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Sparky Anderson

George Lee Anderson (Captain Hook)

Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, SD
High School: Susan Miller Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Debut: April 10, 1959 (Age 25)
Final Game: September 27, 1959 (Age 25)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Manager in 2000.
   View Sparky Anderson Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: November 4, 2010 in Thousand Oaks, CA
Cremated
View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject
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Hall of Fame

Managerial Stats

Rk Year Age Tm Lg G W L W-L% Finish
1 1970 36 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 102 60 .630 1 NL Pennant
2 1971 37 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 79 83 .488 5
3 1972 38 Cincinnati Reds NL 154 95 59 .617 1 NL Pennant
4 1973 39 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 99 63 .611 1
5 1974 40 Cincinnati Reds NL 163 98 64 .605 2
6 1975 41 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 108 54 .667 1 WS Champs
7 1976 42 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 102 60 .630 1 WS Champs
8 1977 43 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 88 74 .543 2
9 1978 44 Cincinnati Reds NL 161 92 69 .571 2
10 1979 45 Detroit Tigers AL 3rd of 3 106 56 50 .528 5
11 1980 46 Detroit Tigers AL 163 84 78 .519 5
12 1981 47 Detroit Tigers AL 57 31 26 .544 4 First half of season
13 1981 47 Detroit Tigers AL 52 29 23 .558 2 Second half of season
14 1982 48 Detroit Tigers AL 162 83 79 .512 4
15 1983 49 Detroit Tigers AL 162 92 70 .568 2
16 1984 50 Detroit Tigers AL 162 104 58 .642 1 WS Champs
17 1985 51 Detroit Tigers AL 161 84 77 .522 3
18 1986 52 Detroit Tigers AL 162 87 75 .537 3
19 1987 53 Detroit Tigers AL 162 98 64 .605 1
20 1988 54 Detroit Tigers AL 162 88 74 .543 2
21 1989 55 Detroit Tigers AL 162 59 103 .364 7
22 1990 56 Detroit Tigers AL 162 79 83 .488 3
23 1991 57 Detroit Tigers AL 162 84 78 .519 2
24 1992 58 Detroit Tigers AL 162 75 87 .463 6
25 1993 59 Detroit Tigers AL 162 85 77 .525 4
26 1994 60 Detroit Tigers AL 115 53 62 .461 5
27 1995 61 Detroit Tigers AL 144 60 84 .417 4
Cincinnati Reds 9 years 1450 863 586 .596 1.8 4 Pennants and 2 World Series Titles
Detroit Tigers 17 years 2580 1331 1248 .516 3.5 1 Pennant and 1 World Series Title
26 years 4030 2194 1834 .545 2.9 5 Pennants and 3 World Series Titles

Awards


1984 AL Manager of the Year
1987 AL Manager of the Year

Manager of the Year Votes


1984 AL Manager of the Year - 1st
1987 AL Manager of the Year - 1st
1988 AL Manager of the Year - 3rd
1990 AL Manager of the Year - 4th
1991 AL Manager of the Year - 2nd