Sparky Anderson
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Sparky Anderson at Tiger Stadium
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| Second baseman / Manager | |||
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Born: February 22, 1934 Bridgewater, South Dakota |
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Died: November 4, 2010 (aged 76) Thousand Oaks, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 10, 1959, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 1959, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .218 | ||
| Runs batted in | 34 | ||
| Managerial record | 2,194–1,834 | ||
| Winning % | .545 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 2000 | ||
| Election Method | Veterans Committee | ||
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As manager
George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (February 22, 1934 – November 4, 2010) was a Major League Baseball 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. He was the first manager to win the World Series in both leagues. His 2,194 career wins are the sixth most for a manager in Major League history. He was named American League Manager of the Year in 1984 and 1987. Anderson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.
Anderson was born in Bridgewater, South Dakota, on February 22, 1934. He moved to Los Angeles when he was 8. He was a batboy for the USC Trojans. He attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles. Upon graduating, he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1953.
Anderson's American Legion team won the 1951 national championship, which was played in Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium) in Detroit.
He married Carol Valle on October 3, 1953. They had first met when each was in the fifth grade.
Anderson began his playing career with the Santa Barbara Dodgers of the class-C California League, where he was primarily used as a shortstop. In 1954, he was moved up to the class-A Pueblo Dodgers of the Western League and was moved to second base, where he played the rest of his career.
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