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15. Brady Anderson

15. Brady Anderson
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: January 18, 1964 in Silver Spring, MD USA
  • Weight: 170 lbs.
  • Height: 6'1"
  • Bats: L
  • Throws: L
  • Debut: April 04, 1988
  • Final Game: May 20, 2002
  • MVP - 1992
  • MVP - 1996
 
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Best known for his sideburns and that inexplicable (actually, many think they can explain it) 50 Home Run Season in 1996, Brady Anderson played 14 seasons for the Orioles.

Anderson was traded during the 1988 season after only playing 41 Major League Games with Boston.  In 1992, he was finally an everyday player, which he would be until 2000.  Anderson had a very good 1992, where he led the American League in Plate Appearances (749), and he had 21 Home Runs and 53 Stolen Bases, and in the next three years, he would have at least 10 Homers and 20 SB, with a Batting Average over .260.

The 1996 season mentioned above happened, with his second All-Star appearance occurring, and he went to his third All-Star game in 1997, where he batted .288 with 170 Hits and 18 Home Runs.  He had at least 18 dingers over the next three seasons, and he played one more year in Maryland before finishing his career with one year in Cleveland.

With the Orioles, Anderson would have 1,614 Hits with 209 Home Runs and 307 Stolen Bases.  Anderson was inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 2004.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Outfield
  • Acquired: Traded from the Boston Red Sox with Curt Schilling for Mike Boddicker 7/29/88.
  • Departed: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians 12/6/01.
  • Games Played: 1759
  • Notable Statistics: 1,044 Runs Scored
    1,614 Hits
    329 Doubles
    64 Triples
    209 Home Runs
    744 Runs Batted In
    307 Stolen Bases
    .257/.364/.430 Slash Line
    34.9 bWAR

    19 Playoff Games
    16 Runs Scored
    24 Hits
    4 Doubles
    0 Triples
    6 Home Runs
    12 Runs Batted In
    3 Stolen Bases
    .300/.380/.575 Slash Line
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    All-Star (1992, 1996 & 1997)
    Most Plate Appearances (1992)
    Most Times Hit By Pitch (1996, 1997 & 1999)
    Highest Stolen Base Percentage (1990)
    Highest Power-Speed # (1992 & 1996)
    Most Putouts by a Leftfielder (1992)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Leftfielder (1994 & 1995)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Centerfielder (1999)

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