Legendary baseball manager and author Sparky Anderson has passed away. He was 76-years-old.
This GalleyCat editor will never forget how Anderson led the Detroit Tigers to a World Series victory in 1984. Amazon lists four books by Anderson, each out of print. The titles include: They Call Me Sparky, The Main Spark, Sparky!, and Bless You Boys: Diary of the Detroit Tigers’ 1984 Season.
Here’s one review of They Call Me Sparky (pictured, via): “For all the accomplishments, Anderson, one of the most colorful baseball characters of recent years, remains a regular guy with simple tastes and unaffected values worth applauding … Sparky’s never forced to brag about what he’s done, and he gets to retain the quirkiness of his own voice. And it is quirky. ‘I ain’t no martyr,’ he tell us. ‘I ain’t no hero. And I don’t want no bowl of chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, and cherries just for doing the right thing.'” (Via Sarah Weinman)