John Anderson (pitcher)

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John Charles Anderson (November 23, 1929 – December 20, 1998) was an American professional baseball player and right-handed pitcher who appeared in 24 games during parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball between 1958 and 1962 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Colt .45s. His professional career spanned 472 games and 16 seasons, from 1952 to 1967, most of which were spent in the minor leagues. Born in Saint Paul, Anderson attended the University of Minnesota. Listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg), he entered pro baseball in the Phillies' system and won 18 games in his second pro season, 1953, with Terre Haute of the Class B Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. But he wasn't called up to Philadelphia until he was 28 and a seven-year minor-league veteran. In his MLB debut, he threw a scoreless inning of relief on August 17, 1958, on the road against the Milwaukee Braves. Then, seven days later, he made his only big-league start at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. Anderson went six innings and allowed seven hits but only two runs when Jim Marshall homered with a man aboard in the third frame. He left the cont

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