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Clyde Manion

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b. October 30, 1896 · Detroit Tigers 1920–1924, 1926–1927, St. Louis Browns 1928–1930, Cincinnati Reds 1932–1934

Manion's largest season came in his first year with the Browns, 1928. He played 76 games, collected 55 hits, scored 25 runs, drove in 31 and hit two home runs. Every one of those totals was a career high.

Thirteen seasons gave him 250 hits, 25 doubles, three home runs, 112 runs batted in and a .218 average across 477 games. Manion caught 401 games and appeared three times at first base. He drew 118 career walks.

Detroit brought Manion up in 1920 and used him across eight seasons. He moved to St. Louis for 1928 through 1930, then sat out the 1931 major-league season. Cincinnati brought him back in 1932, and he remained through 1934. His final year included 25 games and 10 hits, completing a fifteen-year major-league span. Manion died in 1967, at seventy.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1920 DET 3280422 410 8470 .275
1921 DET 121002 000 2220 .200
1922 DET 4269919 410 12460 .275
1923 DET 232203 000 2220 .136
1924 DET 141313 000 2110 .231
1926 DET 751761535 400 1424161 .199
1927 DET 1000 000 0100
1928 SLB 762432555 512 3115183 .226
1929 SLB 351111627 200 111531 .243
1930 SLB 571481232 101 1124170 .216
1932 CIN 49135728 400 1214160 .207
1933 CIN 3684314 100 3870 .167
1934 CIN 2554410 000 4470 .185
Career 477114596250 2533 1121181025 .218

On this day & linked events

1896

Born October 30, 1896

Big River, MO, USA

1967

Died September 4, 1967

1920

Major-league debut: Clyde Manion

Clyde Manion made a major-league debut on May 5, 1920.

1934

Final major-league game: Clyde Manion

Clyde Manion played a final major-league game on September 30, 1934.

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