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Heinie Manush

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Heinie Manush
  • Birth Name:
    Henry Emmett Manush
  • Nickname:
    Heinie
  • Date of Birth:
    July 20, 1901
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Cancer
  • Place of Birth:
    Tuscumbia, Alabama
  • Place of Death:
    Sarasota, Florida, USA
  • Date of Death:
    May 12, 1971
  • Height:
    6' 1"
  • Weight:
    200 lb
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Religion:
    Christianity

Family

Heinie Manush
  • Son:
    Frank Manush

Career

Heinie Manush
  • Profession:
    Sportsman
  • Debut:
    April 20, 1923 for the Detroit Tigers

Trivia

Heinie Manush
  • He was posthumously elected into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1972.
  • He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
  • In 2,008 career games, he batted .330 with 2,524 hits and 1,183 RBI.
  • Manush played a season in Boston before moving to the National League for three final seasons with the Dodgers and Pirates.
  • In the 1933 World Series, however, he was limited to 2 hits in 18 at bats against the New York Giants.
  • In 1933, he had a 33 game hitting streak which led to his fourth and final 200-plus hit season, helping the Senators win the AL Pennant.
  • He finished 3rd in MVP voting in back-to-back seasons and was voted to the All-Star Game in 1934.
  • Manush played six seasons in Washington.
  • He was traded before the 1928 season to the Browns.
  • In 1926, he led the American League with a batting average of .378 and finished second behind Babe Ruth in the statistical categories of slugging percentage (.564) and on-base plus slugging percentage (.985).

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