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Sparky Anderson Sparky Anderson

Full name: George Lee Anderson Born: February 22, 1934, Bridgewater, South Dakota First Game: April 10, 1959; Final Game: September 27, 1959 Managed First Game: April 6, 1970; Managed Final Game: October 1, 1995 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 9" Weight: 170 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2000 AL Manager of the Year (1984 and 1987) TSN AL Manager of the Year (1987) Sparky Anderson Collectibles! Sparky Anderson Memorabilia! Sparky Anderson Cards! Sparky Anderson Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week! Photo by Glenn Trout, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1959 PHI N               152   477   42  104   9   3   0   34   42   1   53   1   5   2  15    6   9  .218  .282  .249  -3.0 1959 PHI N

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG
1959 PHI N        2B  152   343  403   12   70  .984

Managerial RecordManagerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1970 CIN N  162  102   60  .630   775   681                  1
1971 CIN N  162   79   83  .488   586   581                  4
1972 CIN N  154   95   59  .617   707   557                  1
1973 CIN N  162   99   63  .611   741   621                  1
1974 CIN N  163   98   64  .605   776   631                  2
1975 CIN N  162  108   54  .667   840   586                  1
1976 CIN N  162  102   60  .630   857   633                  1
1977 CIN N  162   88   74  .543   802   725                  2
1978 CIN N  161   92   69  .571   710   688                  2
1979 DET A  106   56   50  .528   497   478   6-14           5  5
1980 DET A  163   84   78  .519   830   757                  5
1981 DET A  109   60   49  .550   427   404                  4
1982 DET A  162   83   79  .512   729   685                  4
1983 DET A  162   92   70  .568   789   679                  2
1984 DET A  162  104   58  .642   829   643                  1
1985 DET A  161   84   77  .522   729   688                  3
1986 DET A  162   87   75  .537   798   714                  3
1987 DET A  162   98   64  .605   896   735                  1
1988 DET A  162   88   74  .543   703   658                  2
1989 DET A  162   59  103  .364   617   816                  7
1990 DET A  162   79   83  .488   750   754                  3
1991 DET A  162   84   78  .519   817   794                  2
1992 DET A  162   75   87  .463   791   794                  6
1993 DET A  162   85   77  .525   899   837                  3
1994 DET A  115   53   62  .461   652   671                  5
1995 DET A  144   60   84  .417   654   844                  4
Total      4030 2194 1834  .545 19201 17654
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

League Championship Series Managerial RecordLeague Championship Series Managerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1970 CIN N    3    3    0 1.000     9     3
1972 CIN N    5    3    2  .600    19    15
1973 CIN N    5    2    3  .400     8    23
1975 CIN N    3    3    0 1.000    19     7
1976 CIN N    3    3    0 1.000    19    11
1984 DET A    3    3    0 1.000    14     4
1987 DET A    5    1    4  .200    23    34
Total        27   18    9  .667   111    97
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

World Series Managerial RecordWorld Series Managerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1970 CIN N    5    1    4  .200    20    33
1972 CIN N    7    3    4  .429    21    16
1975 CIN N    7    4    3  .571    29    30
1976 CIN N    4    4    0 1.000    22     8
1984 DET A    5    4    1  .800    23    15
Total        28   16   12  .571   115   102
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

All-Star Game Managerial RecordAll-Star Game Managerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1971 NL       1    0    1  .000     4     6
1973 NL       1    1    0 1.000     7     1
1976 NL       1    1    0 1.000     7     1
1977 NL       1    1    0 1.000     7     5
1985 AL       1    0    1  .000     1     6
Total         5    3    2  .600    26    19
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

TransactionsTransactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1953).

Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Rip Repulski,
Jim Golden and Gene Snyder (December 23, 1958).

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