november february nicknamed right handed pitcher major_league_baseball season career played new_york_giants philadelphia_phillies officially listed standing feet inches weighing pounds nicknamed despite danish ancestry according sport star high school rose quickly giants minor league system major league debut age played giants voluntarily retired family illness served united_states_army returned baseball earned career best wins contract bullpen workload increased leading elbow injury giants sending phillies rule draft assumed closer role times player worked nearly exclusively bullpen occasional starting pitcher new_york tying career high victories went short tenure minor league retiring beginning year career early life born november florida young player second baseman baseman moving pitcher attended lake worth high school played offensive end football team pitched baseball team member football team went undefeated school baseball team went state tournament season member pitching staff graduating year football scholarship offers number schools including sign amateur free agent contract worth today month national_league new_york_giants early career minor leagues giants assigned affiliate age posted sensational win loss record games started allowed runs innings pitched walking batters began season pitching new_york level farm team managed hall_of_fame catcher posted record compiling earned run average era starts relief appearances allowed hits walks innings pitched whip major_league debut called major league club debut june place cliff started second game pittsburgh_pirates pitching innings striking allowing earned runs giants scored runs sixth inning pirates starter receive decision giants lost contest career loss came week july defeat pitched innings allowed runs cardinals starter season point pitched complete game allowed run lost july time chicago_cubs game pitched innings allowing runs relieved earned win week later victory philadelphia_phillies july victory came relief started game pitched inning pitched innings allowing run followed scoreless innings earned save fourth decision second career victory come july defeated future teammate victory cincinnati_reds appeared relief role pitched innings run ball starter allowed runs game inning plate got major league hit scored second career run striking philadelphia provided career win came august pitched entered eighth inning pitched scoreless frames relief game went extra innings giants won 10th inning run sporting record earned career save phillies august pitching scoreless innings relief striking save season lost decision year august allowing runs walking batters giants 12th consecutive loss season long game streak rookie season finished record era innings pitched appeared games starts struck batters walking age new_york army season spent playing time major league giants appearing games year described new_york fifth starter giants youngest pitcher second youngest player started new_york game season pitching struck allowed run seven innings earning victory defeated phillies april pitching career complete game giants win game manager said encouraged performance pitching concern giants entering season loss season came defeat stalemate tie game boston braves starter allowed run seven innings second half rain shortened earned victory cardinals game new_york season long game winning streak earned decision start cubs loss pirates dropped record allowed earned runs innings save season came pitched innings following adams regular closer earned win final decision victory cincinnati win game win streak started game pitching innings allowing runs giants managed win relieved pitched scoreless innings early june pitched games cardinals started game allowing runs inning relieved second pitching innings giving runs earned second save season pitching perfect innings brooklyn relief van june followed loss boston allowed runs innings loss final major league decision season pitched games june starting june allowing earned runs innings pitching relief june picked save final june game pitching final inning relief victory philadelphia june reported camp home state florida pre induction examination united_states_army service commitment previously deferred breathing handicap earlier broken nose july appeared time independence day pitching inning relief allowing runs final start came reds july allowed runs innings giants won allowed runs innings facing cubs july gave runs pirates july final outing season shortest allowed run boston putting single batter second game beginning august injured shoulder optioned favor appeared games era serving seven months military asked team voluntarily retire early father severe illness appear game level season stated plan baseball career military win new_york returned giants april pitching scoreless ninth inning appearance phillies second game allowed runs braves working innings relief giants lost game appear giants returned action june start season allowing runs inning relieved earned victory giants defeated reds outing raised era season high appear new_york june pitched inning cardinals allowing runs summer months continued heavily appearances july giants losses july pitched final inning loss brooklyn allowing hits allowed runs pitched innings july threw innings july second game loss cardinals july consecutive appearance allowing earned runs innings july turned scoreless performance cincinnati working inning shutout received decision loss reds final day month contest august appeared games single month season began august allowing runs pirates inning second start season braves august pitched innings allowed runs factor decision relieved took loss run home run ninth inning giants lost inning appearance phillies august start year august second loss season time boston allowed run seven innings braves defeated new_york defeat consecutive appearances second games start loss year allowed game runs inning performance giants lost multi inning relief appearances chicago august pitched seven innings start brooklyn appearance month allowed run seven innings walking batters seventh inning middle finger bruised line drive hit middle walked batter eighth inning leaving game singled bases loaded drive winning runs dodgers giants fell returned mound september starting sixth game season pitched innings allowed runs earned fourth loss season giants lost brooklyn outing came relief dodgers scoreless allowed runs innings pirates following day scoreless relief appearances started phillies september pitched complete game allowing runs earned hits victory win season defeating philadelphia starter appeared twice season pitched innings start dodgers september allowing runs