Rick Anderson Baseball player

Richard Lee Anderson (December 25, 1953 – June 23, 1989) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He attended high school in Gardena, California.Anderson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft. In 1979, Anderson was named the International League Pitcher of the Year with the Columbus Clippers. He made his major league debut with the Yankees on September 18, 1979. This was the only game in which he pitched for the Yankees, as he was traded to the Seattle Mariners over the offseason. After developing arm problems during the 1981 season, Anderson was released, effectively ending his career.Anderson died from atherosclerosis brought on by obesity on June 23, 1989. When his body was discovered in his Wilmington, California home, he weighed over 400 pounds (180 kg) and was holding a letter from a fan. During his playing days, he was listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 210 pounds (95 kg).

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 25, 1953
Birth place
Inglewood California
Date of deathJune 23, 1989
Place of death
Wilmington Los Angeles

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 18, 1979
Career endOctober 05, 1980
batting sideRight
former teams
Seattle Mariners
New York Yankees
position
Pitcher
teams
Seattle Mariners
New York Yankees
throwing sideRight

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