Sparky Anderson

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

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

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Yearly Summary

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	pos	tbc+	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
1959	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	MLB	PHI	45,2	25	2B	76	152	477	42	104	9	3	0	34	6	9	42	53	1	5	2	1	15	119	527	12	92	.218	.282	.249	.531	.113	.031	.244	7.97	10.06	1.26	0.00
Tot:	MLB (1 yrs)		MLB						152	477	42	104	9	3	0	34	6	9	42	53	1	5	2	1	15	119	527	12	92	.218	.282	.249	.531	.113	.031	.244	7.97	10.06	1.26
Tot:	NL (1 yrs)		NL						152	477	42	104	9	3	0	34	6	9	42	53	1	5	2	1	15	119	527	12	92	.218	.282	.249	.531	.113	.031	.244	7.97	10.06	1.26
Avg:	MLB - 162 game avg		MLB						162	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’	ðŸ”’

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