Max Manning
| Max Manning | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 18, 1918 Rome, Georgia, U.S. | |
| Died: June 23, 2003 (aged 84) Pleasantville, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1939, for the Newark Eagles | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1948, for the Newark Eagles | |
| Negro National League statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 37-18 |
| Run average | 4.36 |
| Strikeouts | 212 |
| Teams | |
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Maxwell Cornelius Manning (November 18, 1918 – June 23, 2003) was an American pitcher in Negro league baseball. He played for the Newark Eagles between 1938 and 1949.
A native of Rome, Georgia, Manning served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1] In the 1946 Negro World Series, he started two games and went 1–1 to help the Eagles win the championship.
Manning appeared in a 2003 episode of the PBS series History Detectives, which featured an investigation into how a baseball field dedicated to fellow Negro league player John Henry Lloyd (better known as "Pop" Lloyd) came to be in Atlantic City, New Jersey during a period where racial discrimination was in force. Manning died in Pleasantville, New Jersey in 2003 at age 84.
References
- ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- Max Manning at Find a Grave