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Sparky
Anderson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 170
 
Born: February 22, 1934 in Usa, SD, BRIDGEWATER
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1959 25 MIN AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 5 5 5 8 8 8
1960 26 MIN AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 5 4 5 8 8 8
1961 27 MIN AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 5 4 4 8 8 8
1962 28 MIN AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 4 4 9 8 9
1963 29 MIN AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 4 4 9 8 8
1964 30 MIN AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 4 5 9 9 9
1965 31 MIN AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 6 5 5 9 8 8
1966 32 MIN AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 8 8 8
1967 33 MIN AL     4 4 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 4 4 7 7 7
1968 34 MIN AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 5 5 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1959 25 A   133 454 59 123 11 2 4 32 14 14 78 44 .271 .378 .330 .708 61.5  
1960 26 A   137 551 79 139 10 7 9 45 16 18 83 51 .252 .350 .345 .695 69.7  
1961 27 A   137 550 59 124 8 0 9 46 17 21 79 47 .225 .323 .289 .612 54.5  
1962 28 A   137 569 90 155 17 5 8 52 11 17 81 39 .272 .363 .362 .725 75.8  
1963 29 A   136 543 80 145 9 3 13 52 9 20 78 33 .267 .359 .366 .726 71.9  
1964 30 A   137 560 67 146 12 3 9 47 14 11 74 33 .261 .347 .341 .688 70.1  
1965 31 A   137 508 61 162 16 0 9 44 16 17 104 34 .319 .435 .404 .838 92.6  
1966 32 MIN AL 8 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .071 .000 .071 -1.2 0.0
    AA   110 445 66 123 20 0 8 37 11 11 62 37 .276 .365 .375 .740 62.0  
1967 33 AA   128 496 61 132 10 2 12 44 10 6 56 58 .266 .341 .367 .708 64.5  
1968 34 AA   136 488 50 133 11 0 4 57 6 14 69 61 .273 .363 .320 .682 58.7  
1 Years Sim 8 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .071 .000 .071 -1.2 0.0
3 Years AA 374 1429 177 388 41 2 24 138 27 31 187 156 .272 .357 .353 .710 185.2  
7 Years A 954 3735 495 994 83 20 61 318 97 118 577 281 .266 .363 .348 .711 496.1  
10 Years Minors 1328 5164 672 1382 124 22 85 456 124 149 764 437 .268 .362 .350 .711 681.4  
162 Game Average 263 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 .000 .071 .000 .071 -24.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .077 .000 .077 -0.8
vs LH   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Home 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
Away 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.1
Mar/Apr 8 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .071 .000 .071 -0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1966 32 MIN AL 3B 6 3 32.3 1 7 0 2 1.000 2.23   0.1
Career Totals   6 3 32.3 1 7 0 2 1.000 2.23   0.1
Career Highs   6 3 32.3 1 7 0 2 1.000 2.23    
History
Drafted in 4th round, 50th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1959
Injured on 5/31/1962 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 4/11/1965 with a Blister On Finger, out for 3 days
Injured on 7/6/1967 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
 
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