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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 .
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) Full Name: George Lee Anderson. Nicknames:
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.
Sparky Anderson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com. Position: Second Baseman. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 5-9 , 170lb (175cm, 77kg) Born: February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, SD. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info. Hall of Fame (Manager) 2x Mgr of the year. 2 45.
- Bridgewater, SD, United States
- February 22, 1934
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.
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...
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...
