Leslie Mann (athlete)

Leslie Mann
Biographical details
Mann from The Arbutus, 1923
Sport(s)	Baseball
Born	(1892-11-18)November 18, 1892 Lincoln, Nebraska
Died	January 14, 1962(1962-01-14) (aged 69) Pasadena, California
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1920	Rice
1923–1924	Indiana
1925–1926	Springfield

Head coaching record
Overall	43–30

Outfielder

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

April 30, 1913, for the Boston Braves

Last MLB appearance

September 30, 1928, for the New York Giants

MLB statistics

Batting average

.282

Hits

1332

Runs batted in

503

Teams

Boston Braves (1913–1914)
Chicago Whales (1915)
Chicago Cubs (1916–1919)
Boston Braves (1919–1920)
St. Louis Cardinals (1921–1923)
Cincinnati Reds (1923)
Boston Braves (1924–1927)
New York Giants (1927–1928)

Leslie Mann (November 18, 1892 – January 14, 1962), was a college football player, professional baseball player and football and basketball coach. He played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1913 to 1928. He played for the Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, and Chicago Cubs. He was the head basketball coach at Rice Institute (1919–1920 season) Indiana University (1922–1923 through 1923–1924 seasons) and Springfield College (1924–1925 through 1925–1926 seasons). He compiled a career record of 43–30 in five seasons as a head basketball coach.

Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Mann attended the Y.M.C.A. College in Springfield, Massachusetts. He played both football and basketball at Springfield and was regarded as "one of the best football players the training school ever had."

Mann later became a professional baseball player. From 1913 to 1928, he played for the Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, and Chicago Cubs. He was a member of the 1914 "Miracle" Braves team that went from last place to first place in two months, becoming the first team to win a pennant after being in last place on the Fourth of July. The team then went on to defeat Connie Mack's heavily favored Philadelphia Athletics in the 1914 World Series. Mann also had an RBI single off Babe Ruth in Game 4 of the 1918 World Series.

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