CRASH TRAININGCincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson fungoes a fly ball to the outfield as the Reds set up an emergency training camp Thursday night after the baseball owners-Major League Ball Players Association agreement ending the first strike in the 103 year history of baseball. The Reds scheduled all day sessions Friday to get ready for Saturday's opener here with Los Angeles.
DATE: 1972
ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot
TEAM: Cincinnati Reds
SUBJECT: Sparky Anderson
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10"x6-1/2"
MARKS / STAMPING: Note that caption text affixed to the back of the photo is the original paper caption used in sending the photo "over the wire", not the text embedded in the image produced on the receiving end. Additional clipped caption from when the photo was used in publication by the Cincinnati Enquirer remains affixed as well.
NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1
COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends.
BIO: George Lee Anderson (Captain Hook) was born in 1934 in Bridgewater, SD and died in 2010 in Thousand Oaks, CA. He played major league baseball for a single season in 1959 as 2nd baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000. Anderson went on to manage the Cincinnati Reds (1970-78) and the Detroit Tigers (1979-95). He is ranked fourth all-time for career managerial wins and is one of only two managers in the history of Major League Baseball to win the World Series while leading clubs in both leagues. He retired from managing after the 1995 season with a lifetime record of 2194-1834, for a .545 winning percentage. He was elected to the Hall of Fame as a manager in 2000. He was also inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame the same year. On May 28, 2005, during pre-game ceremonies in Cincinnati, Anderson's jersey number, 10, was retired by the Reds.
SKU: XP13144
Item: XP13144