Lou Boudreau.
Boudreau was player/manager of the 1948 Cleveland Indians that defeated the Boston Braves in the World Series. He batted .273 in the 1948 World Series on 6 hits in 22 at bats.
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds was the last player-manager in baseball.
Robinson's 9 base hits tied the World Series record for most base hits by a player in a 5 game World Series. This is still the record for a 5 game Series ... the last player accomplishing this was Sean Casey of the Tigers in the 2006 World Series.
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.
Through the 2008 World Series the last Canadian born player to play on a World Series winning team was Matt Stairs, born in St. John, New Brunswick, who was a member of the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies.
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.
Lou Boudreau was the player/manager of the Cleveland Indians that last won the World Series in 1948.
Joe Girardi
1908, Frank Chance.
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds was the last player-manager in baseball.
Jimmy Collins was the first manager of the Red Sox. He coached from 1901 to 1906, and won a World Series championship in 1903.
Robinson's 9 base hits tied the World Series record for most base hits by a player in a 5 game World Series. This is still the record for a 5 game Series ... the last player accomplishing this was Sean Casey of the Tigers in the 2006 World Series.
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.
Kirk Gibson was the last player to be on a World Series winning team the same year in which he was voted the league's MVP when he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988.
Frank Chance was the player/manager of the Cubs that defeated the Tigers in both the 1907 and 1908 World Series ... he also played first base. Chance was player/manager of the Cubs between 1905-1912 and also led the team to the 1906 and 1912 World Series that they lost (1906 to the White Sox and 1912 to the Red Sox). He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1946.
Through the 2008 World Series the last Canadian born player to play on a World Series winning team was Matt Stairs, born in St. John, New Brunswick, who was a member of the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies.
Jhonny Peralta of the Detroit Tigers was the last player to hit a home run in a World Series game. It was on October 24, 2012 against the San Francisco Giants in game 1.
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.