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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.
Jun 14, 2019 · Learn how Sparky Anderson, a mediocre player and minor league manager, became one of the most successful and beloved managers in baseball history. Discover how he led the Big Red Machine and the Tigers to World Series titles and earned a spot in the Hall of Fame.
- Howard Wilkinson
Born: February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, SD. Died: November 4, 2010 in Thousand Oaks, CA. Buried: Cremated. High School: Debut: (Age 25-047d, 11,609th in major league history) 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB. Last Game: (Age 25-217d) 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 2000.
- Bridgewater, SD, United States
- February 22, 1934
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Apr 26, 2024 · Sparky Anderson (born February 22, 1934, Bridgewater, South Dakota, U.S.—died November 4, 2010, Thousand Oaks, California) was an 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).
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)
Nov 4, 2010 · Sparky Anderson led the Big Red Machine to back-to-back World Series titles in Cincinnati and the Tigers to another one in Detroit. He was a popular and humble leader who won 2,194 games and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000.
Sparky Anderson was a Hall of Fame manager who won World Series titles with the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers. He played one season as a second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers and managed in the minors and the majors for 26 years.
