Hal Manders

Hal Manders
Pitcher
Born: (1917-06-14)June 14, 1917 Waukee, Iowa
Died: January 21, 2010(2010-01-21) (aged 92) Waukee, Iowa
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 12, 1941 for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1946 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	3–1
Earned run average	4.77
Innings pitched	60⅓
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1941–1942; 1946) Chicago Cubs (1946)

Harold Carl Manders (June 14, 1917 – January 21, 2010)^[1] was an American professional baseball player, a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who appeared in 30 games for the Detroit Tigers (1941–1942; 1946) and Chicago Cubs (1946).

Biography

Manders was born in Waukee, Iowa.^[2] He attended the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.

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 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 187 pounds (85 kg), Manders batted and threw right-handed.

In a three-season MLB career, Manders posted a 3–1 record with a 4.77 ERA in 30 appearances, including one start, giving up 37 runs (five unearned) on 71 hits and 28 walks while striking out 28 in 60⅓ 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, at the age of 92. He is interred at the Waukee Cemetery.^[3]

Manders' cousin was Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ↑ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/dclassifieds?Dato=20100123&Kategori=Obituaries&Class=30&Type=CAT1320&Lopenr=100100574&Selected=12
2. ↑ "Hal Manders Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved August 31, 2012. 
3. ↑ "Hal Manders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2012. 

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com
• Retrosheet
• Baseball Almanac

Persondata
Name	Manders, Hal
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	June 14, 1917
Place of birth
Date of death	January 21, 2010
Place of death