Cincinnati ? Sparky Anderson is 71 years old and has been retired for 10 years, but he would return to the dugout under the right circumstances.

During ceremonies to retire his Cincinnati Reds uniform No. 10 Saturday night, the former manager looked over at fellow Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Perez sitting to his left and said, “I would come back if you could guarantee me that I could have these players.”

The Reds added Anderson’s number to those of Bench (5), Morgan (8), Perez (24), Frank Robinson (20) and the late Fred Hutchinson (1) and Ted Kluszewski (18) that have been retired by the team. Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 hangs with those numbers on the facade of the press box at Great American Ball Park.

Anderson, 71, compiled an 863-586 record in nine seasons as the Reds manager. He is the winningest manager in club history. The Reds won the NL pennant in 1970, his first season, before losing to Baltimore in the World Series.

The “Big Red Machine” added three more pennants, and they won the World Series in 1975 and 1976. Those are the last NL teams to win back-to-back championships.

“When you have the players I had … Oh, my gosh, what a treat,” Anderson said during a brief ceremony.

Former Cincinnati Reds Manager Sparky Anderson, left, is congratulated by Reds players Jason Larue, center, and Sean Casey. Anderson's number was retired Saturday in Cincinnati.

Anderson was fired by the Reds after the 1978 season and was hired by Detroit during the 1979 season. He went 1,331-1,248 and won the 1984 World Series in 17 seasons with the Tigers.

Anderson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000 and is the only manager to win a World Series in both leagues. He also is the only manager to lead two franchises in wins, and he was the first manager to post 100-win seasons in each league.

His 2,164 career wins are third, behind Connie Mack’s 3,731 and John McGraw’s 2,763.