Sparky Anderson

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Awards 3 Achievements 4 Trivia 5 Transactions 6 External Links

Overall Career

George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (born February 22, 1934, in Bridgewater, SD), was the first manager in history to have won World Series championships in both the American and National leagues. His career totals include 2,194 victories, the third most in major league history, two Manager of the Year awards, five league pennants and three World Series crowns. His heavy use of the bullpen staff earned him the nickname “Captain Hook,” but this practice has now become the standard for Major League Baseball.

Awards

• Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 2000, Manager

• 1987 The Sporting News Manager of the Year
• 2-time AL Manager of the Year Award (1984 & 1987)

Achievements

• Division Titles: 7 (1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1984 & 1987)
• NL Pennants: 4 (1970, 1972, 1975 & 1976)
• AL Pennants: 1 (1984)
• Managed three World Series Champions with the Cincinnati Reds (1975 & 1976) and the Detroit Tigers (1984)
• 100 Wins Seasons as Manager: 4 (1970, 1975, 1976 & 1984)

Trivia

• On May 28, 2005, during pre-game ceremonies in Cincinnati, Anderson's jersey number, 10, was retired by the Reds.
• Sparky Anderson was the starting second baseman in his rookie year with the 1959 Phillies, yet never played another big league season.
• In 1979, Sparky guest-starred as himself on an episode of (appropriately enough) WKRP in Cincinnati. The episode was titled Sparky.

Transactions

• Before 1953 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.
• December 23, 1958: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rip Repulski, Jim Golden, and Gene Snyder.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Managerial Record
• Sparky Anderson: Hall of Fame Page
• 2000 Hall of Fame Class