Joey Slugs
11-04-2010, 01:58 PM
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson has died, his family announced Wednesday. He was 76.
Anderson, who managed the Cincinnati Reds (http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/_/name/cin/cincinnati-reds) and Detroit Tigers (http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/_/name/det/detroit-tigers) to World Series titles, died as a result of complications from dementia, the family said in a statement.
He won 2,194 games as a manager, which was the third-highest total in major league history when he retired, trailing Connie Mack and John McGraw. He now stands sixth, also trailing Tony La Russa, Bobby Cox and Joe Torre. Anderson was the first manager to win World Series titles in both leagues and the only manager to lead two franchises in career wins.
He led Cincinnati's Big Red Machine to World Series wins in 1975-76. He won four National League pennants in Cincinnati from 1970-78 and then was fired after consecutive second-place finishes.
Anderson went to the American League and won there, too, directing the Tigers to a World Series title in 1984 and a division title in 1987. He retired after the 1995 season and was added to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
Anderson is survived by his wife, Carol; three children and nine grandchildren.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5764168
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Anderson, who managed the Cincinnati Reds (http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/_/name/cin/cincinnati-reds) and Detroit Tigers (http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/_/name/det/detroit-tigers) to World Series titles, died as a result of complications from dementia, the family said in a statement.
He won 2,194 games as a manager, which was the third-highest total in major league history when he retired, trailing Connie Mack and John McGraw. He now stands sixth, also trailing Tony La Russa, Bobby Cox and Joe Torre. Anderson was the first manager to win World Series titles in both leagues and the only manager to lead two franchises in career wins.
He led Cincinnati's Big Red Machine to World Series wins in 1975-76. He won four National League pennants in Cincinnati from 1970-78 and then was fired after consecutive second-place finishes.
Anderson went to the American League and won there, too, directing the Tigers to a World Series title in 1984 and a division title in 1987. He retired after the 1995 season and was added to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
Anderson is survived by his wife, Carol; three children and nine grandchildren.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5764168
RIP #10