Rick Anderson (baseball, born 1953), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rick Anderson (baseball, born 1953)

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1953

Place of Birth: Inglewood, California, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jun-1989

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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 on June 23, 1989.
When his body was discovered in his Wilmington, California home, {{convert he 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). Rick had one child, a daughter, Alexis Dow Anderson who lives in Nashville TN.