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Sparky Anderson
Second Baseman / Manager
Born: February 22, 1934 (1934-02-22) (age 74)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 10, 1959
for the Philadelphia Phillies
Final game
September 27, 1959
for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
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Hits     104
RBI     34
Teams
As Player

As Manager
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected     2000
Election Method     Veterans Committee

George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (born February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, South Dakota) is fifth on the all-time list for manager career wins in Major League Baseball (behind Connie Mack, John McGraw, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox) and is the first manager to win the World Series while leading clubs in both leagues. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox (4-2 Larry Sherry, MVP The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1975 World Series was between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. The 1976 World Series matched the defending champion Cincinnati Reds of the National League against the New York Yankees of the American League The 1984 World Series began on October 9 and ended on October 14. The 1970 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with The 1972 World Series matched the American League champion Oakland Athletics against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with This is a list of the Top 15 MLB career wins by a manager. completed [[September 28] 2008 games 2008 record in parentheses] Due to their length of The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bridgewater is a city in McCook County, South Dakota, United States. This is a list of the Top 15 MLB career wins by a manager. completed [[September 28] 2008 games 2008 record in parentheses] Due to their length of Cornelius Alexander Mack ( December 22, 1862  – February 8, 1956) born Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, was an American Anthony "Tony" La Russa Jr (ləˈɹuːsə born October 4 1944, in Tampa, Florida) is a manager in Major League Robert Joe "Bobby" Cox (born May 21 1941 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is the current manager of the Atlanta Braves, and a former For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. He piloted 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. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The 1975 World Series was between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. The 1976 World Series matched the defending champion Cincinnati Reds of the National League against the New York Yankees of the American League The 1984 World Series began on October 9 and ended on October 14. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in

Either manager in the 1984 Series would have been the first to win in both leagues, since San Diego Padres (NL) manager Dick Williams had previously won the series with the Oakland Athletics (AL) in 1972 and 1973. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Richard Hirschfeld Williams (born May 7 1929 in St Louis Missouri) is a former Left fielder, Third baseman, manager, coach and The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The 1972 World Series matched the American League champion Oakland Athletics against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with The 1973 World Series matched the defending champion Oakland Athletics against the New York Mets, with the A's winning in seven games to repeat as World Champions

Anderson's record ended with the 2006 World Series, when St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa (who had previously won the World Series with the Oakland Athletics in 1989, and who considers Anderson his mentor) led his team to the title over the Detroit Tigers. The 2006 World Series, the 102nd edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series, began on October 21 and ended on October 27, and The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The 1989 World Series was played between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Coincidentally, Tigers manager Jim Leyland could also have achieved this same feat, having won a championship while managing the Florida Marlins in 1997. James Richard Leyland (born December 15 1944 in Perrysburg Ohio) is a Major League Baseball manager for the Detroit Tigers. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The 1997 World Series featured the Cleveland Indians, who were playing in their second World Series in three years

Anderson earned the nickname "Captain Hook" because of his tendency to pull underperforming pitchers early in the game. "Captain Hook" is also a nickname for former baseball manager Sparky Anderson. The nickname was a double-play on words, between the fictional pirate and the stereotypical "hook" used to remove underperforming entertainers from the stage during the Vaudeville era. This article is about Baseball. For double play Magnetic tape, see Audio tape length and thickness. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s

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Playing career

Anderson was a "good field, no-hit" middle infielder as a player. After playing the 1955 season with the Texas League Fort Worth Cats as an apprenticeship in the farm system of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he played one full season in the major leagues, as the regular second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1959. The Fort Worth Cats are a professional baseball team based in Fort Worth Texas, in the United States. In sports a farm team, feeder team or nursery club, generally refers to a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players with an The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox (4-2 Larry Sherry, MVP However, a . 218 average with no power ended his big-league career at that point.

He played the next four seasons with the Triple-A Toronto Maple Leafs in the International League, but never got a second chance in the majors. The Toronto Maple Leafs were a high-level Minor league baseball club located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that played from 1896 to 1967 The International League ( IL) is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States. Finally, in 1964, Anderson moved into the manager's job in Toronto and later handled minor league clubs at the A and Double-A levels, including a season (1968) in the Reds' minor league system. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit

During this period, he managed a pennant winner in four consecutive seasons: 1965 with Rock Hill of the Western Carolina League, 1966 with St. Petersburg of the Florida State League, 1967 with Modesto of the California League and 1968 with Asheville of the Southern League. The Florida State League is a Class A Advanced Minor League Baseball league which operates in the state of Florida. The California League is a Class A Advanced Minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. It was during the 1966 season that Sparky's club lost to Miami 4-3 in 29 innings, which remains the longest pro game played (by innings) without interruption.

