Sparky Anderson
1959–1959 · bats R / throws R · Philadelphia Phillies
152G
.218AVG
.282OBP
.249SLG
More career statistics
104H
0HR
34RBI
6SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | 527 | 477 | 42 | 104 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 119 | .218 | .282 | .249 | .531 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1959-08-27 to 1959-09-05
12longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1959-07-02 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 77 | 252 | 51 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 27 | .227 | .294 | .267 |
| Away | 75 | 275 | 53 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 26 | .210 | .262 | .234 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 13 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | .216 | .310 | .216 |
| May | 31 | 103 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10 | .200 | .262 | .242 |
| June | 25 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .194 | .200 | .208 |
| July | 28 | 94 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 7 | .238 | .309 | .238 |
| August | 34 | 138 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 12 | .213 | .290 | .270 |
| September | 21 | 75 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | .254 | .293 | .299 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 23 | 88 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | .226 | .261 | .262 |
| cincinnati-reds | 22 | 84 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 11 | .266 | .298 | .329 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 22 | 78 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | .243 | .295 | .300 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 22 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | .172 | .238 | .190 |
| san-francisco-giants | 22 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | .154 | .277 | .173 |
| milwaukee-braves | 21 | 74 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | .269 | .324 | .284 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 20 | 75 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | .164 | .240 | .164 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 152 | 477 | 104 | – | 34 | 6 | .218 | – | – |