Larry Andersen
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Larry Andersen in Philadelphia in August 2010
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: May 6, 1953 Portland, Oregon |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 1975, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 31, 1994, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 40–39 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.15 | ||
| Strikeouts | 758 | ||
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Larry Eugene Andersen (born May 6, 1953) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and current radio color commentator for the Philadelphia Phillies. From 1975 through 1994, Andersen played for the Cleveland Indians (1975, 1977–1979), Seattle Mariners (1981–1982), Philadelphia Phillies (1983–1986, 1993–1994), Houston Astros (1986–1990), Boston Red Sox (1990) and San Diego Padres (1991–1992).
Andersen possessed an average fastball and outstanding slider. Andersen has said that he had better command of his slider than his fastball. He gained notoriety for his 1990 trade to the Red Sox straight up for a minor league prospect named Jeff Bagwell. Andersen played a month in Boston, appearing in 15 games, recording a 1.35 ERA, and helping the Red Sox to a division title. In a 15-year career spent entirely with Houston, Bagwell hit 449 home runs with over 1500 RBI and a .297 average. Bagwell won the 1991 NL Rookie of the Year award, the NL MVP in 1994 and was elected to the Hall Of Fame in 2017.
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