Sparky Anderson

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Hall of Famer Major League Baseball manager baseball manager human

Sparky Anderson was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Cincinnati Reds’ “Big Red Machine” and the Detroit Tigers to World Series championships.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hall of Famer → Major League Baseball manager → baseball manager → human →
bats	right →
burialPlace	Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California, United States →
causeOfDeath	complications of dementia →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1934-02-22 →
dateOfDeath	2010-11-04 →
finalMLBGameAsPlayer	1959-09-27 →
finalMLBTeamAsPlayer	Philadelphia Phillies →
fullName	George Lee Anderson →
givenName	George →
hallOfFameInduction	National Baseball Hall of Fame →
hallOfFameInductionMethod	Veterans Committee →
hallOfFameInductionYear	2000 →
jerseyNumberManaged	10 →
jerseyNumberRetiredBy	Cincinnati Reds → Detroit Tigers →
knownFor	leading the Cincinnati Reds’ Big Red Machine to multiple World Series titles → leading the Detroit Tigers to the 1984 World Series championship →
leaguePennantWonAsManager	1970 National League pennant → 1972 National League pennant → 1975 National League pennant → 1976 National League pennant → 1984 American League pennant →
managedTeam	Cincinnati Reds → Detroit Tigers →
managerialTenureTeam	Cincinnati Reds 1970–1978 → Detroit Tigers 1979–1995 →
managerOfYearAward	1984 American League Manager of the Year → 1987 American League Manager of the Year →
middleName	Lee →
MLBdebutAsPlayer	1959-04-10 →
MLBdebutTeamAsPlayer	Philadelphia Phillies →
MLBmanagerDebutTeam	Cincinnati Reds →
MLBmanagerDebutYear	1970 →
nickname	Sparky →
notableAchievement	first manager to win World Series titles in both the American League and National League →
occupation	baseball manager → baseball player →
placeOfBirth	Bridgewater, South Dakota, United States →
placeOfDeath	Thousand Oaks, California, United States →
positionPlayed	second baseman →
sport	baseball →
teamNicknameAssociatedWith	Big Red Machine →
throws	right →
wonWorldSeriesAsManager	1975 World Series → 1976 World Series → 1984 World Series →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1975 World Series → 1984 World Series →	managerOfChampion
1980 World Series →	radioAnnouncersUS
Detroit Tigers →	retiredNumberHonoree
1970 World Series →	runnerUpManager