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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 .
Sparky Anderson, American professional baseball manager who had a career record of 2,194 wins and 1,834 losses and led his teams to three World Series titles (1975, 1976, and 1984). He was the first manager to win a World Series in both the American and National leagues.
Nov 5, 2010 · Sparky Anderson, who managed Cincinnati’s powerful Big Red Machine to baseball dominance in the 1970s and became the first manager to win World Series championships in both the National and ...
Nov 4, 2010 · Sparky Anderson, the white-haired Hall of Fame manager who directed Cincinnati's Big Red Machine to back-to-back World Series championships and won another one in Detroit, died...
Nov 22, 2010 · George “Sparky” Anderson, who died Nov. 4 at 76, is a rightful member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, the first manager to win World Series titles with teams in both the National and American ...
About Sparky Anderson. George Lee Anderson’s big league playing career lasted one season and yielded a .218 batting average in 152 games. But Anderson’s second act in the majors – as a manager – ran for 26 seasons.
Thirty-five years after his teenage celebration in Briggs Stadium – on June 29, 1986 – Sparky Anderson, his hair having turned as white as snow, was celebrating again on the same field, having become the first big-league manager to win 600 games in both leagues.
Sparky Anderson Overview. Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Sparky Anderson. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
Nov 4, 2010 · Sparky Anderson. Position: Manager. Born: February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, SD us. Died: November 4, 2010 in Thousand Oaks, CA. High School: Susan Miller Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA) : Inducted as Manager in 2000. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
Jan 4, 2012 · George Lee “Sparky” Anderson was one of the great baseball men of all time in terms of success, integrity, and personality. He led the Cincinnati Reds to back-to-back championships in 1975 and 1976, and the Detroit Tigers to a World Series title in 1984, becoming the first manager to win the World Series in both leagues.
