Sparky!

by Sparky Anderson

Book Overview

Sparky is candid, outspoken, provocative--and he's a winner. The only manager ever to win a World Series ring in both the American and National leagues, his name is synonymous with success in every major-league city in the country. He reveals the inside story of his abrupt dismissal from the Reds, his dramatic reemergence with Detroit, and how twenty years of managing finally took their toll. 20 photographs.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131094637
• ISBN13: 9780131094635
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Profile of a great baseball man

"Sparky!" is Anderson's chronicle of his managerial years, especially his triumphs (1984) and trials (1989) with the Detoit Tigers. He explains how he stressed himself right into the hospital in 1989, and what he learned about it. Great inisghts into the many star players he has seen and managed during his years in the big leagues. Great for Tiger fans as well as all fans of baseball & its personalities.