He was defeated by Thurman "Sparky" Plugg. Ted Eccles was replaced by Sparky Marcus as Dorno. Much later in the series, Timmy gets a pet fairy dog named Sparky. Ron Guidry threw a slider, which he was taught by Sparky Lyle. Bench then scored on a Sparky Lyle wild pitch. Steve Garvey hit a home run in the ninth off of Sparky Lyle. Their official mascot is Sparky, an anthropomorphic Dalmatian dog. Sparky Anderson's 1,331 wins and 1,248 losses lead all Tigers managers. Sparkee's name refers to the Patriots first manager, Sparky Lyle. Viv's resulting emotional outburst prompts Virginia to let out her anger on Sparky, killing it. The most notable among these is Ritchie's Pikachu, Sparky. He temporarily adopted Sparky, Stan's gay dog, who had run away from home. He was replaced by Sparky Marcus for the subsequent series. This stood as a Tiger record until 1992, when it was broken by Sparky Anderson. Baseball Hall of Famer Sparky Anderson helped raise money for the baseball team.