lost final start season phillies days later pitching innings allowing runs season posted record era strikeouts games year old giants second youngest pitcher innings victories opened campaign consecutive scoreless appearances game april pitched inning dodgers walking batter allowing single hit second game brooklyn allowed hits walk inning final april appearance day returned play pitching scoreless inning chicago_cubs scoreless innings prompted start dodgers second game pitched complete game earn win season allowing run victory june appearances consisted starts relief starts lasted innings allowing runs frames cincinnati june runs inning days later game second loss season having earned july start month pitched innings allowed runs walked batters appearances bullpen successful innings allowed runs single outing june cubs longest appearance month seven inning relief outing cardinals june starter took loss game allowing runs game inning completed remainder game allowing run july began start july ended win july start july came brooklyn pitched innings allowed runs appearances high scoring games month recording outs faced batters brooklyn july walking allowing hit repeated outing july time allowing hits giving runs appeared games july braves pitching perfect innings game july victory came cubs struck batters walked scoreless innings month final day august earn decisions notch save season second august contest pitched scoreless innings boston secure win days later allowed earned runs inning appearance philadelphia earned runs allowed entire month august lowering era finished month consecutive scoreless appearances striking batters walking august august september pressed service starter time months play delivered quality start new_york allowing runs innings pitched victory complete game season rewarded start september pitched second consecutive complete game earn fourth win time scattering hits innings phillies striking batters allowing home run starting september allowed runs innings relieved pitcher earned win shortened game pitched sixth final inning second game notch victory earned fifth win bullpen giants came defeat cincinnati september completed season record loss start chicago september allowed runs earned hits walking hitters striking season accumulated record era best career season date strikeouts having faced career high batters innings pitched consecutive mid season losses career best wins prior season held better contract february giants pitcher walker cooper giants captain signed february opened season pitching new_york second contest allowing run pitching innings loss brooklyn took loss season contest phillies giants played tie innings new_york scored runs 11th entered relieve allowed score recording outs handing giants extra inning defeat game dodgers recorded victory year pinch hit inside park grand slam pitching scoreless seventh inning striking appearance april allowing single run innings brooklyn following day loss month appearances came pitched scoreless innings cubs allowing run month phillies pitched games throwing inning contest earning save season second striking batters scoreless innings june started game season pitching innings allowing runs replaced pitched remaining won game earned second defeat season june allowed single game winning run pirates innings work walked batters struck contest appeared games june loss pittsburgh day win new_york second game appearance giants win season final month cardinals june cubs june perfect allowed june gave single hit chicago defeat final appearance june came game june pitched innings allowed hit july struggled appearing games contest loss giants decision tallied july allowed runs innings brooklyn walking batter allowing home runs runs allowed accounted dodgers margin victory giants defeat pitched innings relief july suffering loss walked batters allowed runs score run allowed july proved pirates defeated giants dropped record earned start pittsburgh july took sixth loss allowing runs walks innings finish july season august appearances came giants losses august pitched final innings cardinals allowing hit runs scoreless inning august appeared games boston august walking striking game allowing runs inning allowed run philadelphia august pitched consecutive games august second games respectively giants lost august allowed run game day pitched perfect innings cincinnati_reds striking new_york defeated september game earned final decision season defeated pittsburgh pitching scoreless inning relief pitched game following day brooklyn giants shut scoreless appearance philadelphia september allowed runs innings september raising era final appearance september perfect inning striking batter faced final game season logged september faced batters physically appear game final record year wins losses amassed strikeouts bases balls allowing average runs innings midseason injury april appeared games appearance season came rival dodgers pitched scoreless innings giving hits walking batters week later pitched fourth inning contest brooklyn time allowing game month came pirates earned save season victory appearances came new_york losses started second game philadelphia pitching innings allowing runs hits walks following week appeared games pirates pitching combination perfect inning contests second beginning pitched consecutive games close month allowing run innings contest throwing scoreless frame second struck batter allowed single hit innings earned loss year extra inning defeat phillies following day entered game seventh inning allowed runs frames total final score june began heavy workload giants bullpen converted starter appeared games single month major league career pressed service times month season month day pitched games cincinnati throwing perfect inning half scoreless second contest following day blew save reds sixth inning allowing hits recording outs pirates june recorded second save season inning win followed june chicago june allowed runs innings cardinals week gave runs cubs facing batters scoreless june followed appearance game june gave run hits walk final june appearance came braves scoreless inning walked batters workload continued july appeared game july entered inning relief starter allowed runs recording giants pitchers defeat escaped unscathed allowed runs topped appearances came july pitched games dodgers tossed innings contest striking game walking july gave runs seventh inning philadelphia recording outs allowing hits boston pittsburgh allowed runs game pirates scoreless outing new_york pitching reds july allowed runs innings followed runs given cardinals july final contest season came july pitched innings cincinnati allowing runs injuring