Harold Carl Manders (June 14, 1917 – January 21, 2010) was an
American
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professional baseball
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player
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, a
relief pitcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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who appeared in 30
games
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for the
Detroit Tigers
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(1941–42; 1946) and
Chicago Cubs
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(1946).
Biography
Manders was born in
Waukee, Iowa
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.
He attended the
University of Iowa
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in
Iowa City, Iowa
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.
Manders played in 26 games in 1941 and 1942 for the Tigers. He also played in four games in 1946, two each with the Tigers and then two with the Cubs. Listed at tall and , Manders batted and threw
right-handed
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.
In a three-season MLB career, Manders posted a 3–1 record with a 4.77
ERA
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in 30 appearances, including one
start
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, giving up 37 runs (five unearned) on 71 hits and 28
walks while
striking out
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28 in 60 innings of work. He did not record a
save.
Manders lived to be one of the oldest former Major League ballplayers, dying in
Waukee, Iowa
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, at the age of 92. He is interred at the Waukee Cemetery.
Manders' cousin was
Baseball Hall of Fame
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pitcher
Bob Feller.
References
External links
Hal Mandersat Baseball Almanac
1917 births
2010 deaths
Alexandria Aces players
Baseball players from Iowa
Beaumont Exporters players
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Chicago Cubs players
Detroit Tigers players
Evansville Bees players
Knoxville Smokies players
Major League Baseball pitchers
People from Waukee, Iowa
University of Iowa alumni
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