Remembering Sparky Anderson's finest acting momentThe world of sport lost one of its greats when Sparky Anderson passed away Thursday morning. So did the world of acting. When Sparky retired, he ...

Anderson's teams in Cincinnati -- featuring Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Rose -- won crowns in 1975 and 1976 and rank among the most powerful of all-time. Led by Kirk Gibson and Alan Trammell ...

George "Sparky" Anderson got his nickname in the minor leagues because of his spirited play. He made it to the majors for only one season, batting .218 for the Phillies in 1959.

This one, though, brought a little extra out of him. Bochy passed longtime Cincinnati Reds/Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson on the all-time wins list in Thursday’s 1-0 win vs. the Houston ...

Sparky. It was the nickname George Anderson was given as a minor league baseball player during the 1950s, presumably because he was such a “spark plug.” It was a great nickname, one he … ...

Bruce Bochy has gotten his 2,195th career win to break a tie with Sparky Anderson for the sixth-most by an MLB manager. That win came when the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 1-0 on Thursday ...

Sparky Anderson, the manager who led the Detroit Tigers to their last baseball championship, has been placed in the care of hospice at his Thousands Oaks, Calif. home for complications resulting ...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Sparky Anderson, the white-haired Hall of Fame manager who directed Cincinnati's Big Red Machine to back-to-back World Series championships and won another one in Detroit ...

Sparky Anderson, 76, one of baseball’s greatest managers, who led the Cincinnati Reds’ “Big Red Machine” dynasty of the 1970s to two World Series championships and won a third in 1984 with ...

It was Sparky. He must have noticed the disappointed looking 13 year old standing by the curb. I handed him my piece of paper and he signed it. He then looked at it closer and said, "Me, Hoyt and ...

He knew he was taking a big chance walking out on his $1 million contract. Yet it was a risk Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson would take again. Anderson was placed on an unpaid leave of ...