Jim Fanning
American-Canadian baseball player, manager, and executive / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the fictional James Bond character, who appears in the film Octopussy, see Jim Fanning (James Bond).
William James Fanning (September 14, 1927 – April 25, 2015) was an American-Canadian catcher, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. Often called "Gentleman Jim", Fanning was the first general manager of the Montreal Expos of the National League (appointed in August 1968), and served the Expos in a number of capacities for almost 25 years. As their field manager in 1981, he guided Montreal into the playoffs for the only time in the 36-year history of the franchise.[1]
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Jim Fanning | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1927-09-14)September 14, 1927 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Died: April 25, 2015(2015-04-25) (aged 87) London, Ontario, Canada | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 11, 1954, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1957, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .170 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 5 |
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Member of the Canadian | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2000 |
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