Brady Anderson
American baseball player (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brady Kevin Anderson (born January 18, 1964) is an American former baseball outfielder and executive who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (1988–2002) for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians. He spent the majority of his career as a center fielder and leadoff hitter for the Orioles in the 1990s, where he was a three-time All Star, and, in 1996, became the 15th player in major league history to hit 50 home runs in one season. Anderson bats and throws left-handed, stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall, and weighs 199 pounds (90 kg).
Brady Anderson | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1964-01-18) January 18, 1964 (age 60) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 4, 1988, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 20, 2002, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .256 |
Home runs | 210 |
Runs batted in | 761 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
A native of Silver Spring, Maryland, Anderson was selected by the Red Sox in the tenth round of the 1985 amateur draft. His 50 home runs in 1996 set an Orioles team record until surpassed by Chris Davis in 2013.[1] With 53 stolen bases in 1992, Anderson became the first player in major league history to have achieved season totals of both 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases. He was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame in 2004.