Charlie Manuel Baseball - October 24th, 2019
Charles Fuqua Manuel, Jr. (born January 4, 1944), is an American baseball coach for the Philadelphia Phillies, and a former professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB), as well as a former Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) player. During his playing career, he appeared over parts of six MLB seasons for the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Dodgers, before playing another six seasons in NPB with the Yakult Swallows and Kintetsu Buffaloes. Over four successive seasons in NPB, Manuel hit at least .312 with 37 home runs each season and won the 1979 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award.
After his playing career, he coached and managed the Cleveland Indians and managed the Philadelphia Phillies, winning the World Series in 2008.. On August 13, 2019, Manuel replaced John Mallee as hitting coach for the Phillies for the remainder of the season.
As player
Minnesota Twins (1969â1972)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1974â1975)
Yakult Swallows (1976â1978)
Kintetsu Buffaloes (1979â1980)
Yakult Swallows (1981)
As manager
Cleveland Indians (2000â2002)
Philadelphia Phillies (2005â2013)
As coach
Cleveland Indians (1988â1989; 1994â1999)
Philadelphia Phillies (2019)
Sent him 2 photos on 7 Oct and got them back signed on 24 Oct
Mr Charlie Manuel
2931 Plantation Rd.
Winter Haven, FL 33884 |
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Sent image, letter and SASE on 2-3-22 got back signed 2-15-22. Very happy