Marlon Anderson

Full Name: Marlon Ordell Anderson	Primary Position: 2B,OF
Height/Weight: 5'10"/190	First Game: September 8, 1998
Birthdate: January 6, 1974	MLB Experience: 10 years
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Marlon Ordell Anderson is a Major League Baseball infielder who was born on January 16, 1974 in Montgomery, Alabama.

Anderson graduated from Prattville High School in Alabama where he played both baseball and football. Afterwards, he focused on baseball at the University of South Alabama. In 1995, he was the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and was a Baseball America first team All-American.

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Anderson was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the second round of the 1995 amateur draft. In 1998, while playing for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, he was named the International League Rookie of the Year. On September 8 of the same year, he made his major league debut as a pinch hitter, hitting a home run off Mel Rojas of the New York Mets.

Anderson was the Phillies starting second baseman in 1999, 2001 and 2002. Because neither his offense nor his defense were considered exceptional, Anderson was not offered a contract by the Phillies and signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for 2003. In 2004, Anderson signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and filled a niche as a utility infielder. He also became known for his skill at pinch hitting, tying for the National League lead in pinch hits with 17 that year.

In 2005 Anderson signed with the New York Mets, where he served as a pinch hitter. Anderson arguably had the best year of his career, batting over .300 in pinch-hit situations.

On November 18, 2005, Anderson signed a two-year contract with the Washington Nationals. His contract ensures that the only two big leaguers ever to be named Marlon (the other is Marlon Byrd) would be teammates on the 2006 Nationals. On August 31, 2006, Anderson was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash and Jhonny Nunez, a pitching prospect.

On September 18, 2006, Anderson was part of a rare occurrence in major league history. In the 9th inning of a game against the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers trailed 9-5. The Dodgers proceeded to hit a major league record-tying four consecutive home runs. Anderson's blast was the fourth, having been preceded by Jeff Kent, J.D. Drew, and Russell Martin.

In 2007, the Dodgers young prospects, James Loney and Matt Kemp, emerged as important contributors on the Dodgers team, and Anderson's playing time became less and less frequent. On June 29, Anderson was designated for assignment, clearing waivers and becoming a free agent on July 11. The New York Mets signed Anderson to a minor league contract on July 12, and one week later, Anderson was called up to play for the Mets. Anderson, used mostly as a pinch-hitter and bench player, has been extremely effective in that role. On August 29, Anderson was involved in a bizarre game-ending interference call in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, in which he slid hard into Tadahido Iguchi and appeared to push Iguchi.

Anderson is married and has two children. He resides in Sugar Land, Texas.

There is some disagreement on what was Marlon Anderson's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2001, when he hit for a .293 average and knocked in 61 runs. However, others believe that it was 2003, when he knocked in 67 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1998	PHI	N	17	43	4	14	1	4	.326	.333	.465	3	0	1	6	0	0	2	0	0
1999	PHI	N	129	452	48	114	5	54	.252	.292	.361	26	4	24	61	2	4	13	1	6
2000	PHI	N	41	162	10	37	1	15	.228	.282	.309	8	1	12	22	0	0	2	0	5
2001	PHI	N	147	522	69	153	11	61	.293	.337	.421	30	2	35	74	2	10	8	5	12
2002	PHI	N	145	539	64	139	8	48	.258	.315	.380	30	6	42	71	5	2	5	14	16
2003	TB	A	145	482	59	130	6	67	.270	.328	.376	27	3	41	60	3	4	19	5	6
2004	STL	N	113	253	31	60	8	28	.237	.269	.379	12	0	12	38	1	0	6	1	5
2005	NY	N	123	235	31	62	7	19	.264	.316	.391	9	0	18	45	1	4	6	0	2
2006	WAS	N	109	215	31	59	5	23	.274	.331	.423	13	2	18	41	1	3	2	1	1
2006	LA	N	25	64	12	24	7	15	.375	.431	.813	3	2	7	8	0	1	2	0	3
2006	TOT	N	134	279	43	83	12	38	.297	.354	.513	16	4	25	49	1	4	4	1	4
2007	LAD	N	23	26	3	6	0	2	.231	.310	.231	0	0	8	17	0	0	1	0	0
2007	NYM	N	43	69	14	22	3	25	.319	.355	.551	7	0	5	12	0	1	3	1	2
2007	TOT	N	66	95	17	28	3	27	.295	.343	.463	7	0	8	17	0	1	4	1	2
Total	NL		915	2575	317	690	56	294	.267	?	?	141	17	177	383	12	25	50	23	52
Total	AL		145	482	59	130	6	67	.270	.328	.376	27	3	41	60	3	4	19	5	6
Total			1060	3062	376	820	62	361	.268	.317	.396	168	20	218	443	15	29	69	28	58

