Just days after the news that Sparky Anderson had entered a hospice, the legendary manager passed away at the age of 76. George Lee “Sparky” Anderson was a career minor leaguer who played in only one major league season with the Phillies in 1959. At his best considered a poor man’s Eddie Stanky, Anderson never lived […]
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Bless That Boy: Sparky’s Career Takes Him from Anonymity to the Hall of Fame; Almost Became Yankees Skipper in 1980
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Nostalgia, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged Reds, Sparky Anderson, Steinbrenner, Tigers on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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