Biography[]
Heinie Manush (Henry Emmett Manush) was born on July 20, 1901 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on April 20, 1923 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1923, his rookie year, he hit .334 with 4 home runs and 54 RBI. Manush played for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Heinie Manush's best season was 1928, when he hit for a .378 average and knocked in 108 runs.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
| 1923
|
DET
|
A
|
109
|
308
|
59
|
103
|
4
|
54
|
.334
|
.406
|
.471
|
20
|
5
|
20
|
21
|
17
|
13
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| 1924
|
DET
|
A
|
120
|
422
|
83
|
122
|
9
|
68
|
.289
|
.355
|
.448
|
24
|
8
|
27
|
30
|
16
|
20
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
| 1925
|
DET
|
A
|
99
|
278
|
46
|
84
|
5
|
47
|
.302
|
.362
|
.428
|
14
|
3
|
24
|
21
|
2
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| 1926
|
DET
|
A
|
136
|
498
|
95
|
188
|
14
|
86
|
.378
|
.421
|
.564
|
35
|
8
|
31
|
28
|
6
|
28
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
| 1927
|
DET
|
A
|
151
|
593
|
102
|
177
|
6
|
90
|
.298
|
.354
|
.442
|
31
|
18
|
47
|
29
|
4
|
15
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
| 1928
|
STL
|
A
|
154
|
638
|
104
|
241
|
13
|
108
|
.378
|
.414
|
.575
|
47
|
20
|
39
|
14
|
0
|
20
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
| 1929
|
STL
|
A
|
142
|
574
|
85
|
204
|
6
|
81
|
.355
|
.401
|
.500
|
45
|
10
|
43
|
24
|
1
|
17
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
| 1930
|
WAS
|
A
|
88
|
356
|
74
|
129
|
7
|
65
|
.362
|
.406
|
.559
|
33
|
8
|
26
|
17
|
0
|
11
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| 1930
|
STL
|
A
|
49
|
198
|
26
|
65
|
2
|
29
|
.328
|
.345
|
.480
|
16
|
4
|
5
|
7
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| 1930
|
TOT
|
A
|
137
|
554
|
100
|
194
|
9
|
94
|
.350
|
.385
|
.531
|
49
|
12
|
31
|
24
|
0
|
17
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| 1931
|
WAS
|
A
|
146
|
616
|
110
|
189
|
6
|
70
|
.307
|
.351
|
.438
|
41
|
11
|
36
|
27
|
6
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| 1932
|
WAS
|
A
|
149
|
625
|
121
|
214
|
14
|
116
|
.342
|
.383
|
.520
|
41
|
14
|
36
|
29
|
5
|
11
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| 1933
|
WAS
|
A
|
153
|
658
|
115
|
221
|
5
|
95
|
.336
|
.372
|
.459
|
32
|
17
|
36
|
18
|
2
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| 1934
|
WAS
|
A
|
137
|
556
|
88
|
194
|
11
|
89
|
.349
|
.392
|
.523
|
42
|
11
|
36
|
23
|
3
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| 1935
|
WAS
|
A
|
119
|
479
|
68
|
131
|
4
|
56
|
.273
|
.328
|
.390
|
26
|
9
|
35
|
17
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| 1936
|
BOS
|
A
|
82
|
313
|
43
|
91
|
0
|
45
|
.291
|
.329
|
.371
|
15
|
5
|
17
|
11
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| 1937
|
BRO
|
N
|
132
|
466
|
57
|
155
|
4
|
73
|
.333
|
.389
|
.442
|
25
|
7
|
40
|
24
|
3
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
7
|
| 1938
|
PIT
|
N
|
15
|
13
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
.308
|
.400
|
.538
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| 1938
|
BRO
|
N
|
17
|
51
|
9
|
12
|
0
|
6
|
.235
|
.304
|
.333
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
| 1938
|
TOT
|
N
|
32
|
64
|
11
|
16
|
0
|
10
|
.250
|
.324
|
.375
|
4
|
2
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
| 1939
|
PIT
|
N
|
10
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
.000
|
.077
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| Total
|
NL
|
|
174
|
542
|
68
|
171
|
4
|
84
|
.315
|
.374
|
.424
|
29
|
9
|
48
|
29
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
11
|
| Total
|
AL
|
|
1834
|
7112
|
1219
|
2353
|
106
|
1099
|
.331
|
.377
|
.483
|
462
|
151
|
458
|
316
|
67
|
179
|
107
|
0
|
0
|
| Total
|
|
|
2008
|
7654
|
1287
|
2524
|
110
|
1183
|
.330
|
.377
|
.479
|
491
|
160
|
506
|
345
|
70
|
186
|
114
|
0
|
11
|
Fielding Stats[]
| 1923
|
DET
|
A
|
OF
|
79
|
0
|
0
|
158
|
6
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.953
|
| 1924
|
DET
|
A
|
OF
|
106
|
0
|
0
|
224
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.979
|
| 1924
|
DET
|
A
|
1B
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
| 1925
|
DET
|
A
|
OF
|
73
|
0
|
0
|
153
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.982
|
| 1926
|
DET
|
A
|
OF
|
120
|
0
|
0
|
283
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.967
|
| 1927
|
DET
|
A
|
OF
|
149
|
0
|
0
|
361
|
9
|
11
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.971
|
| 1928
|
STL
|
A
|
OF
|
154
|
0
|
0
|
355
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.992
|
| 1929
|
STL
|
A
|
OF
|
141
|
0
|
0
|
293
|
11
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.987
|
| 1930
|
WAS
|
A
|
OF
|
86
|
0
|
0
|
159
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.988
|
| 1930
|
STL
|
A
|
OF
|
48
|
0
|
0
|
96
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.990
|
| 1930
|
TOT
|
A
|
OF
|
134
|
0
|
0
|
255
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.989
|
| 1930
|
TOT
|
A
|
LF
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
| 1931
|
WAS
|
A
|
OF
|
143
|
0
|
0
|
245
|
5
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.977
|
| 1932
|
WAS
|
A
|
OF
|
146
|
0
|
0
|
318
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.988
|
| 1933
|
WAS
|
A
|
OF
|
150
|
0
|
0
|
325
|
10
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.982
|
| 1934
|
WAS
|
A
|
OF
|
131
|
0
|
0
|
293
|
5
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.980
|
| 1935
|
WAS
|
A
|
OF
|
111
|
0
|
0
|
251
|
8
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.985
|
| 1936
|
BOS
|
A
|
OF
|
72
|
0
|
0
|
110
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.966
|
| 1937
|
BRO
|
N
|
OF
|
123
|
0
|
0
|
187
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.970
|
| 1938
|
BRO
|
N
|
OF
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
29
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
| 1939
|
PIT
|
N
|
OF
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
| Total
|
|
|
1B
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
| Total
|
|
|
OF
|
1845
|
0
|
0
|
3841
|
105
|
83
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.979
|
Transactions[]
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Detroit Tigers (1921).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Lu Blue to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Chick Galloway, Elam Vangilder and Harry Rice (December 2, 1927).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with General Crowder to Washington Senators in exchange for Goose Goslin (June 13, 1930).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Carl Reynolds and Roy Johnson (December 17, 1935).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (September 27, 1936).
- Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (December 8, 1936).
- Claimed on waivers by Pittsburgh Pirates from Brooklyn Dodgers (May 15, 1938).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (June 7, 1939).
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