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John Anderson

Providence (Minor League)

Lifetime: 1841 Hits, 328 Doubles

1898: Led NL in Doubles (22) and Slugging Pct. (.494)

1904: Led AL in Stolen Bases (39)


JOHN ANDERSON
Anderson, John Joseph "Honest John"
b: 12/14/1873, Sarpsborg, Norway     d: 7/23/49, Worcester, Mass.
BB/TR, 6'2", 180 lbs.     Deb: 9/8/1894
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YEAR   TM/L      G    AB     R      H    2B   3B  HR   RBI    BB    SO    AVG
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1894   Bro-N     17    63    14     19    1    3   1    19     3      3  .302
1895   Bro-N    102   419    76    120   11   14   9    87    12     29  .286
1896   Bro-N    108   430    70    135   23   17   1    55    18     23  .314
1897   Bro-N    117   492    93    160   28   12   4    85    17         .325
1898   Bro-N      6    21     1      3    2    0   0     2     1         .143
       Was-N    110   430    70    131   28   18   9    71    23         .305
       Bro-N     19    69    11     19    3    4   0     8     5         .275
       Yr       135   520    82    153   33   22   9    81    29         .294
1899   Bro-N    117   439    65    118   18    7   4    92    27         .269
1901   Mil-A    138   576    90    190   46    7   8    99    24         .330
1902   StL-A    126   524    60    149   29    6   4    85    21         .284
1903   StL-A    138   550    65    156   34    8   2    78    23         .284
1904   NY-A     143   558    62    155   27   12   3    82    23         .278
1905   NY-A      32    99    12     23    3    1   0    14     8         .232
       Was-A    101   400    50    116   21    6   1    38    22         .290
       Yr       133   499    62    139   24    7   1    52    30         .279
1906   Was-A    151   583    62    158   25    4   3    70    19         .271
1907   Was-A     87   333    33     96   12    4   0    44    34         .288
1908   Chi-A    123   355    36     93   17    1   0    47    30         .262
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Total  14      1635  6341   870   1841  328  124  49   976   310   ? 55  .290

'Honest' John's long and prosperous career spanned 14 years in the majors. In 1901, the year the fledgling American League came into being, John had a .330 BA with 190 hits, 99 RBI's, and 46 Doubles playing for the St. Louis Browns.