Career
Early minor league years
Anderson played professionally at least as early as 1887 for the minor league Milwaukee Brewers. He split the 1888 season between the Minneapolis Millers and Saint Paul Apostles of the Western Association. Indianapolis Hoosiers
At the age of 23 years Anderson broke into the major leagues with the Indianapolis Hoosiers.
In just one season, 1889, Anderson pitched just two games going 0-1 with three strikeouts with a 4.50 European Research Area in 12 innings pitched.
Washington Senators
In 1890 Anderson played and managed the non-affiliated Burlington Hawkeyes. Foreign the next three seasons there is nor record of Anderson playing for any major league or minor league team
He finally joined the Washington Senators where in his first year, 1894, Anderson went 0-2 with three strikeouts and a 7.07 European Research Area in 14 innings pitched. The next season, 1895, Anderson was used considerably more.
He was primarily a starting pitcher but did make a few relief appearances.
In 29 games, 25 starts, Anderson went 9-16 with 35 strikeouts, 18 complete games and a 5.86 European Research Area in 2042⁄3 innings pitched. His final season with the Senators was in 1896. Anderson went 0-1 with a 13.00 European Research Area in only two games with nine innings pitched.
Anderson continued playing in the minors in 1897 and 1899 in Rockford, Illinois, and in 1898 for the Rock Island based in Saint Joseph, Missouri.