Andy Boswell Explained

Andy Boswell
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Unknown
Throws:Right
Birth Date:September 26, 1873
Birth Place:New Gretna in Bass River Township, New Jersey
Death Place:Ocean City, New Jersey
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 10
Debutyear:1895
Debutteam:New York Giants
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalyear:1895
Finalteam:Washington Senators
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:3-4
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:30
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:5.91
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Andrew Cottrell Boswell (September 6, 1873 – February 3, 1936) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. After playing at the University of Pennsylvania he played for the Washington Senators and New York Giants of the National League during the 1895 season. He finished his career in the Western League in 1896.

Boswell left baseball and became an attorney, residing in Ocean City, New Jersey.[1]

He was elected as a Republican from Cape May County, New Jersey to the New Jersey General Assembly, serving in 1920 and 1921.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Rainey, Chris. Andy Boswell, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed August 11, 2016. "A few years later Boswell and W. Holt Apgar opened a practice in Ocean City, New Jersey that specialized in real estate and corporate law. On February 7, 1904, Boswell married Elizabeth J. Stevens in New York City. The couple became prominent residents of Ocean City."
  2. Staff. "ANDREW C. BOSWELL; Solicitor of Ocean City 26 Years Served in New Jersey Assembly", The New York Times, February 4, 1936. Accessed August 11, 2016.