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George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (February 22, 1934 – November 4, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player, coach, and manager. He managed the National League 's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League. Anderson was the first manager to win ...
Feb 22, 2021 · Sparky Anderson got start as manager in Toronto. By Kevin Glew. Cooperstowners in Canada. When the Detroit Tigers won the World Series in 1984, Sparky Anderson became the first manager to win a championship with both an American League and National League (Cincinnati 1975, 1976) club.
Nov 4, 2010 · Sparky Anderson. Position: Manager. Born: February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, SD. Died: November 4, 2010 in Thousand Oaks, CA. High School: Susan Miller Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA) Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 2000. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
Anderson took over the managerial reins in Toronto in 1964 at the age of 30, then managed four different minor league teams in the Cardinals and Reds organizations over the next four seasons. He served as the San Diego Padres third base coach in their first big league season of 1969 and was prepared to serve as a coach with the California ...
Nov 5, 2010 · Sparky Anderson, whose penchant for pulling pitchers earned him the monicker Captain Hook, avoided stepping on the powdered lines as he strolled to the mound and always kept his hands in those...
Sep 30, 2010 · Sparky Anderson’s first managerial job was in Toronto - Cooperstowners in Canada. When the Detroit Tigers won the World Series in 1984, Sparky Anderson became the first manager to win a championship with both an American League and National League (Cincinnati 1975, 1976) club.
Jun 14, 2019 · Sparky was a baseball genius – a psychologist, a father figure, a baseball man who had the uncanny ability to bring the best out of his players, including guys who rode the bench until it...
