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Marty McManus

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b. March 14, 1900 · St. Louis Browns 1920–1926, Detroit Tigers 1927–1931, Boston Red Sox 1931–1933, Boston Braves 1934

He drove in 109 runs for the 1922 St. Louis Browns, the club that won 93 games and finished a game behind the Yankees, at twenty-two. He led the American League with 44 doubles in 1925 and with 23 stolen bases in 1930, five years apart and for two different clubs.

Fifteen seasons gave him 1,926 hits, 401 doubles, 88 triples, 999 runs batted in, 675 walks and a .289 average, split between second base and third. He hit .300 or better five times.

He managed Boston in 1932 and 1933, taking over a club that had lost 111 games, and got them to 63-86 in his one full season. Two writers' ballots gave him two votes each. He died in 1966, at sixty-five.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1920 SLB 1301 010 1000 .333
1921 SLB 12141249107 1983 6727305 .260
1922 SLB 15460688189 341111 10938419 .312
1923 SLB 15458286180 351015 94495014 .309
1924 SLB 12344271147 2355 80554013 .333
1925 SLB 154587108169 44813 9073695 .288
1926 SLB 149549102156 30109 6855625 .284
1927 DET 1083696099 1979 6934388 .268
1928 DET 13950078144 3758 73513211 .288
1929 DET 15459999168 32818 90605216 .280
1930 DET 13248474155 4049 89592823 .320
1931 BOS/DET 12442447116 2134 6257238 .274
1932 BOS 933023971 1945 2436301 .235
1933 BOS 10636651104 3043 3649213 .284
1934 BSN 11943556120 1808 4732425 .276
Career 1831666010081926 40188120 999675558126 .289

On this day & linked events

1900

Born March 14, 1900

Chicago, IL, USA

1966

Died February 18, 1966

1920

Major-league debut: Marty McManus

Marty McManus made a major-league debut on September 25, 1920.

1934

Final major-league game: Marty McManus

Marty McManus played a final major-league game on September 30, 1934.

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