Fred Andrus

Fred Andrus
Fred Andrus
	Outfielder/Pitcher
	Born: August 23, 1850; Washington, Michigan, U.S.
	Died: November 10, 1937 (aged 87); Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 25, 1876, for the Chicago White Stockings
Last MLB appearance
	July 4, 1884, for the Chicago White Stockings
MLB statistics
Batting average	.293
Hits	12
Runs batted in	2
Win–loss record	1–0
Earned run average	2.00
Strikeouts	2
Teams
	Chicago White Stockings (1876), (1884);

Frederick Hotham Andrus (August 23, 1850 – November 10, 1937) was an American outfielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Stockings. In 1876 he played 8 games in the outfield, batting .306 in 36 at bats. In 1884, he played one game, pitching a complete game win on July 4 against the Philadelphia Quakers, allowing two earned runs.^[1]^[2]

He previously played for a club in Jackson, Michigan, called the Mutuals in 1875, while working for a newspaper.^[3] After playing for the White Stocking in 1876, he played for a Milwaukee team in 1877, and stayed there to work as a clerk in a book store.^[3] He moved to Chicago in 1884 to be the treasurer for Albert Spalding's sporting goods company, a position he held for eight years.^[3] He joined David Whitney Jr.'s real estate company in Detroit, later managing his estate until his death of pneumonia at the age of 87.^[3] He was initially interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, but was later re-interred at Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago.^[2]

References

^ "Events of Friday, July 4, 1884". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Fred Andrus' career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Baseball Digest finds new data on pioneer Andrus. Lakeside Publishing Co. February 1963. pp. 39–41. Retrieved October 4, 2009. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] "Events of Friday, July 4, 1884". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved October 4, 2009.

[retrosheet-2] "Fred Andrus' career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved October 4, 2009.

[digestandrus-3] Baseball Digest finds new data on pioneer Andrus. Lakeside Publishing Co. February 1963. pp. 39–41. Retrieved October 4, 2009. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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