pitching elbow speaking manager claimed feel pop elbow threw pitch hours later elbow swollen big football visibly bruised ending season ended season record era strikeouts selected phillies rule draft philadelphia return majors acquiring phillies assigned triple baltimore called major league club july posting record era strikeouts working exclusively baltimore bullpen appearance philadelphia came july pitched innings relief allowed runs recording straight appearances followed phillies debut faced cardinals batters july pitched scoreless innings cincinnati days later earned victory season july closer collected fifth blown save year pitched games month recording decision season july final day defeated reds pitching inning allowing runs appeared games phillies august multi inning appearances relief pitcher scoreless allowed runs braves innings august opened september victory win boston raise record appearances season final month including september victory finished games philadelphia month allowing runs appearances pirates september runs allowed month 12th day runs earned collected defeat season appearance struck season high cardinals innings pitched september appearance struck multiple batters following scoreless inning appearance cubs september pitched eighth inning dodgers september allowing earned runs month relieving starter inning september contest pitching innings allowing run earned final decision season september pitching scoreless frames brooklyn earn win season ended single scoreless inning following day dodgers lowered season era best mark phillies pitchers year career low season struck batters walking allowing hits innings work save july season open appeared phillies second game season entering ninth inning allowing sacrifice fly giants bases loaded era runner having allowed starter earned blown save appearance year second appearance days later worse entered game eighth inning lead allowed runs ninth earned added tally closer relieved allowed sacrifice fly immediately braves philadelphia opponents contest won game second blown save appearances loss season appearances scoreless entered eighth inning game reds phillies leading runners second bases allowed single scoring blowing save phillies win pitched scoreless innings phillies small ball tactics walk reaching fielder choice single load bases tenth inning winning single scoreless appearances new_york allowed run inning appearance club pitched extra inning games pitching twelfth final inning boston loss contest earning victory tenth inning second triple sacrifice fly scored winning run half frame relief appearances closed month scoreless run allowed pirates final day june appearances came phillies losses scoreless inning reds cubs june respectively inning appearance pirates game june contest struck walked scoreless outing lower era followed scoreless inning june push lowest point season allowed earned runs month june walked bases loaded ninth inning cincinnati entered allowing double teammate scored final june game allowed runs earned throwing error baseman head jones end june beginning july closer blew saves resulted loss brooklyn assumed closing duties season fourth month collected save season second july pitching scoreless innings dodgers relief allowing runs cardinals july bounced consecutive saves july chicago july versus pirates relieved roberts allowed run ninth inning home run july earned fourth save month inning performance pittsburgh closed month consecutive victories defeating cubs july reds days august pitched innings team contest allowing runs cardinals hits losing game season appeared consecutive august followed pitching inning loss brooklyn august rested august relieved cincinnati_reds pitched innings allowing runs hits walking absorbing fourth loss beginning august finished games cubs consecutive game days pitching perfect inning august earning win scoreless innings august taking loss august 13th inning series final contest bounced close month fifth win defeating boston inning relief performance september game took loss allowing single run giants month day finished month pitching consecutive losses final appearance coming september season finished record era strikeouts team leading games pitched year performance described excellent relieving major league year game season resulted loss contest pirates allowed runs earned fifth frame inning pitched appearance resulted save year coming pittsburgh april pitched final april game days later appearance came newly relocated milwaukee braves late boston allowed walk hits home run single inning threw scoreless frame brooklyn perfect earn second save allowed runs milwaukee lowering era season low runs appearance raised average highest point year game game pittsburgh inning run allowed opened june pitching games allowing runs gave hit game walked batter second striking batter contest pitched ninth inning games earning save year gave runs braves appearance allowing home run rbi single innings june allowed runs time cubs home runs given resulted blown save season perfect inning cincinnati june scoreless appearance milwaukee season allowed hits inning runner scored june faced braves time pitching scoreless innings allowing singles double waiting days appearance took mound scoreless innings earned hold june brooklyn blew save july game pitched innings allowing runs hits walking batters days later pitched scoreless innings halves team giants walked batter game struck hitters second day hiatus returned hill loss reds allowing run hits relief thirds scoreless innings cubs july final scoreless outing month followed single run allowed braves july runs given reds days later august entered second inning contest reds allowed runs innings reds pitched frames allowed run august start years absorbing loss phillies shut final august games came days second half august walk scoreless innings half august run allowed walk hits single inning september appearance allowing runs recording year finished record saves era conclusion season traded today pittsburgh exchange majors assigned pirates affiliated open classification minor league team based los_angeles appeared games accumulating era mound hit bats plate contests combined hold rival shutout voted outstanding player week short tenure voluntarily retired second time pittsburgh pirates president refused pay today owed pirates sent contract play triple report opting remain retired married née native florida children daughter named wife contracted cancer died dated second wife joy playing giants early career described recently interviewed author book worked baseball career permanent employee years retiring inducted hall_of_fame died february hometown
Andy Hansen