Sparky Anderson

Retired

High Level

MLB

Years

1959-1959 (1959-1959)

Proper Name

George Lee Anderson

Nickname

Captain Hook

Positions

2B (152)

Height / Weight

5-9 / 170

Bats / Throws

Right / Right

Birthdate

February 22,1934

Death Date

November 4,2010 Age: 76.255

Place

Bridgewater, South Dakota Flags

High School

Dorsey (Los Angeles,CA)

Drafted/Signed

UDFA: 1953-Brooklyn Dodgers

MLB Debut

April 10,1959

MLBAM ID

110238

Retrosheet#

andes101

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[2000] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Veterans Committee) ... Inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum [2005] His #10 was retired by the Reds on May 28,2005 [2011] His #11 was retired by the Tigers on June 26,2011

MLB Batting Logs

1959

MLB Batting Splits

1959 Career

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