1912
Born June 30, 1912
Sacramento, CA, USA
Manny Salvo Notable
b. June 30, 1912 · New York Giants 1939, Boston Bees 1940, Boston Braves 1941–1943, Philadelphia Blue Jays 1943
Manny Salvo played for four clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1939 and closing with the Philadelphia Blue Jays in 1943.
He went 33 and 50 with a 3.69 earned run average, pitching 721 innings in 135 games. He struck out 247, completed 40 of his 93 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 135 games he batted .129, with 30 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 4 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1940, with 5.
He was born in Sacramento, CA, USA on June 30, 1912, and died on February 7, 1997. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NYG | 32 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .098 |
| 1940 | BSN | 21 | 58 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .103 |
| 1941 | BSN | 35 | 62 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 0 | .113 |
| 1942 | BSN | 25 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .122 |
| 1943 | BSN/PHI | 22 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .267 |
| Career | — | 135 | 232 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 88 | 0 | .129 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NYG | 4 | 10 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 136.0 | 150 | 70 | 75 | 69 | 4.63 |
| 1940 | BSN | 10 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 160.2 | 151 | 55 | 43 | 60 | 3.08 |
| 1941 | BSN | 7 | 16 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 195.0 | 192 | 88 | 93 | 67 | 4.06 |
| 1942 | BSN | 7 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 130.2 | 129 | 44 | 41 | 25 | 3.03 |
| 1943 | BSN/PHI | 5 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 99.0 | 101 | 39 | 32 | 26 | 3.55 |
| Career | — | 33 | 50 | 135 | 93 | 1 | 721.1 | 723 | 296 | 284 | 247 | 3.69 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Died February 7, 1997
Image: Zeenut, public domain