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Walter Anderson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 160lb (188cm, 72kg)

Born: September 25, 1897 in Grand Rapids, MI us

Died: January 6, 1990 in Battle Creek, MI

Buried: Fairplains Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI

School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

Debut: May 14, 1917 (Age 19-231d, 4,596th in major league history)
vs. CHW 3.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 5 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 2, 1919 (Age 21-219d)
vs. WSH 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1919 season

Full Name: Walter Carl Anderson

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

ERA

3.25

52.2

WHIP

1.405

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	0-14 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 8 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	4 (1-2-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 8 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	4 (2-1-0)

1917 Batting Game Log

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1917 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	22 (21)	May 14	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.58	-0.013	.63	-0.01%	-0.13	P
2	2	25 (2)	May 17	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	3	65 (39)	Jul 4 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-6	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.76	-0.025	.03	0.00%	-0.76	P
4	4	87 (21)	Jul 27	PHA		DET	L,3-11	5-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.30	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.11	P
5	5	91 (3)	Jul 31	PHA		CLE	L,5-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	94 (2)	Aug 3	PHA		CHW	L,0-4	1-GF	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.400	.500	.400	.900	9	.65	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.08	P
7	7	104 (9)	Aug 13	PHA		BOS	L,1-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.400	.500	.400	.900	9						P
8	8	108 (3)	Aug 18	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.400	.500	.400	.900	9						P
9	9	109	Aug 19	PHA	@	CHW	L,6-14	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.400	.500	.400	.900	9						P
10	10	122 (12)	Aug 31 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-6	4-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.429	.500	.429	.929	9	.68	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.05	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	11	129 (6)	Sep 7	PHA		BOS	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.429	.500	.429	.929	9						P
12	12	131 (1)	Sep 10 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,1-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.429	.500	.429	.929	9						P
13	13	133 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.429	.500	.429	.929	9						P
14	14	139 (5)	Sep 18	PHA		CHW	L,1-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.429	.500	.429	.929	9						P
							0-14		8	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0		0		0		.429	.500	.429	.929		.62	-0.030	.08	-0.01%	-0.92

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