Bill Anderson (1880s pitcher)

American baseball player (1865–1936)

Baseball player

Bill Anderson

Pitcher
Born: (1865-01-19)January 19, 1865
Spencer County, Kentucky
Died: May 5, 1936(1936-05-05) (aged 71)
Taylorsville, Kentucky

Batted: Unknown

Threw: Unknown

MLB debut
August 12, 1889, for the Louisville Colonels
Last MLB appearance
August 12, 1889, for the Louisville Colonels
MLB statistics
Win–loss record| 0–1
Earned run average| 10.12
Strikeouts| 2
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* Louisville Colonels (1889)

William Anderson (January 19, 1865 – May 5, 1936) was an American professional baseball player who played in one game for the Louisville Colonels in 1889.[1] In that game, he pitched a complete game, and surrendered nine earned runs in a loss to the Philadelphia Athletics.[2] As a hitter in that game, he collect a base hit in three at bats for a .333 batting average. He was a brother-in-law to fellow Colonels player Scott Stratton.[1] He died in 1936 at the age of 71, and is interred at Valley Cemetery in Taylorsville, Kentucky.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Bill Anderson". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
2. ^ "The 1889 Louisville Colonels Regular Season Game Log". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved May 6, 2013.

## External links

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* Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Retrosheet

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