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Sparky Anderson
George Lee Anderson (Captain Hook)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, SD
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1959
Final Game: September 27, 1959
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Manager in 2000.
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1959 25 PHI NL 152 527 477 42 104 9 3 0 34 6 9 42 53 .218 .282 .249 .531 43 119 15 1 5 2 1 *4
1 Season 152 527 477 42 104 9 3 0 34 6 9 42 53 .218 .282 .249 .531 43 119 15 1 5 2 1
162 Game Avg. 162 562 508 45 111 10 3 0 36 6 10 45 56 .218 .282 .249 .531 43 127 16 1 5 2 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1959 PHI NL 25 2B 152 145 1244.2 758 343 403 12 70 .984 -2.1 -2.0 -0.1 6.1 -6.2 -2 5.39 4.91 .976 5.27 4.78
1 Season 2B 152 145 1244.2 758 343 403 12 70 .984 -2.1 -2.0 -0.1 6.1 -6.2 -2 5.39 4.91 .976 5.27 4.78
1 Season TOT 152 145 1244.2 758 343 403 12 70 .984 -2.1 -2.0 -0.1 6.1 -6.2 -2 5.39 4.91 .960 5.27 4.78

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1984-AL-Mgr of the year
1987-AL-Mgr of the year

Games Played s c a p y
1959 NL--152--6th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1959 NL--15--10th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1959 NL--9--5th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2515), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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 Jim Golden, Rip Repulski and Gene Snyder.

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Name and misspellings: Captain George Hook Lee Sparky Anderson

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