Sparky Anderson

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)

Born: February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater, SD us

Died: November 4, 2010 in Thousand Oaks, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Susan Miller Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 10, 1959 (Age 25-047d, 11,609th in major league history)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1959 (Age 25-217d)
vs. MLN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 2000. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Sparky Anderson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: George Lee Anderson

Nicknames: Captain Hook or Sparky

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

477

104

.218

RBI

OBP

.282

SLG

.250

OPS

.531

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	PHI		CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
2	2	Apr 14	PHI	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
3	3	Apr 16	PHI	@	MLN	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
4	4	Apr 17	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
5	5	Apr 18	PHI	@	CIN	W,14-9	CG	38	9.0	4	6	0	10	3	2B
6	6	Apr 19	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-12	CG	46	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
7	7	Apr 22	PHI		MLN	L,0-2	GS	31	8.0	5	2	1	8	1	2B
8	9 (1)	Apr 24	PHI		PIT	L,5-8		8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
9	10	Apr 25	PHI		PIT	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
10	11	Apr 26 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
11	12	Apr 26 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,10-5	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
12	13	Apr 29	PHI		LAD	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
13	14	Apr 30	PHI		LAD	L,4-6	GS	33	7.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	15	May 1	PHI		CHC	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
15	16	May 2	PHI		CHC	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
16	17	May 3 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
17	18	May 3 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
18	19	May 5	PHI		STL	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
19	20	May 6	PHI		STL	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
20	21	May 7	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
21	22	May 8	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
22	23	May 9	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
23	24	May 10 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	7	0	8	0	2B
24	25	May 10 susp	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
25	26	May 11	PHI	@	LAD	L,10-11	GS	10	3.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
26	27	May 12	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-3	GS	28	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
27	28	May 13	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-6	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
28	29	May 14	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
29	30	May 15	PHI	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
30	32 (1)	May 19	PHI	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	43	8.1	1	1	0	2	1	2B
31	33	May 20	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-7	GS	29	6.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
32	34	May 21	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
33	35	May 22	PHI		MLN	L,5-10	GS	37	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
34	36	May 23	PHI		MLN	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	5	0	8	3	2B
35	37	May 24 (1)	PHI		MLN	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
36	38	May 24 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
37	39	May 25	PHI		MLN	W,7-3	GS	31	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
38	40	May 26	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
39	41	May 27	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
40	42	May 28	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
41	43	May 29	PHI	@	MLN	L,5-6	CG	41	8.1	2	2	0	4	0	2B
42	44	May 30	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
43	45	May 31 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
44	46	May 31 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	47	Jun 3	PHI		CHC	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	3	0	8	3	2B
46	48	Jun 4	PHI		CHC	L,2-3	GS	23	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
47	49	Jun 6	PHI		STL	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
48	50	Jun 7 (1)	PHI		STL	W,11-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
49	51	Jun 7 (2)	PHI		STL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	4	7	0	11	1	2B
50	52	Jun 9	PHI		LAD	L,2-3	GS	31	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	2B
51	53	Jun 10	PHI		LAD	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
52	54	Jun 11	PHI		LAD	L,0-11	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	3	2B
53	55	Jun 12	PHI		SFG	L,0-3	CG	21	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
54	56	Jun 13	PHI		SFG	L,1-2	GS	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
55	57	Jun 14 (1)	PHI		SFG	W,7-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 2B
56	58	Jun 14 (2)	PHI		SFG	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
57	59	Jun 16 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
58	61 (1)	Jun 17	PHI	@	STL	L,4-10	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
59	62	Jun 19	PHI	@	CHC	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
60	63	Jun 20	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
61	64	Jun 21	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
62	65	Jun 22	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-6	GS	33	7.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
63	66	Jun 23	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	28	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
64	67	Jun 24	PHI	@	LAD	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
65	68	Jun 25	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
66	69	Jun 26	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
67	70	Jun 27	PHI	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
68	71	Jun 28	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
69	72	Jun 30	PHI		PIT	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	73	Jul 1	PHI		PIT	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
71	74	Jul 2 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,7-6	GF	29	6.0	1	3	0	4	1	PR 2B
72	75	Jul 2 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,4-8	GS	35	7.0	3	4	1	8	1	2B
