Baseball Players from South Dakota - Allen Benson, Bob Ingersoll (Baseball), Bob Rauch, Brandon Claussen, Carroll Hardy, Chad McConnell, Cletus Dixon, (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Allen Benson, Bob Ingersoll (baseball), Bob Rauch, Brandon Claussen, Carroll Hardy, Chad McConnell, Cletus Dixon, Dave Collins, Del Paddock, Emmett Nelson, Floyd Bannister, Jason Kubel, Jerry Crider, Jiggs Parson, Jim Scott (pitcher), John Strohmayer, Jug Thesenga, Justin Duchscherer, Keith Foulke, Kelvin Torve, Kermit Wahl, Kerry Ligtenberg, Kevin Stanfield, Len Rice, Lou Koupal, Mark Ellis (baseball), Marv Olson, Pat Rice (baseball), Raleigh Aitchison, Rube Fischer, Sean Doolittle, Shane Loux, Sparky Anderson, Tagg Bozied, Terry Forster, Terry Francona, Theda Marshall, Tony Faeth. Excerpt: As manager George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (February 22, 1934 - November 4, 2010) was a Major League Baseball manager. He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League. He was the first manager to win the World Series in both leagues. His 2,194 career wins are the sixth most for a manager in Major League history. He was named American League Manager of the Year in 1984 and 1987. Anderson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000. Anderson was born in Bridgewater, South Dakota, on February 22, 1934. He moved to Los Angeles when he was eight. He was a batboy for the USC Trojans. He attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, California. Upon graduating, he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1953. Sparky's American Legion Team won the 1951 National Championship, which was played in Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium) in Detroit. Anderson began his playing career with the Santa Barbara Dodgers of the class-C California League, where he was primarily used as a shortstop. In 1954, he was moved up to the class-A Pueblo Dodgers of the Western League and was moved to second base, ...