Dean Manns

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Dean Manns
Louis Dean Manns
"Gunga"
Bat/Throw:	R/R
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	179
Born:	1929-2-23 at Centralia, IL (US)

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Dean Manns was a professional player.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Outside of baseball 1.5 Contract signing 1.6 Playing in less than ten games statistics 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Centralia, Illinois in 1954.
• Self-identified as being of German-Irish ancestry.
• Shows his hobby is basketball.

Pre-professional career

• Graduated from Centralia Township High School in 1947.
• Played football, basketball and baseball in high school.

Achievements

• Was a catcher in the Kansas-Oklahome-Mssouri League All-Star Games in 1949 and 1950.

Outside of baseball

• Served in the U. S. Army for two years.

Contract signing

• Signed to his first professional contract by Tony Lucadello of the Chicago Cubs.

Playing in less than ten games statistics

• 1949 Clinton Central Association No statistics shown
• 1950 Decatur Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League No statistics shown

Sources

• 1954 Pioneer League Index (Third Edition).