Max Manning
Maxwell Cornelius Manning (November 18, 1918 – June 23, 2003) was a pitcher in Negro league baseball. He played for the Newark Eagles between 1938 and 1949.
| Max Manning | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: November 18, 1918 Rome, Georgia | |||
| Died: June 23, 2003 (aged 84) Pleasantville, New Jersey | |||
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| 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 | ||
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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
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads
- Max Manning at Find a Grave
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