Robert Patrick Andrews (born December 11, 1952) is an American former professional

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player. He played in

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as a second baseman from 1975 until 1979 for the

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and

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. He is the younger brother of

Mike Andrews Michael Jay Andrews (born July 9, 1943) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. After his playing career, he served f ...

.Durso, Joseph. "Big Deals: McGraw to Phils, Allen to Braves, Lee May to Orioles," ''The New York Times'', Wednesday, December 4, 1974.
Retrieved July 30, 2017 Andrews was drafted by the

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in the 1970 amateur draft, but would never play for the team. He was traded along with

Enos Cabell Enos Milton Cabell (pronounced ), (born October 8, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman and third baseman from 1972 to 1986, most prominently as a member of the Hous ...

from the Orioles to the

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for

Lee May Lee Andrew May (March 23, 1943 – July 29, 2017) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman and designated hitter from to for the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Baltim ...

and

Jay Schlueter Jay D. Schlueter (July 31, 1949 – May 13, 2010) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder during the season for the Houston Astros. Listed at , 182 lb., he batted and threw right-hand ...

at the

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on December 3, 1974. Even though he batted over .300 in each of the previous two seasons in the minors, Andrews was expendable because

Bobby Grich Robert Anthony Grich (born January 15, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles (–) and the California Angels (–). In 1981, Grich led the ...

was well established as the Orioles' starting second baseman. Andrews made his major league debut on April 7, 1975, recording two hits in a 6-2 Astros' win over the

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. That season, he had the distinction of recording at least one

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in each of his first five major league games. Andrews hit his first major league home run in the ninth inning of a nationally televised game on Monday night, July 17, 1978, off

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of the

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. The home run turned out to be the difference in a 9-7 Giants win. After two seasons in Houston, he was dealt along with cash from the

to the

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for

Willie Crawford Willie Murphy Crawford (September 7, 1946 – August 27, 2004) was a professional baseball outfielder. He played with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1964–1975), St. Louis Cardinals (1976), Houston Astros (1977) and Oakland Athletics (1977) of Major ...

and

Rob Sperring Robert Walter Sperring (born October 10, 1949) is a former professional baseball player who played for the Chicago Cubs from 1974 to 1976 and the Houston Astros in 1977. He was involved in a pair of transactions separated by months of each other ...

during

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on March 26, 1977."Pro Transactions," ''The New York Times'', Sunday, March 27, 1977.
Retrieved February 14, 2023. He was released by the Giants after the 1979 season, making his final major league appearance in a

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on September 26, 1979, against

Lerrin LaGrow Lerrin Harris LaGrow (born July 8, 1948) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Detroit Tigers (), (–), St. Louis Cardinals (), Chicago White Sox (–), Los Angeles Do ...

of the

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