Sparky Anderson
George Lee Anderson
Born: February 22, 1934
Bridgewater, SD USA
Deceased: November 4, 2010
Thousand Oaks, CA USA
Coaching Career: 1970-1995
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.
Playing Statistics
Sparky Anderson compiled a record of 2194 wins and 1834 losses in his managing career with the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers. He began managing during the 1970 season and last managed during the 1995 campaign. Anderson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.
Coaching Record:
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | W% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 102 | 60 | .630 | |
| 1971 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 79 | 83 | .488 | |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 154 | 95 | 59 | .617 | |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 99 | 63 | .611 | |
| 1974 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 163 | 98 | 64 | .601 | |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 108 | 54 | .667 | |
| 1976 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 102 | 60 | .630 | |
| 1977 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 88 | 74 | .543 | |
| 1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 161 | 92 | 69 | .571 | |
| 1979 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 106 | 56 | 50 | .528 | |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 163 | 84 | 78 | .515 | |
| 1981 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 109 | 60 | 49 | .550 | |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 83 | 79 | .512 | |
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 92 | 70 | .568 | |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 104 | 58 | .642 | |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 161 | 84 | 77 | .522 | |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 87 | 75 | .537 | |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 88 | 74 | .543 | |
| 1989 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 59 | 103 | .364 | |
| 1990 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 79 | 83 | .488 | |
| 1991 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 84 | 78 | .519 | |
| 1992 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 75 | 87 | .463 | |
| 1993 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 85 | 77 | .525 | |
| 1994 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 115 | 53 | 62 | .461 | |
| 1995 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 60 | 84 | .417 | |
| Totals | 4030 | 2194 | 1834 | .544 |
Awards
1984 - AL BBWAA Manager of the Year
1987 - AL BBWAA Manager of the Year
1987 - AL TSN Manager of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
