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23 Jul 1995: Manager Sparky Anderson of the Detroit Tigers confers with Marcel Lachemann during a game against the California Angels at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. The Angels won the game, 13-2. Mandatory Credit: Simon Barnett /Allsport

MAY 13, 1992: SPARKY ANDERSON, MANAGER FOR THE DETROIT TIGERS, GIVES AN INSTRUCTION DURING HIS TEAM''S GAME AGAINST THE CALIFORNIA ANGELS AT ANAHEIM STADIUM IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA. MANDATORY CREDIT: STEPHEN DUNN/ALLSPORT

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COOPERSTOWN, NY - AUGUST 3: Sparky Anderson talks with Jo Lasorda during the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on August 3, 1997 at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Tomasso DeRosa/Getty Images)

Baseball legends chat it up during an event welcoming members of the Baseball Hall of Fame to the White House, March 30, 2001 in Washington, DC. From left; George Brett, Nolan Ryan, Yogi Berra, Billy Williams, Joe Morgan, Sparky Anderson, Phil Rizzuto, Kirby Puckett and Johnny Bench. President Bush announced that he will open the South Lawn of the White House so that youngsters will have a place …

COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 30: Hall of Famers Sandy Koufax (L) and Sparky Anderson talk before the start of the 2006 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center on July 30, 2006 in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Baseball Legends Johnny Bench and George 'Sparky' Anderson chat with one another during an event welcoming members of the Baseball Hall of Fame to the White House, March 30, 2001 in Washington, DC. Bush announced that he will open the South Lawn of the White House so that youngsters will have a place to play T-ball in the future. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Newsmakers)

15 Aug 1997: Sparky Anderson attends ceremony to retire the uniform of Tommy Lasorda of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.

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July 19, 1992: Manager Sparky Anderson of the Detroit Tigers sits in the dugout during a game against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. Mandatory Credit: Otto Greule /Allsport

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DETROIT - OCTOBER 22: Former manager of the Detroit Tigers Sparky Anderson gestures prior to throwing out the cerimonial first pitch prior to Game Two of 2006 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals October 22, 2006 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

DETROIT - OCTOBER 22: Former manager of the Detroit Tigers Sparky Anderson throws out the first pitch before the Tigers take on the St. Louis Cardinals during Game Two of 2006 World Series October 22, 2006 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

COOPERSTOWN, NY - AUGUST 3: Sparky Anderson talks with Jo Lasorda during the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on August 3, 1997 at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Tomasso DeRosa/Getty Images)

COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 31: Hall of Famer Sparky Anderson attends the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction ceremony on July 31, 2005 at the Clark Sports Complex in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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