Jimmy Anderson (baseball)

Jimmy Anderson (born January 22, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for five seasons in the majors. Anderson made his major league debut in 1999, appearing in 13 games for the Pirates. In 2000, Anderson pitched in 27 games (26 starts), compiling a record of 5-11 in 144 innings. In 2001, Anderson had career highs in wins (9), games started (34), innings pitched (206.1) and strikeouts (89). He finished 9-17 with a 5.10 ERA.

In 2002, Anderson regressed and lost control, walking 63 batters while striking out just 47 in 140 ²⁄₃ innings for the Pirates. He was let go after the season and signed with the Cincinnati Reds. He went 1-5 in 8 games for the Reds and was later designated for assignment. Instead of choosing an outright assignment to AAA, Anderson refused and became a free agent. Anderson later signed a minor league deal with the Giants, for which he started 8 games, going 1-4 with a 6.44 ERA.

In 2004, Anderson signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs. Anderson pitched in 16 games at the AAA level before being called up by the Cubs. Anderson appeared in just 7 games for the Cubs, all relief appearances, and notched his first career save.

Jimmy Anderson

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Jimmy Anderson (footballer, born 1913)

James "Jimmy" Anderson was an English professional football left back who played in the Football League and the Scottish League.

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Jimmy Anderson (footballer)

Jimmy Anderson was an English football manager for Tottenham Hotspur between 1955 and 1958.

Career

Jimmy Anderson had been a lifelong member of the ground staff at Tottenham Hotspur having joined the club in 1908 when he took over as manager from Arthur Rowe who retired on 18 April 1955. In fact, during the latter period of Rowe’s reign he had been appointed as acting manager due to his predecessor’s ill-health.

Spurs reached a FA Cup semi-final in 1956 and after a poor season in 1955 finished in successive years second and then third in the Football League First Division Champions. However, under Anderson the team’s overall performance (played 153, won 72 drew 32 and lost 49) was not considered good enough for the ambitious directors and supporters of the club who were wanting nothing short of a First Division Championship Title.

This expectation put considerable pressure on Jimmy who was already in his mid-sixties and also suffering ill-health by then. Added to this a very public falling out with his captain, Danny Blanchflower who had not always seen eye-to-eye with each other, led ultimately led to his retirement on 11 October 1958.