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12. März 2014 · March 12, 2014 1:33 AM PT. George “Sparky” Anderson, baseball’s first manager to lead teams from both the National and American leagues to World Series titles, died Thursday. He was 76 ...
George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (February 22, 1934 – November 4, 2010) was a Major League Baseball player and manager. He managed the National League's Cincinna...
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This Sparky Anderson biography is a carefully researched account of the life of baseball player / manager George "Sparky" Anderson. It is part of Baseball Almanac's hall of fame biographical history series and researched by historian Dennis Yuhasz. "I don’t know why the players make such a fuss about sitting in the first-class section of the ...
4. Nov. 2010 · George "Sparky'' Anderson got his nickname in the minor leagues because of his spirited play. He made it to the majors for only one season, batting .218 for the Phillies in 1959.
2. Nov. 2019 · Sparky Anderson never finished high school, and he was not a formerly educated man. His father had been a house painter, and Sparky could butcher the English language. But the man knew people, he had an innate ability to size people up. The Tigers made other deals, jettisoning other players, and soon the clubhouse began to reflect the values Sparky wanted. Rather quickly, the team began to win ...
4. Nov. 2010 · Sparky won two World Series titles with the Reds. When Reds General Manager Bob Howsam hired him in October ’69, Sparky Anderson was only 35 years old. In his first season, Sparky led Cincinnati to 102 wins and the National League championship. By the time his tenure was over in Cincinnati, the Reds were winners of four pennants and two Worl.
Anderson continued to manage the Tigers – winning another division title in 1987 – until his retirement from the major leagues in 1995. He left the game with 2,194 victories as a manager, which at the time ranked third in history behind Connie Mack and John McGraw. Sparky Anderson was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2000. He passed away in 2010.
