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Sparky Anderson

Full name George Lee Anderson
Born February 22, 1934, Bridgewater, South Dakota
Died November 4, 2010, Thousand Oaks, California
Cremated (ashes retained by family)
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
Named AL Manager of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1984 and 1987)
Named AL Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1987)
Ejections as player: 1959 (1)
Ejections as manager: 1970 (3), 1971 (1), 1972 (2), 1973 (4), 1974 (5), 1975 (6), 1976 (3), 1977 (4), 1978 (3), 1979 (2), 1980 (2), 1981 (3), 1982 (4), 1983 (3), 1984 (2), 1985 (1), 1986 (3), 1987 (1), 1989 (1), 1990 (1), 1992 (2), 1993 (1). Total: 57
SABR Biography
Top Performances 

Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1959 PHI N    Daily Splits  152   477   42  104   9   3   0   34   42   1   53   1   5   2   0  15  15    6   9  .218  .282  .249  -3.1 1959 PHI N


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1959 PHI N Daily Splits  2B  152  145  122  1244.2   343  403   12   70   0  .984


                           Managerial 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 (26 Years) 4030 2194 1834  .545 19201 17654
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

League 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 ( 7 Years)   27   18    9  .667   111    97
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

              World 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 ( 5 Years)   28   16   12  .571   115   102
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

             All-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 Years)    5    3    2  .600    26    19
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING


       Coaching Record
Year Team   START    END
1969 SD  N   4- 8  10- 2
Total ( 1 Year ) 



Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5-11-1959     BOX  PHI N  Vinnie Smith        Balls and strikes

As manager:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 6-30-1970     BOX  CIN N  Dick Stello         Call at 1B
 7-12-1970     BOX  CIN N  Ken Burkhart        Call at HP
 8-18-1970     BOX  CIN N  Frank Dezelan       Call at 1B
 8-15-1971     BOX  CIN N  Dick Stello         Called third strike
 6-22-1972     BOX  CIN N  Shag Crawford       Balls and strikes
10- 7-1972     BOX  CIN N  Ken Burkhart        Fair/foul call
 4-21-1973     BOX  CIN N  Ed Sudol            Call at 2B
 5-31-1973     BOX  CIN N  Bruce Froemming     Balk call
 8-13-1973     BOX  CIN N  Bob Engel           Refusing to leave mound
 9-15-1973     BOX  CIN N  Andy Olsen          Granting of time at last moment
 5-21-1974     BOX  CIN N  Chris Pelekoudas    Check swing
 7-10-1974     BOX  CIN N  Satch Davidson      Call at 1B (kept arguing)
 7-14-1974(2)  BOX  CIN N  Ed Sudol            Beanball war
 8- 4-1974(2)  BOX  CIN N  Dick Stello         Balls and strikes
 9- 2-1974     BOX  CIN N  Jerry Dale          Call at HP
 5- 7-1975     BOX  CIN N  Bill Williams       Balk non-call
 5-14-1975     BOX  CIN N  Terry Tata          Balls and strikes
 6-15-1975     BOX  CIN N  Art Williams        Call at 1B
 7- 6-1975     BOX  CIN N  Art Williams        Intentional HBP
 9-11-1975     BOX  CIN N  John McSherry       Balls and strikes
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 9-26-1975     BOX  CIN N  Frank Pulli         Offensive gesture
 6-13-1976(2)  BOX  CIN N  Jim Quick           Fair/foul call
 7-10-1976     BOX  CIN N  John Kibler         Called third strike
 8-29-1976     BOX  CIN N  Satch Davidson      Balls and strikes
 5-18-1977     BOX  CIN N  Paul Pryor          Balk non-call
 7-16-1977     BOX  CIN N  Art Williams        Warning to both teams
 8- 2-1977     BOX  CIN N  John Kibler         Call at 1B
 8- 8-1977     BOX  CIN N  John McSherry       Fair/foul call
 7-14-1978     BOX  CIN N  Dutch Rennert       Call at 1B
 7-20-1978     BOX  CIN N  Lee Weyer           Missing base on ground rule double
 9-16-1978     BOX  CIN N  Doug Harvey         Call at 2B
 7- 5-1979     BOX  DET A  Ron Luciano         Insulting another umpire
 7-11-1979     BOX  DET A  Durwood Merrill     Called third strike
 6- 6-1980     BOX  DET A  Greg Kosc           Check swing
10- 2-1980     BOX  DET A  Bill Haller         Ball struck runner
 5-25-1981     BOX  DET A  Ken Kaiser          Fair/foul call
 6- 9-1981     BOX  DET A  Greg Kosc           Check swing
 8-16-1981     BOX  DET A  Bill Haller         Balls and strikes
 7-16-1982     BOX  DET A  Mark Johnson        Arguing that apparent HR ruled 3B
 7-27-1982     BOX  DET A  Mark Johnson        Balls and strikes
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 8-22-1982     BOX  DET A  Tim McClelland      Balls and strikes
10- 2-1982(1)  BOX  DET A  Drew Coble          Balls and strikes
 5-17-1983     BOX  DET A  Derryl Cousins      Balls and strikes
 8- 2-1983     BOX  DET A  Don Denkinger       Balls and strikes
 9- 5-1983     BOX  DET A  Nick Bremigan       Call at HP
 5-12-1984     BOX  DET A  Ted Hendry          Interference call
 8- 6-1984(2)  BOX  DET A  Durwood Merrill     Balls and strikes (from bench)
 9- 4-1985     BOX  DET A  John Hirschbeck     Balls and strikes
 5-30-1986     BOX  DET A  Jim McKean          Balk call
 6-15-1986     BOX  DET A  Dale Scott          Balls and strikes
 7-29-1986     BOX  DET A  Ted Hendry          Call at HP
 4-20-1987     BOX  DET A  Tim Welke           Balls and strikes
 6-20-1989     BOX  DET A  Terry Cooney        HBP non-call
 5-11-1990     BOX  DET A  Rocky Roe           Ejection of player
 9- 4-1992     BOX  DET A  Larry McCoy         Check swing
 9-12-1992     BOX  DET A  Rocky Roe           Call at 2B
 6- 3-1993     BOX  DET A  Dale Ford           Balls and strikes





Transaction Information

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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