Varney Samuel "Varn" Anderson ( – ) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Indianapolis Hoosiers and the Washington Senators.

Professional career

Early minor league years

Anderson played professionally at least as early as 1887 for the

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. He split the season between the Minneapolis Millers and

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of the Western Association.

Indianapolis Hoosiers

At the age of 23 years Anderson broke into the major leagues with the Indianapolis Hoosiers. In just one season, , Anderson pitched just two games going 0-1 with three strikeouts with a 4.50 ERA in 12

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Washington Senators

In Anderson played and managed the non-affiliated

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. For the next three seasons there is no record of Anderson playing for any major league or minor league team. He finally joined the Washington Senators where in his first year, , Anderson went 0-2 with three strikeouts and a 7.07 ERA in 14 innings pitched. The next season, , Anderson was used considerably more. He was primarily a

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but did make a few relief appearances. In 29 games, 25 starts, Anderson went 9-16 with 35 strikeouts, 18

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s and a 5.86 ERA in 204 innings pitched. His final season with the Senators was in . Anderson went 0-1 with a 13.00 ERA in only two games with nine innings pitched. Anderson continued playing in the minors in and in

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External links

*Career statistics and bio a
Baseball Almanac
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