Harry Anderson (baseball)

Harry Walter Anderson (September 10, 1931 – June 11, 1998), nicknamed "Harry the Horse," was an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds of the National League (NL).

The native of North East, Maryland, was a towering presence, standing 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighing 205 pounds (93 kg).

Playing as the Phils' regular left fielder with occasional appearances as a first baseman, Anderson finished in the Top 25 in voting for the National League Most Valuable Player Award in both 1957 and 1958.

But his performance went into decline in 1959 and in June 1960 the Phillies traded him to the Reds with Wally Post for outfielders Tony González, a rookie, and veteran Lee Walls.

[3] He suffered a fatal heart attack, at his home, in Greenville, Delaware, June 11, 1998, aged 66 years.