Sparky Anderson
Birthday:
February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, South Dakota, USA
Birth Name:
George Lee Anderson
Height:
175 cm
Manager of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds from 1972 to 1978. Team was known as the Big Red Machine and included such superstar players as Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, and Joe Morgan. Anderson guided the Reds to four World Series appearances in his tenure, winning the world championship in 1975 and 1976. Anderson was fired from...
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Manager of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds from 1972 to 1978. Team was known as the Big Red Machine and included such superstar players as Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, and Joe Morgan. Anderson guided the Reds to four World Series appearances in his tenure, winning the world championship in 1975 and 1976. Anderson was fired from the Reds after the 1978 season and moved to the TV broadcast booth for a season before being hired by the Detroit Tigers in 1980. He managed the Tigers from 1980 to 1995, winning another World Series in 1984 with Kirk Gibson, Alan Trammell, and Lance Parrish. Show less «
[about Casey Stengel] Casey knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He knew every move that was ever invented an...Show more »
[about Casey Stengel] Casey knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He knew every move that was ever invented and some that we haven't even caught on to yet. Show less «
Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut.
Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut.