He made his way back to the majors in 1969 as a coach for the San Diego Padres. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Finally, in 1970, Anderson was named manager of the Reds. Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium

Manager

Anderson won 102 games and the pennant in his first Major League season as manager, but then lost the World Series in five games to the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. After an injury-plagued 1971, the Reds came back and won another pennant in 1972, losing to the Oakland Athletics in the World Series. Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The 1972 World Series matched the American League champion Oakland Athletics against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with They took the National League West division title in 1973, then finished a close second to the Los Angeles Dodgers a year later. The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball 's National League. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA

Finally, in 1975, the Reds blew the division open by winning 108 games, swept the National League Championship Series and then edged the Boston Red Sox in a drama-filled, seven-game World Series. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP The National League Championship Series was a best-of-five match-up between the Eastern Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates and the Western Division champion The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The 1975 World Series was between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. They repeated in 1976 by winning 102 games and ultimately sweeping the New York Yankees in the Series. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The 1976 World Series matched the defending champion Cincinnati Reds of the National League against the New York Yankees of the American League During this time, Anderson became known as "Captain Hook" for his penchant for taking out a starting pitcher at the first sign of weakness and going to his bullpen, relying heavily on closers Will McEnaney and Rawly Eastwick. William Henry McEnaney ( February 14, 1952 in Springfield Ohio) is a former professional Baseball player. Rawlins Jackson (Rawly Eastwick (born October 24, 1950 in Camden New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball Relief pitcher who

When the aging Reds finished second to the Dodgers in each of the next two seasons, Anderson was fired. The Reds won the division title again in 1979 but lost three straight to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the League Championship Series. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The National League Championship Series was played between the National League West champion Cincinnati Reds and the National League East They would not make the playoffs again until they won the World Series in 1990. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP

He moved on to the young Detroit Tigers after being hired as their new manager on June 14, 1979. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, The Tigers became a winning club almost immediately, but did not get into contention until 1983, when they finished second. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1 Rick Dempsey,

In 1984, Detroit opened the season 35-5 (a major league record) and breezed to a 104-58 record (a franchise record for wins). Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP They swept the Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship Series (ALCS) and then beat the San Diego Padres in five games in the World Series for Anderson's third world title. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The American League Championship Series matched the Eastern Division champion Detroit Tigers against the Western Division champion Kansas City Royals. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 The 1984 World Series began on October 9 and ended on October 14. After the season, Anderson won the first of his two Manager of the Year Awards with the Tigers. For manager award presented by The Sporting News see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, and for English Football manager awards see FA Premier League Manager

Anderson led the Tigers to the majors' best record in 1987, but the team was upset in the ALCS by the Minnesota Twins. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St The American League Championship Series pitted the Minnesota Twins, the AL West champions against the Detroit Tigers, the AL East champions The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He won his second Manager of the Year Award that year. After contending again in 1988 (finishing second to Boston by one game in the AL East), the team collapsed a year later, losing a startling 103 games. See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, During that 1989 season, Anderson took a month-long leave of absence from the team as the stress of losing wore on him. First base coach Dick Tracewski managed the team in the interim. Richard Joseph Tracewski (born February 3, 1935 in Eynon Pennsylvania) was a player and coach in Major League Baseball.

He probably did his best managerial job in 1991, when the Tigers finished last in batting average, first in batting strike outs and near the bottom of the league in most pitching categories, but still led their division in late August before settling for a second-place finish behind the rival Toronto. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The secret was a power-packed lineup led by sluggers Cecil Fielder, Mickey Tettleton, and Rob Deer, which led the league in home runs and walks that season. Cecil Grant Fielder (ˈsɛsəl (born September 21, 1963 in Los Angeles California) is a former Professional baseball player who was a noted Mickey Lee Tettleton (born September 16, 1960 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Oakland Robert George Deer (born September 29, 1960 in Orange California) is a former U

He retired from managing after the 1995 season, reportedly disillusioned with the state of the game following the 1994 strike that had also truncated the beginning of the 1995 season. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP It is widely believed that Anderson was pushed into retirement by the Tigers, who were unhappy that Sparky refused to manage replacement players during spring training in 1995. In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the Regular season. He finished with a lifetime record of 2194-1834, for a . 545 percentage. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 2000. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: His Hall of Fame plaque has him wearing a Cincinnati Reds uniform. He spent the larger portion of his career managing the Tigers (1970-78 with the Reds, 1979-95 with the Tigers), but he won two World Series with the Reds and one with the Tigers. He was also inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame the same year. A day in his honor was also held at Detroit's Comerica Park during the 2000 season. Comerica Park is an open air ballpark located in downtown Detroit Michigan.

On May 28, 2005, during pre-game ceremonies in Cincinnati, Anderson's jersey number, 10, was retired by the Reds. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series A jersey is an item of Knitted Clothing, traditionally in Wool or Cotton, with Sleeves worn as a Pullover; this is The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Anderson's number in Detroit, 11, has been inactive since 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 However, it has not been officially retired by the Tigers. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA

In 2006, construction was completed on the "Sparky Anderson Baseball Field" at California Lutheran University's new athletic complex. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success California Lutheran University ( CLU also known as Cal Lutheran) is a University of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in In 2007, Anderson was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum is a museum located in St

Anderson currently resides in Thousand Oaks, California. Thousand Oaks, commonly referred to as "TO" by residents is a city in southeastern Ventura County, California, in the United States.

Media appearances

Watch

Interview with Sparky Anderson (10 min. , free)

Notes and references

See also

External links

The 1984 Detroit Tigers won the 1984 World Series, defeating the San Diego Padres, 4 games to 1
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