Sparky Anderson : the life of a baseball legend / Detroit Free Press and Cincinnati enquirer.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball managers--United States--Biography.

Baseball managers.

Detroit Tigers (Baseball team).

Anderson, Sparky, 1934-2010.

Anderson, Sparky.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Triumph Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With his familiar shock of white hair and craggy, prematurely aged face and twinkling eyes, Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson was a one of a kind personality beloved by generations of fans not just in the two cities he led to World Series championships, but throughout the baseball world. When he retired in 1995 he was third on the list of all-time winningest managers, having accumulated 2,194 victories in managing the Cincinnati Reds to two championships in nine years and adding another with the Detroit Tigers whom he managed for seventeen seasons. Throughout his years near or at the top of

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; One of a Kind; The Passing of a Legend; Timeline; Reds Fans Mourn Skipper; Thanks for the Memories; The Man Behind the Fungo; The Nicest Man in Sports; Sparky Recollections; Baseball's Loss; Cincinnati Fans Remember; Sparky's Last Game; The Hall of Fame; Sparky in Retirement; Sparky & Ernie; His Life and Times

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-61749-748-7

OCLC:

798536038