Frank LaManna explained

Frank LaManna
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:22 August 1919
Birth Place:Homer City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 16
Debutyear:1940
Debutteam:Boston Braves
Finaldate:September 19
Finalyear:1942
Finalteam:Boston braves
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:6–5
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:5.24
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:28
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Frank LaManna (August 22, 1919 – September 1, 1980) was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1940 to 1942 for the Boston Bees / Braves.[1]

LaManna entered professional baseball in 1938 before his MLB callup in 1940. While in the majors, he was also an outfielder in addition to pitching. He was out of baseball from 1943–45 when he served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[2] Following the war, he returned to baseball playing from 1946–53.[3]

Born in Homer City, Pennsylvania, LaManna died in Syracuse, New York, on September 1, 1980, aged 61.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Finoli . David . 2002 . For the Good of the Country: World War II Baseball in the Major and Minor Leagues . Jefferson, North Carolina . McFarland & Co. . 129 . 978-0-7864-1370-6. .
  2. Web site: Baseballin Wartime – Those Who Served A to Z . BaseballinWartime.com . July 5, 2019.
  3. Web site: Frank LaManna Minor Leagues Statistics & History . baseball-reference.com . sports-reference.com . July 5, 2019.