Jack Manning Notable

b. December 20, 1853 · Boston Red Stockings 1873, 1875, Baltimore Canaries 1874, Hartford Dark Blues 1874, Boston Red Caps 1876, 1878, Cincinnati Reds 1877, 1880, Buffalo Bisons 1881, Philadelphia Quakers 1883–1885, Baltimore Orioles 1886

Jack Manning played for eight clubs across 14 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Boston Red Stockings in 1873 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1886.

Across 833 games he batted .263, with 922 hits and 562 runs. He finished with 14 home runs, 170 doubles and 34 stolen bases. He went 39 and 27 with a 2.79 earned run average, pitching 573.3 innings in 96 games. He struck out 78, completed 41 of his 63 starts and threw 1 shutout.

He led the league in saves once, in 1876, with 5. He played 693 games in the outfield, with 874 putouts and 196 errors.

He was born in Braintree, MA, USA on December 20, 1853, and died on August 15, 1929. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1873*	BOS	31	154	28	41	4	1	0	21	1	14	5	.266
1874*	BAL/HAR	43	179	33	62	8	2	0	18	2	2	0	.346
1875*	BOS	77	348	71	94	11	3	1	46	2	9	5	.270
1876	BSN	70	288	52	76	13	0	2	25	7	5	0	.264
1877	CIN	57	252	47	80	16	7	0	36	5	6	0	.317
1878	BSN	60	248	41	63	10	1	0	23	10	16	0	.254
1880	CIN	48	190	20	41	6	3	2	17	7	15	0	.216
1881	BUF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1883	PHI	98	420	60	112	31	5	0	37	20	37	0	.267
1884	PHI	104	424	71	115	29	4	5	52	40	67	0	.271
1885	PHI	107	445	61	114	24	4	3	40	37	27	0	.256
1886	BAL	137	556	78	124	18	7	1	45	50	0	24	.223
Major leagues	—	682	2824	430	725	147	31	13	275	176	173	24	.257
All seasons	—	833	3505	562	922	170	37	14	360	181	198	34	.263

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1874*	BAL	4	16	22	20	0	176.2	222	41	12	12	2.09
1875*	BOS	16	2	27	18	6	144.0	152	38	14	34	2.38
1876	BSN	18	5	34	20	5	197.1	213	47	32	24	2.14
1877	CIN	0	4	10	4	1	44.0	83	34	7	6	6.95
1878	BSN	1	0	3	1	0	11.1	24	18	5	2	14.29
Major leagues	—	19	9	47	25	6	252.2	320	99	44	32	3.53
All seasons	—	39	27	96	63	12	573.1	694	178	70	78	2.79

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Jack Manning, that is 1873–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1853

Born December 20, 1853

Braintree, MA, USA

1929

Died August 15, 1929

1873

Major-league debut: Jack Manning

Jack Manning made a major-league debut on April 23, 1873.

1886

Final major-league game: Jack Manning

Jack Manning played a final major-league game on October 14, 1886.

Image: Hornung - Photographer, public domain