buhl	behind 3-8	b 9	1	---	1	6	7	0.004	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
57	57	3	1	1960-05-22	PHI		LAD	Larry Sherry	behind 3-4	b 3	1	1--	2	5	7	0.225	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Herrera Scores
58	58	4	1	1960-05-30 (2)	PHI		CIN	Don Newcombe	ahead 2-0	b 5	2	---	1	4	3	0.080	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
59	59	5	1	1960-06-07	PHI	@	STL	Bob Miller	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1	3	3	0.101	56%		Home Run (Deep RF)
60	60	6	1	1960-07-03	CIN	@	CHC	Glen Hobbie	behind 3-7	t 6	0	---	1	5	3	0.052	12%		Home Run (Deep RF)

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0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 21 go ahead

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