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George Lee “Sparky” Anderson was the Reds’ manager from ‘70-’78.  During his tenure as the Reds’ skipper Sparky’s teams won over 100 games three times and over 90 games another 4 times.  The Reds only had one sub-.500 season with Anderson at the helm.  Anderson managed the Big Red Machine to its two World Series titles and two other NL pennants in ‘70 and ‘72.  His total wins (1331) are third all time for managers.  He’s also the only manager to have ever won World Series titles in both the American and National leagues.
In 2000, Sparky was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame and his number 10 was retired by the Reds in 2005.