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John Anderson (outfielder)
John Joseph Anderson (December 14, 1873 – July 23, 1949), nicknamed "Honest John", was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. He played fourteen seasons in major league baseball for the Brooklyn
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John Joseph Anderson (December 14, 1873 – July 23, 1949), nicknamed "Honest John", was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. He played fourteen seasons in major league baseball for the Brooklyn Grooms/Bridegrooms, Washington Senators, Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Superbas, Milwaukee Brewers/St. Louis Browns, New York Highlanders, Washington Senators, and Chicago White Sox between 1894 and 1908. Anderson was the first of only three major league players to have been born in Norway. He first appeared in the National League in 1894, when he signed with the Brooklyn Grooms. He spent the next three full seasons with Brooklyn and was primarily used as an outfielder, and batted over .300 in both 1896 and 1897. During the 1898 season, he was sold to the Washington Senators, only to be sold back to Brooklyn four months later. Nevertheless, he managed to have one of his best seasons, leading the National League with 22 triples and also leading the league in slugging percentage and extra-base hits. Anderson stayed in Brooklyn for the 1899 season before being purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers of the newly formed American League. Anderson was one of the league's best hitte
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