James Manning/pagetext
From SABR Encyclopedia
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Personal
- Resided in Brooklyn, New York in 1955.
- Self-identified as being of Irish American ancestry.
- Listed hobby as reading.
- Single in 1955.
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Brooklyn Prep in 1948.
- Played baseball, basketball and football at Brooklyn Prep.
- Attended Notre Dame University gaining a Ph. B. Degree.
[edit] Outside of baseball
- Was a student during the off-season in 1955.
- Served thirty months in the U.S. Marine Corps.
[edit] Contract signing
- Was signed to his first professional contract by John Carey of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
[edit] Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).