73	76	Jul 3	PHI		CIN	L,1-6	GS	29	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
74	77	Jul 4	PHI		MLN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
75	78	Jul 5	PHI		MLN	L,0-5	GS	30	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
76	79	Jul 9 (1)	PHI		STL	W,11-0	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
77	80	Jul 9 (2)	PHI		STL	L,2-6	GS	34	7.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
78	81	Jul 10	PHI		STL	L,7-9	CG	44	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
79	82	Jul 11	PHI		STL	L,3-4	CG	45	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
80	83	Jul 12 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
81	84	Jul 12 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	3	1	8	2	2B
82	85	Jul 16 (1)	PHI		SFG	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
83	86	Jul 16 (2)	PHI		SFG	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	4	8	0	12	2	2B
84	87	Jul 17	PHI		LAD	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
85	88	Jul 18	PHI		LAD	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
86	89	Jul 19 (1)	PHI		LAD	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	3	5	1	9	2	2B
87	90	Jul 19 (2)	PHI		LAD	W,3-2	CG	28	6.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
88	91	Jul 21	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
89	92	Jul 22	PHI	@	PIT	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	6	4	0	10	1	2B
90	93	Jul 24	PHI	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
91	94	Jul 25	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	6	3	0	9	2	2B
92	95	Jul 26 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
93	96	Jul 26 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
94	97	Jul 28	PHI	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	6	5	0	11	0	2B
95	98	Jul 29	PHI	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B
96	99	Jul 30	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
97	100	Jul 31	PHI	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	101	Aug 1	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	2	2B
99	102	Aug 2	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
100	103	Aug 4	PHI	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
101	104	Aug 5	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
102	105	Aug 6	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
103	106	Aug 7	PHI	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
104	107	Aug 8 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
105	108	Aug 8 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	40	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
106	109	Aug 9 (1)	PHI	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
107	110	Aug 9 (2)	PHI	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	8	0	12	1	2B
108	111	Aug 11	PHI		PIT	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
109	112	Aug 12	PHI		PIT	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
110	113	Aug 14 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,13-15	CG	53	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
111	114	Aug 14 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
112	115	Aug 15	PHI		CIN	L,3-8	GS	41	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
113	116	Aug 16 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
114	117	Aug 16 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	4	4	0	8	3	2B
115	118	Aug 17	PHI		STL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	2B
116	119	Aug 18	PHI		STL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
117	120	Aug 19 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
118	121	Aug 19 (2)	PHI		CHC	T,7-7	CG	54	12.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
119	122	Aug 20 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
120	123	Aug 20 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	2B
121	124	Aug 21 (1)	PHI		SFG	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
122	125	Aug 21 (2)	PHI		SFG	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
123	126	Aug 22	PHI		SFG	L,1-8	GS	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
124	127	Aug 24	PHI		LAD	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
125	128	Aug 25	PHI		LAD	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
126	129	Aug 27 (1)	PHI		SFG	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
127	130	Aug 27 (2)	PHI		SFG	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
128	131	Aug 28	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-9	CG	42	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
129	132	Aug 29	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-11	CG	43	8.0	5	2	1	8	0	2B
130	133	Aug 30 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	4	4	0	8	0	2B
131	134	Aug 30 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	45	9.1	4	2	0	6	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	135	Sep 1	PHI	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	7	3	0	10	2	2B
133	136	Sep 2	PHI	@	MLN	W,11-5	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
134	137	Sep 4	PHI		PIT	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
135	138	Sep 5	PHI		PIT	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
136	139	Sep 6	PHI		PIT	W,2-1	GS	26	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
137	140	Sep 7	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
138	141	Sep 9	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
139	142	Sep 10	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
140	143	Sep 11	PHI	@	SFG	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
141	144	Sep 12	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-9	CG	42	8.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
142	145	Sep 13	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-1	GS	22	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
143	146	Sep 15	PHI	@	STL	L,4-6	GS	35	7.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
144	147	Sep 17	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
145	148	Sep 18	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	48	12.0	1	4	1	6	0	2B
146	149	Sep 19	PHI		MLN	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
147	150	Sep 20	PHI		MLN	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
148	151	Sep 22 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
149	152	Sep 22 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
150	153	Sep 25	PHI	@	MLN	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
151	154	Sep 26	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
152	155	Sep 27	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
							152gm		1244.2	343	403	12	758	70