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1998	PHI	N	2B	9	9	79.2	14	30	1	6	.978
1999	PHI	N	2B	121	121	925.2	234	284	11	59	.979
2000	PHI	N	2B	41	41	362.1	87	100	2	32	.989
2001	PHI	N	2B	140	138	1210.2	270	387	12	86	.982
2002	PHI	N	2B	143	140	1198.2	271	382	20	89	.970
2003	TB	A	2B	134	117	1060.1	194	350	15	91	.973
2003	TB	A	LF	3	3	27	4	0	0	0	1.000
2003	TB	A	DH	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	TB	A	OF	3	3	27	4	0	0	0	1.000
2004	STL	N	OF	36	25	197.2	44	2	3	1	.939
2004	STL	N	1B	2	0	4	3	0	0	0	1.000
2004	STL	N	LF	28	21	165	36	2	1	1	.974
2004	STL	N	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	STL	N	2B	37	24	224	55	70	4	20	.969
2004	STL	N	RF	11	4	32.2	8	0	2	0	.800
2005	NY	N	1B	23	16	155.1	173	16	2	18	.990
2005	NY	N	LF	9	4	45	9	1	0	1	1.000
2005	NY	N	2B	20	16	141.1	35	47	1	9	.988
2005	NY	N	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	NY	N	OF	23	13	118	22	2	0	1	1.000
2005	NY	N	RF	14	9	73	13	1	0	0	1.000
2006	WAS	N	OF	17	13	110	30	2	3	2	.914
2006	WAS	N	DH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	WAS	N	RF	10	8	69	14	1	2	1	.882
2006	WAS	N	1B	2	0	5	2	0	0	0	1.000
2006	WAS	N	2B	32	26	231.1	51	71	5	13	.961
2006	WAS	N	CF	7	5	41	16	1	1	1	.944
2006	LA	N	LF	15	14	116	19	0	1	0	.950
2006	LA	N	2B	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1.000
2006	LA	N	OF	15	15	123	21	0	1	0	.955
2006	LA	N	RF	1	1	7	2	0	0	0	1.000
2006	TOT	N	RF	11	9	76	16	1	2	1	.895
2006	TOT	N	2B	33	26	233.1	51	72	5	13	.961
2006	TOT	N	OF	32	28	233	51	2	4	2	.930
Total			1B	27	16	164.1	178	16	2	18	.990
Total			DH	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	36	22	181.2	37	2	4	1	.907
Total			2B	678	632	5436	1211	1722	71	405	.976
Total			LF	55	42	353	68	3	2	2	.973
Total			CF	7	5	41	16	1	1	1	.944
Total			OF	94	69	575.2	121	6	7	4	.948

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Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1995 - signed June 3, 1995).
Granted free agency (December 21, 2002).
Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (January 16, 2003).
Granted free agency (December 20, 2003).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (January 9, 2004).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (November 24, 2004).
Signed by New York Mets (January 7, 2005).
Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
Signed by Washington Nationals (November 21, 2005).
Traded by Washington Nationals to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Jhonny Nunez (August 31, 2006).

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On September 18, 2006 with the Dodgers playing the San Diego Padres for first place in the National League West with only two weeks left in the regular season, Anderson went five for five, including two home runs. His second home run that night was the last of a record tying four consecutive home runs in the bottom of the 9th inning, following home runs hit by Jeff Kent, J.D. Drew, and Russell Martin. Anderson's home run tied the score at 9-9 after the Dodgers trailed 9-5 to begin the inning. The Dodgers would eventually win the game on a walk-off home run by Nomar Garciaparra, and would tie San Diego for the N.L. West title.

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