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Sparky Anderson won the World Series three times as a manager. The first two were with the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976, the last one was with the Detroit Tigers in 1984.
Milt Wilcox. Wilcox pitched in 2 games in the 1970 World Series for the Cincinnati Reds and 1 game in the 1984 World Series for the Detroit Tigers. Anderson managed the Reds between 1970-1978 and the Tigers between 1979-1995.
George "Sparky" Anderson won two World Series titles with the Cincinnati Reds (1975-76) and one with the Detroit Tigers (1984). Tony La Russa won the 1989 World Series as manager of the Oakland A's and the 2006 Series at the helm of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Sparky Anderson was a Major League Baseball manager. He won three World Series championships, two with the Cincinnati Reds and one with the Detroit Tigers. He was a two-time A.L. Manager of the Year and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000. Anderson died on November 4, 2010, at the age of 76.
The Detroit Tigers didn't play in the 1986 World Series. Their last World Series appearance was in 1984 when they beat the San Diego Padres, 4 games to 1. The Tigers' manager in 1984 was Sparky Anderson.
Four: Bill McKechnie (1925 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1940 Cincinnati Reds); Bucky Harris (1924 Washington Senators, 1947 New York Yankees); Sparky Anderson (1975 and 1976 Cincinnati Reds, 1984 Detroit Tigers); and Tony LaRussa (1989 Oakland A's, 2006 St. Louis Cardinals). Both Anderson and LaRussa won World Series in the National League and the American League.
The Seattle Mariners, the Washington Nationals, and the Texas Rangers are the only teams that have never made it to the World Series.
There have been alot of teams that have won the world series after starting 4-2.
The American League won 61 World Series titles, the National League 44. It is noteworthy to mention that the Yankees were responsible for 27 of those 61 American league victories..The AL is slanted heavily by the Yankees
Only two teams go to the World Series: the American League champion and the National League champion.
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The Oakland Athletics beat the SF Giants in the 1989 World Series.