Stephen Vincent Maney (October 14, 1886 – March 13, 1952) was an American

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who played in one game for the

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on May 18, . Maney was one of several replacement players that the Tigers played that day after the regular Tigers players went on strike to protest the suspension of star

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. Maney was working at the Iroquois Iron Works in Philadelphia when he was recruited to play for the Tigers for one day against the

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. He later wrote to his brother:

"I played shortstop and had more fun than you can imagine. Of course it was a big defeat for us, but they paid us fifteen dollars for a couple of hours work and I was satisfied to say that I had played against the world champions. I had three putouts, three assists, one error, and no hits."

Maney also walked once and was hit by a pitch in the 24-2 defeat. For many years, he was listed in baseball records as "Pat Meaney"; his real identity was established by baseball researcher Bill Dougherty, and Vince Maney's real name is now listed in official baseball records.

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