George Lee "Sparky" Anderson was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player, coach, and manager. He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds from 1970 to 1978 and the American League's Detroit Tigers from 1979 to 1995. Anderson managed the Reds to two World Series championships in 1975 and 1976, then added a third title in 1984 with the Tigers. Anderson 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. In his 26 year career, Anderson had only five losing seasons as manager. His 1,331 wins with the Tigers are the most for any manager in team history. Anderson was named American League Manager of the Year in 1984 and 1987. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.

Headlines from February 22, 1934

Rebels Seize Argentine Provincial Capital; Oust Radical Administration in San Juan

WOULD GIVE MAILS BACK TO AIR LINES ON 'HONEST' BASIS; Mead Indicates in House That Administration Is Eager to Let New Contracts. CABINET IN LONG SESSION Pan American Status Is Said to Have Come Up in 3-Hour Talk Touching Air Mails. WOULD GIVE MAILS BACK TO AIR LINES

President Seeks Liquor Price Cut; Rye Seized Here 'Unfit to Drink'; Roosevelt Orders Study of Tariff's Effect on Lag in Imports -- Chemists Find Nauseous Adulterant in Samples -- Wide Bootleg Traffic Is Charged. PRESIDENT SEEKS LIQUOR PRICE CUT

Notable Births