| Max Manning | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1918-11-18)November 18, 1918 Rome, Georgia | |
| Died: June 23, 2003(2003-06-23) (aged 84) Pleasantville, New Jersey | |
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 apitcher inNegro league baseball. He played for theNewark Eagles between 1938 and 1949.
A native ofRome, Georgia, Manning served in theUnited States Army Air Forces duringWorld War II.[1] In the 1946Negro World Series, he started two games and went 1–1 to help the Eagles win the championship.
Manning appeared in a 2003 episode of thePBS seriesHistory Detectives, which featured an investigation into how a baseball field dedicated to fellow Negro league playerJohn Henry Lloyd (better known as "Pop" Lloyd) came to be inAtlantic City, New Jersey during a period whereracial discrimination was in force. Manning died inPleasantville, New Jersey in 2003 at age 84.
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