31 Facts About Brady Anderson

Brady Anderson spent the majority of his career as a center fielder and leadoff hitter for the Orioles in the 1990s, where he was a three-time All Star, and, in 1996, became the 15th player in major league history to hit 50 home runs in one season.

Brady Anderson was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame in 2004.

Brady Anderson was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, on January 18,1964, and attended Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, California.

Brady Anderson went on to study economics at the University of California, Irvine where he played outfield and first base for the Anteaters.

Brady Anderson left college following his junior season after being drafted in the 10th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft by the Boston Red Sox.

Related searches

Brady Anderson was traded along with Curt Schilling to Baltimore for Mike Boddicker on July 29,1988, two days prior to the non-waivers trade deadline.

Brady Anderson was the key player acquired by the Orioles who needed a center fielder and leadoff batter.

Brady Anderson hit his first major league home run on August 6,1988 versus Milwaukee's Tom Filer at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

In only his first season as a full-time player in 1992, Brady Anderson played in all but three of the Orioles games and led the major leagues with 749 plate appearances.

Brady Anderson earned his first of three All-Star nominations and played in the 1992 All-Star Game at San Diego on July 14.

Brady Anderson led the Orioles in eight offensive categories, including runs scored, stolen bases, walks, triples, and extra base hits.

Brady Anderson's record was eclipsed by Chicago's Tim Raines later in the year and was matched by Toronto's Paul Molitor.

Brady Anderson was the hardest to double up in the American League, grounding into only three double plays on the year: once every 184.

Brady Anderson went into the final game of the 1996 season with 49 home runs.

Brady Anderson shattered a major league record by leading off four consecutive games with a home run.

Brady Anderson hit 37 doubles and five triples and led the American League in extra base hits with 92, breaking the Orioles club record previously held by Cal Ripken Jr.

Brady Anderson had more than doubled his previous best of 21 home runs in 1992, and his uncharacteristic power surge has since led to allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs during the 1996 season.

Brady Anderson made his third All-Star appearance at the 1997 All-Star Game in Cleveland, where he played the entire game in the leadoff spot for the American League and went 2 for 4 with a double high off the 19-foot left field wall against pitcher Curt Schilling.

Brady Anderson was hit by pitches a league-leading 19 times, marking the second straight year he led the league.

Brady Anderson appeared on the cover of the Konami video game Bottom of the 9th '99.

In 1999, Brady Anderson rebounded from an injury-plagued 1998 campaign for one of the best all-around seasons of his career.

Brady Anderson became the only leadoff hitter in history with three 75 RBI seasons to his credit.

Brady Anderson broke his own American League record for hit by pitch in a season by a left-handed batter, set in 1996.

Brady Anderson holds the single-season records for total bases and hit by pitch.

Brady Anderson was named Special Assistant to the Executive Vice-President for Baseball Operations by the Orioles on January 19,2012.

Related searches

Brady Anderson was promoted to Vice-President of Baseball Operations one year later on February 19,2013.

Brady Anderson left the organization at the conclusion of the 2019 season as a result of his role being significantly reduced after Mike Elias replaced Dan Duquette in charge of the team's baseball operations.

Brady Anderson appeared on an episode of the television sitcom Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.

In 2020, Brady Anderson began dating South Korean-American singer, actress and ballerina Stephanie, whom he met in Los Angeles in 2012.

Brady Anderson joined Ripken on a journey to Japan, the first trip for Anderson as a "sports diplomat".

Brady Anderson was an obvious choice for a companion for Ripken who said that Brady Anderson is someone who "could help on the mission, spread goodwill and be with kids".