Bob Anderton
Robert Theodore Anderton
Born: April 29, 1933
Cullman, AL US
Deceased: May 1, 2017
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 180
Career: 1951-1961
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Bob Anderton compiled a career record of 72 wins and 65 losses and a 3.77 ERA in his 252-game pitching career with the Salisbury Pirates, Hutchinson Elks, Charleston Rebels, New Orleans Pelicans, Lincoln Chiefs, Columbus Red Birds, Mexico City Tigres, Salt Lake City Bees, Columbus/Gastonia Pirates, Salem Senators, Portland Beavers, Charleston White Sox and Mobile Bears. He began playing during the 1951 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
 Salt Lake City Bees |
 Mexico City Tigres |
 Columbus/Gastonia Pirates |
 Portland Beavers |
 Charleston White Sox |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | D | NCSL2 | Salisbury Pirates | 3 | 7 | .300 | 6.12 | 16 | 72.0 | 84 | 62 | 49 | 5 | 61 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | WA | Hutchinson Elks | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.42 | 30 | 221.0 | 240 | 114 | 84 | 9 | 104 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | WA | Hutchinson Elks | 16 | 6 | .727 | 2.50 | 28 | 28 | 202.0 | 161 | 84 | 56 | 8 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | A | SALL2 | Charleston Rebels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 4 | 10.0 | 19 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.30 | 18 | 3 | 56.0 | 66 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 7 | 1 | .875 | 2.82 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 83.0 | 65 | 31 | 26 | 8 | 31 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 1 | 4 | .200 | 7.02 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 53 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.50 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34.0 | 45 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1958 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3.02 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 131.0 | 117 | 66 | 44 | 10 | 41 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Columbus/Gastonia Pirates | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.35 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 88.0 | 74 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6.68 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 37 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1960 | B | NORW | Salem Senators | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.41 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 37.0 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 4 | 11 | .267 | 5.00 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 135.0 | 160 | 84 | 75 | 17 | 47 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 2 | 8 | .200 | 3.36 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 91.0 | 104 | 51 | 34 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Charleston White Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12.00 | 2 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 72 | 65 | .526 | 3.77 | 252 | 118 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1238.0 | 1253 | 652 | 518 | 78 | 508 | 6 | 324 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | D | NCSL2 | Salisbury Pirates | 16 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | WA | Hutchinson Elks | 48 | 107 | 107 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .280 | .318 | .598 | 34 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | WA | Hutchinson Elks | 37 | 84 | 84 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .238 | .262 | .500 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 19 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .118 | .235 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 12 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .167 | .355 | .208 | .563 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 13 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 9 | 14 | 14 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | 21 | 52 | 47 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .213 | .245 | .213 | .458 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Columbus/Gastonia Pirates | 29 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .148 | .233 | .185 | .419 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 34 | 43 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .086 | .158 | .114 | .272 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | B | NORW | Salem Senators | 7 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Charleston White Sox | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 17 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .154 | .290 | .192 | .483 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 278 | 484 | 446 | 13 | 88 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 46 | .197 | .233 | .220 | .453 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | D | NCSL2 | Salisbury Pirates | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | C | WA | Hutchinson Elks | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | A | SALL2 | Charleston Rebels | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | C | WA | Hutchinson Elks | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | P | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .692 |
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | P | 12 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.083 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | P | 21 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .889 | .762 |
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Columbus/Gastonia Pirates | P | 28 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .850 | .607 |
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .500 |
| 1960 | B | NORW | Salem Senators | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 34 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .912 |
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 16 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .913 | 1.312 |
| Totals | 250 | 23 | 103 | 8 | 8 | .940 | .504 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | D | North Carolina State League | Salisbury Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1952 | C | Western Association | Hutchinson Elks | PIT | ||
| 1953 | C | Western Association | Hutchinson Elks | PIT | ||
| 1953 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston Rebels | PIT | ||
| 1954 | AA | Southern Association | New Orleans Pelicans | PIT | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Columbus Red Birds | PIT | ||
| 1957 | A | Western League | Lincoln Chiefs | PIT | ||
| 1958 | AA | Mexican League | Mexico City Tigres | |||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | PIT | ||
| 1959 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus/Gastonia Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1959 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | PIT | ||
| 1960 | B | Northwest League | Salem Senators | |||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | |||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | NYN |
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