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Jan 31, 1862 Fall River, Massachusetts, United States Died on 22 Oct 1929 (aged 67)
American baseball player and manager
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About Jim Manning Baseball
- James Henry Manning (January 31, 1862 – October 22, 1929) was an American professional baseball player, manager, executive and team owner.
- He played five seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder (261 games), but also as a second baseman (72 games), shortstop (35 games), and third baseman (four games).
- He played four years in the National League with the Boston Beaneaters (1884–85) and the Detroit Wolverines (1885–87).
- He also played professional baseball in Kansas City, Missouri, primarily as a second baseman, from 1887 to 1892 and 1894 to 1897, including one year in the American Association with the Kansas City Cowboys. Manning was one of the three principal organizers of the Western League in 1893 and was the owner and manager of the Kansas City Cowboys/Blues from 1894 to 1900.
- He was also one of the principal organizers of the American League and the first owner and manager of the Washington Senators when his Kansas City club moved to Washington, D.C.
- in 1901.
- He was also the player-manager of the Birmingham Grays in 1892, the owner, manager and second baseman of the Savannah, Georgia baseball club in 1893, and the owner and president of the Kansas City club in the Western League from 1902 to 1903.
