Sparky Anderson

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)

Born: February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, SD us

Died: November 4, 2010 in Thousand Oaks, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Susan Miller Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 10, 1959 (Age 25-047d, 11,623rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1959 (Age 25-217d)
vs. MLN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 2000. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Sparky Anderson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: George Lee Anderson

Nicknames: Captain Hook or Sparky

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

477

104

.218

RBI

OBP

.282

SLG

.249

OPS

.531

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1953	19	BRO-min	C	141	667	598	98	157	21	4	5	55	13		57	47	.263	.331	.336	.667		201		4	8				SNB · CALL
1954	20	BRO-min	A	147	601	497	72	147	13	5	0	62	14		80	36	.296	.394	.342	.736		170		2	20	2			PBO · WL
1955	21	BRO-min	AA	158	690	594	86	158	24	1	0	42	6	6	69	36	.266	.341	.310	.651		184		1	22	4			FTW · TL
1956	22	BRO-min	AAA	140	528	453	65	135	17	5	0	47	4		53	28	.298	.376	.358	.733		162		7	9	6			MTL · IL
1957	23	BRO-min	Opn	168	715	619	74	161	15	0	2	35	8		72	48	.260	.338	.294	.632		182	13	3	17	4			LOS · PCL
1958	24	LAD-min	AAA	155	651	580	78	156	35	5	2	56	21		47	50	.269	.330	.357	.687		207		7	14	3	1		MTL · IL
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/H
1960	26	CLE-min	AAA	148	604	543	67	123	11	5	5	21	12	14	41	36	.227	.285	.293	.578		159		4	15	1			TTO · IL
1962	28	MLN-min	AAA	124	494	432	56	111	18	2	2	38	2	1	49	32	.257	.333	.322	.654		139		2	7	4			TTO · IL
1963	29	MLN-min	AAA	116	407	358	56	89	12	5	3	25	3	0	37	48	.249	.320	.335	.655		120		2	7	3			TTO · IL
1 Yr				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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Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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