Monday, December 11, 2023

1976 SSPC Sparky Anderson

 

The card, in brief: The set was sorted by team (division, then alpha by city, so Cincinnati follows Atlanta), making this the first Reds card in the set. The Braves hired a new manager during the offseason (Dave Bristol) so there was no manager card for them, making this also the first manager card in the set.

Playing career, in brief: Sparky Anderson played in 152 major league games, all of them in 1959 for the Phillies. He hit .218 with 0 HR and 34 RBI.

Post-playing career, in brief: Anderson had a Hall of Fame career as a manager. In 27 seasons for the Reds and Tigers he went 2194-1834, winning five pennants and three World Series. After his 1995 retirement he was involved in a variety of charitable endeavors. He died in 2010.

My collection: I still need both Topps cards from his playing days, 1959 #338 and 1960 #34.

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  1. FujiDecember 12, 2023 at 2:10 PM

    My favorite era of managers was the 80's... and Sparky played a big part of that along with guys like Earl Weaver, Billy Martin, Dick Williams, and Tommy Lasorda. Although I was rooting against him when he managed the Tigers to their World Series title in 1984.

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  2. JonDecember 16, 2023 at 8:29 AM

    He had some good players on those teams over the years.

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