Arnold Revola "Red" Anderson (June 19, 1912 – August 7, 1972) was a

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player whose career spanned eight seasons, including three in

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with the Washington Senators in 1937 and again from 1940 to 1941. Anderson, who was a

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, had a career major league record of 5–8 with a 4.35

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(ERA), three

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s and 40

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s in 36 games pitched, nine starts. Anderson also played in the

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. From 1936 to 1942, Anderson played with the Class-D

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, the Class-B

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, the Class-A1

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and the Class-A Springfield Nationals. His baseball career was interrupted in 1943 after he entered service in the

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during World War II. While in the navy, he attained the rank of Specialist (Physical Training Instructor)

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. After the war, Anderson returned to baseball for a season in 1946 to play with the Class-C

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and the Class-C

Baseball career

Anderson began his

career in 1936 with the Class-D

of the

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. That season, he went 9–7 in 23 games. In 1937, Anderson started his season with the Sioux Falls Canaries. During his time with Sioux Falls, Anderson pitched a record of 20–8 with a 2.96

(ERA) in 30 games pitched. Amongst pitchers in the Nebraska State League, Anderson was third in wins and fifth in ERA. That season, Anderson made his debut in

with the Washington Senators on September 19, against the

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going 3

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, giving-up seven runs (all

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). With the Senators that season, Anderson pitched two games, going 0–1 with a 6.75 ERA. One of his games in the majors that season was a

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, while the other was a

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appearance. In 1938, Anderson returned to the

, joining the

of the Class-B

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. That season, Anderson went 12–8 with a 5.03 ERA in 32 games pitched. Anderson joined the Class-B Springfield Nationals in 1939. With Springfield, Anderson went 12–15 with a 4.34 ERA in 31 games, 26 starts. In 1940, Anderson started the season with Springfield, going 12–13 with a 2.87 ERA in 32 games, 27 starts. During September 1940, Anderson made his return to Major League Baseball, pitching two games with the Senators. He made his season debut on September 8, against the

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, giving-up four runs (all earned) in five innings pitched. On the season, Anderson went 1–1 with a 3.86 ERA, two complete games and three strikeouts in two games, both starts. Anderson spent the entire 1941 season with the Senators. His first start of the season was on April 16, against the

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, picking-us the

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. On June 29, in a game against the

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, Anderson gave-up the hit to

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that broke

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41-game

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record. During the season, Anderson went 4–6 with a 4.18 ERA, one complete game and 32 strikeouts in 32 games, six starts. In 1942, Anderson returned to the minor league and spent the entire season with the Class-A!

of the

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. That season, he went 2–3 with a 4.09 ERA in eight games, five starts.

Military career

Anderson began his service in the United States Navy during World War II in 1942. He was in

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during his first year of service. Anderson completed his service in 1945. That year, he returned to baseball for one final season. He played with the Class-C

and the

of the Northern League and went 12–13 with a 3.63 ERA in 32 games pitched between the two teams.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Red 1912 births 1972 deaths People from Woodbury County, Iowa Baseball players from Iowa Major League Baseball pitchers Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Sioux Falls Canaries players Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players Chattanooga Lookouts players Springfield Nationals players Aberdeen Pheasants players United States Navy non-commissioned officers