Harry Anderson
1957–1961 · bats L / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies
484G
.264AVG
.334OBP
.450SLG
More career statistics
419H
60HR
242RBI
3SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 6 | 5 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 16 | 17 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 291 | 295 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,785 | 1,786 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484 | 1,785 | 1,586 | 199 | 419 | 82 | 16 | 60 | 242 | 159 | 291 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 713 | .264 | .334 | .450 | .784 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1958-05-31 to 1958-06-12
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1958-09-13 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1958-06-08 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1958-06-17 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 245 | 906 | 209 | 25 | 115 | 89 | 142 | .263 | .329 | .440 |
| Away | 239 | 880 | 210 | 35 | 127 | 70 | 153 | .265 | .318 | .459 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 46 | 162 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 29 | .243 | .302 | .396 |
| May | 87 | 329 | 82 | 11 | 43 | 35 | 50 | .287 | .356 | .483 |
| June | 93 | 368 | 80 | 16 | 55 | 47 | 67 | .254 | .345 | .467 |
| July | 92 | 315 | 76 | 11 | 50 | 22 | 50 | .267 | .311 | .446 |
| August | 91 | 324 | 72 | 9 | 40 | 27 | 59 | .251 | .306 | .411 |
| September | 74 | 287 | 74 | 9 | 39 | 14 | 39 | .276 | .307 | .470 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 83 | 311 | 67 | 8 | 51 | 30 | 50 | .246 | .312 | .404 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 74 | 275 | 68 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 36 | .278 | .342 | .449 |
| cincinnati-reds | 70 | 269 | 66 | 12 | 38 | 19 | 50 | .273 | .316 | .479 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 70 | 268 | 70 | 18 | 43 | 25 | 46 | .298 | .354 | .587 |
| milwaukee-braves | 65 | 224 | 48 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 27 | .242 | .317 | .348 |
| san-francisco-giants | 44 | 159 | 34 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 32 | .231 | .277 | .395 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 44 | 164 | 38 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 36 | .273 | .366 | .496 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 16 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | .259 | .290 | .431 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 118 | 400 | 107 | 17 | 61 | 2 | .268 | – | – |
| 1958 | Philadelphia Phillies | 140 | 515 | 155 | 23 | 97 | – | .301 | – | – |
| 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies | 142 | 508 | 122 | 14 | 63 | 1 | .240 | – | – |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 159 | 34 | 6 | 21 | – | .214 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |