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Sparky Anderson was born on Thursday, February 22, 1934, in Bridgewater, South Dakota. Anderson was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 10, 1959, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data ...
Nov 4, 2010 · Added: Nov 4, 2010. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 61141547. Source citation. Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Manager. For twenty-six seasons (1970 to 1995), he served as manager of the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers. Born George Lee Anderson, he moved to Los Angeles with his family as a child, and was a star baseball player at Dorsey High ...
Feb 24, 2014 · 35 years ago this coming June 12th, Tiger President and General Manager Jim Campbell shocked the baseball world by announcing the firing of first year manager Les Moss and the hiring of 45-year old George “Sparky” Anderson, the former colorful skipper of Cincinnati’s “Big Red Machine” who had led the Reds to four National League ...
Nov 4, 2010 · Sparky Anderson is a name that every Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds fan remembers fondly. He led the Reds to back-to-back World Series victories in 1975 and 1976 and helped the Tigers win a ...
Mar 5, 2020 · Anderson takes over as the Cincinnati Reds manager. If any major league team was shrouded by a cloak of mystery as spring training convened in February for the 1970 season, it was the Cincinnati ...
Nov 5, 2010 · Yes, Sparky Anderson, who died on Thursday, at 76, of complications from dementia, won 2,194 games over his 27-year managerial career, sixth-best in major league history. He’s 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 Leagues.
Nov 5, 2010 · George Lee Anderson, otherwise known as "Sparky," passed away at a hospice near his California home on Wednesday. Anderson was a manager in Major League Baseball for 26 years.
