Editing Sparky Anderson (section)

===Honors===
{{MLBBioRet
|Image  = CincinnatiReds10.png
|Name   = Sparky Anderson 
|Number = 10
|Team   = Cincinnati Reds
|Year   = 2005
|}}
{{MLBBioRet
|Image  = Anderson_DET.png
|Name   = Sparky Anderson 
|Number = 11
|Team   = Detroit Tigers
|Year   = 2011
|}}
Anderson was elected to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] as a manager in 2000. Although he managed 17 seasons in Detroit and just 9 seasons in Cincinnati, his Hall of Fame plaque has him wearing a Cincinnati Reds uniform. He chose to wear the Reds cap at his induction in honor of former GM [[Bob Howsam]], who gave Anderson his first chance at a major-league managing job.<ref name="NYTimes bio"/> Before his induction, Anderson had refused to go inside the Hall because he felt unworthy, saying "I didn't ever want to go into the most precious place in the world unless I belonged."<ref name="ESPN AP bio"/> In his acceptance speech he gave a lot of credit to his players, saying there were two kinds of managers, "One, it ain't very smart. He gets bad players, loses games and gets fired. There was somebody like me that was a genius. I got good players, stayed out of the way, let 'em win a lot, and then just hung around for 26 years."<ref name="NYTimes bio"/> He was very proud of his Hall induction, "I never wore a [[World Series ring]]&nbsp;... I will wear this ring until I die."<ref name="NYTimes bio"/>

Anderson was also inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame the same year. On May 28, 2005, during pre-game ceremonies in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]], Anderson's [[Jersey (clothing)|jersey]] number, #10, was retired by the [[Cincinnati Reds|Reds]]. A day in Anderson's honor was also held at Detroit's [[Comerica Park]] during the 2000 season.

On June 17, 2006, Anderson's number was retired by the Fort Worth Cats, for whom Anderson had played in 1955.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fwcats.com/info/143 |title=Fort Worth Rock Cats 2006 Season in Review |publisher=Fwcats.com |access-date=2011-10-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928133604/http://www.fwcats.com/info/143 |archive-date=2011-09-28 }}</ref> In 2007, Anderson was elected to the [[Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame]].

During the 2011 season, the Tigers honored Anderson with a patch on their right sleeves. They officially retired his No. 11 on the brick wall at [[Comerica Park]] on June 26, 2011.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2011-06-26 |title=Sparky Anderson's No. 11 retired in emotional ceremony |url=http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110626&content_id=21026394&vkey=news_det&c_id=det |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628153943/http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110626&content_id=21026394&vkey=news_det&c_id=det |archive-date=2011-06-28 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=MLB.com}}</ref>