| Fred Andrus | |
| Position: | Outfielder/Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1850 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, Michigan, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | July 25 |
| Debutyear: | 1876 |
| Debutteam: | Chicago White Stockings |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | July 4 |
| Finalyear: | 1884 |
| Finalteam: | Chicago White Stockings |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .293 |
| Stat2label: | Hits |
| Stat2value: | 12 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 2 |
| Stat4label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat4value: | 1–0 |
| Stat5label: | Earned run average |
| Stat5value: | 2.00 |
| Stat6label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat6value: | 2 |
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Frederick Hotham Andrus (August 23, 1850 – November 10, 1937) was an American outfielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Stockings. In 1876 he played 8 games in the outfield, batting .306 in 36 at bats. In 1884, he played one game, pitching a complete game win on July 4 against the Philadelphia Quakers, allowing two earned runs.[1] [2]
He previously played for a club in Jackson, Michigan, called the Mutuals in 1875, while working for a newspaper.[3] After playing for the White Stocking in 1876, he played for a Milwaukee team in 1877, and stayed there to work as a clerk in a book store.[3] He moved to Chicago in 1884 to be the treasurer for Albert Spalding's sporting goods company, a position he held for eight years.[3] He joined David Whitney Jr.'s real estate company in Detroit, later managing his estate until his death of pneumonia at the age of 87.[3] He was initially interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, but was later re-interred at Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago.[2]