Ernie Andres

Ernest Henry Andres, Jr.


Born:
January 11, 1918 
Jeffersonville, IN   

Died:
September 19, 2008
Bradenton, FL 


Career
1932-33 Jefferson High School - Indiana (High School)
1933-34 Jefferson High School - Indiana (High School)
1934-35 Jefferson High School - Indiana (High School)
1936-37 Indiana University (College)
1937-38 Indiana University (College)
1938-39 Indiana University (College)
1939-40 Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL)
1940-41 Indianapolis Kautskys (Independent)
1941-42 Great Lakes (Navy) 
1945-46 Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL)
1946-47 Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL)
1947-48 Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL)
1948-49 Indiana University (College) - Assistant Coach
1949-50 Indiana University (College) - Assistant Coach
1950-51 Indiana University (College) - Assistant Coach
1951-52 Indiana University (College) - Assistant Coach
1952-53 Indiana University (College) - Assistant Coach
1953-54 Indiana University (College) - Assistant Coach
1954-55 Indiana University (College) - Assistant Coach
1955-56 Indiana University (College) - Assistant Coach
1956-57 Indiana University (College) - Assistant Coach
1957-58 Indiana University (College) - Assistant Coach


Born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, Andres went on to notable careers  in both basketball and baseball. Out of Indiana University where he starred at both sports, he signed with the Boston Red Sox in 1939 and was assigned to the Louisville Colonels. In the off-season he joined the Kautskys for a season. His career was interrupted, like so many of his generation, by World War 2. He joined the US Navy and served in the Pacific. He was discharged in early 1946, and rejoined the Kautskys. He also made it to the Red Sox' opening day roster. but his time in the major leagues was brief as only played in 15 games and batted .098. He returned to the minor leagues, never to return to majors, but he did continue to play basketball for Indianapolis for a few more seasons. He finally quit playing baseball in 1947 to take the head baseball coach job at IU, where he stayed until 1973. He also put in a few seasons as assistant basketball coach at IU, under Branch McCracken.


Sources:
http://www.baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/andres_ernie.htm

Baseball Stats:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/andreer01.shtml

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/a/andreer01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=andreer01