Larry Andersen

Larry Andersen

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=#95322c
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Larry Andersen
birthdate=birth date and age|1953|5|6
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=September 5
debutyear=1975
debutteam=Cleveland Indians
finaldate=July 31
finalyear=1994
finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
stat1label=ERA
stat1value=3.15
stat2label=Strikeouts
stat2value=758
stat3label=Games
stat3value=699
teams=
*Cleveland Indians (by|1975, by|1977-by|1979)
*Seattle Mariners (by|1981-by|1982)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1983-by|1986, by|1993-by|1994)
*Houston Astros (by|1986-by|1990)
*Boston Red Sox (by|1990)
*San Diego Padres (by|1991-by|1992)
highlights=
*National League pennant: 1983, 1993

Larry Eugene Andersen (born May 6, 1953 in Portland, Oregon) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and current color commentator for the Philadelphia Phillies. From by|1975 through by|1994, Andersen played for the Cleveland Indians (1975-by|1979), Seattle Mariners (by|1981-by|1982), Philadelphia Phillies (by|1983-by|1986, by|1993-by|1994), Houston Astros (by|1986-by|1990), Boston Red Sox (1990) and San Diego Padres (by|1991-by|1992). He batted and threw right-handed.

Career

Andersen possessed an average fastball, but had an outstanding slider (Andersen admitted that he actually had better command of his slider than his fastball). He is perhaps best known, in addition to his work with the Phillies broadcast team, as being the player who was involved in one of the most lopsided trades in sports history. In 1990, he was traded to the Red Sox for minor league prospect Jeff Bagwell. While Andersen played only one season for the Sox, appearing in 15 games and recording 4 saves, Bagwell became a legend in Houston, hitting 449 home runs with over 1500 RBIs and a .297 average. Bagwell would go on to win the 1991 NL Rookie of the Year award, as well as also being honored with the NL MVP in 1994. Many Red Sox fans lament this trade as being one of the most recent examples of their front office blunders, dating back to the trade of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees earlier in the 20th century. In a 17-season career, Andersen posted a 40-39 record with 49 saves and a 3.15 ERA in 699 games pitched. His best season was by|1987 wherein he recorded nine wins, 97 strikeouts, and 101 2/3 innings pitched, in 67 games – all career highs.

In by|1995, Andersen was a player/coach for the Reading Phillies after failing to make the Major League club out of Spring Training. He spent the following two seasons as the pitching coach for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons before joining Philadelphia's broadcast team prior to the by|1998 season. Andersen occasionally provides color commentary when the Phillies are featured regionally on FOX Saturday afternoon telecasts. In the 2007 season, he began doing play-by-play work on Phillies radio broadcasts.

Post-season appearances

*1983 World Series
*1986 National League Championship Series
*1990 American League Championship Series
*1993 National League Championship Series
*1993 World Series

References

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External links

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=anderla02 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/A/Andersen_Larry.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/anderla02.php The Baseball Page]


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