Claim: In the 1990 baseball season, American League Managers included Bucky Dent of the New York Yankees, Sparky Anderson of the Detroit Tigers, and Tony LaRussa of the Oakland Athletics (who won the American League Pennant).
Evidence: 1989 1990 New York Yankees Detroit Tigers 1979 1995 OAK 1990 Team Year In both 1988 and 1990 the A's had swept the Boston Red Sox 4–0 in the ALCS, after winning 100 and 99 games respectively.