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10/22/2004 11:07 PM ET

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Tony La Russa is looking to join some select company should he guide his team to a World Series victory this year. The Cardinals skipper would join Sparky Anderson as the only manager to win the World Series in each league. La Russa is just the sixth manager to guide a team to the World Series in each league.

Short hops format/producers

Manager	Teams	*Years ( won series)**
Sparky Anderson	NL-Cincinnati AL-Detroit	1970, '72, '75, '76 1984*
Yogi Berra	AL- NY Yankees NL-NY Mets	1964 1973
Alvin Dark	NL-San Francisco AL-Oakland	1962 1974*
Joe McCarthy	NL-Chicago AL-NY Yankees	1929 1932,'36,'37,'38,'39,'41,'42,'43*
Dick Williams	AL-Boston AL-Oakland NL-San Diego	1967 1972,'73 '84
Tony La Russa	AL-Oakland NL-St. Louis	1988, '89*, '90 2004

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