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Sparky Anderson

Manager

George Lee Anderson

4030 Games
2194-1834 Record
0.545 Win%
26 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R
Throws R
Born 2/22/1934
Bridgewater, SD, USA
Died 11/4/2010
Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
MLB Debut 1959-04-10
Final Game 1959-09-27

📊 Career Record

4030 Games Managed
2194 Wins
1834 Losses
0.545 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

26 seasons
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Sparky Anderson - Manager
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1970 CIN NL 162 102 60 0.630 1st 🏆 N
1971 CIN NL 162 79 83 0.488 5 N
1972 CIN NL 154 95 59 0.617 1st 🏆 N
1973 CIN NL 162 99 63 0.611 1st 🏆 N
1974 CIN NL 163 98 64 0.605 2 N
1975 CIN NL 162 108 54 0.667 1st 🏆 N
1976 CIN NL 162 102 60 0.630 1st 🏆 N
1977 CIN NL 162 88 74 0.543 2 N
1978 CIN NL 161 92 69 0.571 2 N
1979 DET AL 106 56 50 0.528 5 N
1980 DET AL 163 84 78 0.519 5 N
1981 DET AL 109 60 49 0.550 2 N
1982 DET AL 162 83 79 0.512 4 N
1983 DET AL 162 92 70 0.568 2 N
1984 DET AL 162 104 58 0.642 1st 🏆 N
1985 DET AL 161 84 77 0.522 3 N
1986 DET AL 162 87 75 0.537 3 N
1987 DET AL 162 98 64 0.605 1st 🏆 N
1988 DET AL 162 88 74 0.543 2 N
1989 DET AL 162 59 103 0.364 7 N
1990 DET AL 162 79 83 0.488 3 N
1991 DET AL 162 84 78 0.519 2 N
1992 DET AL 162 75 87 0.463 6 N
1993 DET AL 162 85 77 0.525 4 N
1994 DET AL 115 53 62 0.461 5 N
1995 DET AL 144 60 84 0.417 4 N

Sparky Anderson as a manager

Sparky Anderson managed 4030 major league games between 1970 and 1995, winning 2194 and losing 1834 for a .545 percentage. Anderson ran the Cincinnati Reds (1970-1978) and the Detroit Tigers (1979-1995). Anderson's strongest year in the dugout came in 1975, when the Cincinnati Reds went 108-54. At the other end, 1989 finished 59-103. The record opens at 102-60 in 1970 and closes at 60-84 in 1995.

Anderson's clubs finished first in 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1984, and 1987. Anderson's clubs came from the National League and American League. In 1979, Anderson took over a club already in progress that season. Anderson's birth date on file is February 22, 1934, in Bridgewater, SD, USA. The death date on file is November 4, 2010. The player profile covers Anderson's playing days, 1959 to 1959.

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