George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (February 22, 1934 – November 4, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player, coach, and manager. He managed...
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electrician. Sparky Adams (1894–1989), American Major League Baseball player Sparky Anderson (1934–2010), American Major League Baseball manager Sparky McEwen...
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hired Sparky Anderson". Vintage Detroit. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020. Kelly, Matt. "Sparky Anderson becomes...
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affiliate for the 1967 and 1968 seasons. Baseball Hall of Fame members Sparky Anderson managed the teams in 1965, and Steve Carlton pitched for the Cardinals...
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managers Sparky Anderson (Detroit) and Dick Williams (San Diego). The two had previously faced off in the 1972 World Series, with Anderson managing the...
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Baltimore Orioles (4, 2–2) Earl Weaver 4–1 Cincinnati Reds (5, 2–3) Sparky Anderson 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates (6, 4–2) Danny Murtaugh 4–3 Baltimore Orioles...
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wear all-red shoes the following year. In 1970, little-known George "Sparky" Anderson was hired as manager of the Reds, and the team embarked upon a decade...
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from Roy Lee Jackson before hitting a walk-off, three-run home run. Sparky Anderson called it the greatest at-bat he had ever seen. Second baseman Lou...
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Page 91. ISBN 9780738547398. Ewald, Dan (2012). Sparky and Me: My Friendship With Sparky Anderson and the Lessons He Shared About Baseball and Life...
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the National League pennant. Rookie and future-Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson headed the Big Red Machine, which at its peak featured Pete Rose, Johnny...
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York Yankees, 1998) Gabe Kapler – 107 (San Francisco Giants, 2021) Sparky Anderson – 104 (Detroit Tigers, 1984) Tony La Russa – 104 (Oakland Athletics...
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in history to lead teams in both leagues to championships, joining Sparky Anderson. Tigers manager Jim Leyland, who won the 1997 World Series title with...
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to join Sparky Anderson as the only men to have managed teams to World Series championships in both leagues. He wore #10 in tribute to Anderson (who wore...
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Cincinnati Reds squad was the first edition of the "Big Red Machine." Sparky Anderson's first year as a major league manager produced 102 wins and the first...
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appearance in an exhibition game against Cincinnati, where Tiger manager Sparky Anderson put him into a game as a pinch-hitter. He managed to foul off 3 pitches...
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in his career, Gibson was proclaimed by manager Sparky Anderson to be the next Mickey Mantle. Anderson later apologized and said that probably put too...
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managers to win a World Series championship in both leagues, joining Sparky Anderson and Tony La Russa as the others. Bochy is the 11th manager in MLB history...
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Casey Stengel and Sparky Anderson have also had numbers retired by two teams. Stengel's #37 was retired by the Yankees and Mets. Anderson's #10 was retired...
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objects at Rose from the stands. The disruption caused Reds manager Sparky Anderson to pull his team off the field until order was restored. Mets manager...
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characters are strongly associated with the hobby of pipe smoking. Sparky Anderson, American baseball manager. Vicente Battista [es], Argentine writer...
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Cesar Geronimo led off with a single off Jim Willoughby. Reds manager Sparky Anderson then sent pinch-hitter Ed Armbrister up to sacrifice in place of reliever...
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were disappointed in Griffey (and perhaps more so in his manager, Sparky Anderson, for choosing to sit him out to gain an individual accolade).[citation...
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Cincinnati Reds Sparky Anderson 3–2 Pittsburgh Pirates Bill Virdon 1973 New York Mets Yogi Berra 3–2 Cincinnati Reds Sparky Anderson 1974 Los Angeles...
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both major leagues, joining Joe McCarthy, Yogi Berra, Alvin Dark, Sparky Anderson, Dick Williams, and Tony La Russa. After the 2006 season ended, Leyland...
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Trammell also set a career-high with 75 RBI. In 1987, asked by manager Sparky Anderson to replace the departed Lance Parrish as cleanup hitter, Trammell responded...
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Sonia Anderson (1944–2020), British archivist Sonny Anderson (born 1970), Brazilian footballer Sophie Anderson (disambiguation), multiple people Sparky Anderson...
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the World Series 4 times. The longest tenured Tiger manager was Sparky Anderson. Anderson managed the team for 2,579 games from 1979 to 1995. Hughie Jennings...
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press conference, Reds manager Sparky Anderson was asked by a journalist to compare Munson with his catcher. Anderson replied, "I don't want to embarrass...
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returned to his position in left field in the bottom half of the inning. Sparky Anderson pulled Rose and his Reds off the field until order was restored. When...
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sessions and selected three people from multiple classified ballots: Sparky Anderson, Bid McPhee, and Turkey Stearnes. Induction ceremonies in Cooperstown...
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