Charlie Manuel
| Charlie Manuel | |||
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Manuel as manager for the Phillies in 2006
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| Left fielder / Manager | |||
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Born: January 4, 1944 Northfork, West Virginia |
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: April 8, 1969, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| NPB: 1976, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |||
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| MLB: September 21, 1975, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| NPB: 1981, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .198 | ||
| Home runs | 4 | ||
| Runs batted in | 43 | ||
| Managerial record | 1,000–826 | ||
| Winning % | .548 | ||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .303 | ||
| Home runs | 189 | ||
| Runs batted in | 491 | ||
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Charles Fuqua Manuel, Jr. (born January 4, 1944) is an American senior advisor for the Philadelphia Phillies, and a former professional baseball outfielder, coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). 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 NBP, he hit at least .312 with 37 home runs each season and won the 1979 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award. After his playing career, Manuel coached and managed the Cleveland Indians and managed the Philadelphia Phillies, winning the World Series in 2008. He now serves as the senior advisor to the Phillies General Manager.
Although he was born in Iowa, his family was actually living in Virginia at that time, and he lived in Virginia throughout his childhood. He was born in an automobile while his mother, June, was visiting her mother. His father, Charles Sr., was a Pentecostal preacher, and the family lived in Wythe and Grayson Counties until they settled in Buena Vista when Charlie, the third of 11 children and the oldest son, was 12.
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