Nickname: Dr. Cyclops Died: June 23, 2003 in Pleasantville, N.J.Debut: 1938| Pos: P Ht: 6’1″ | Wt: n/a | B: | T:Max Manning, a pitcher in the Negro Leagues, died on June 23, 2003 in Pleasantville, N.J. He was 84. Manning was contacted by the Detroit Tigers in 1937 for a tryout. According to reports, the offer was rescinded when the team discovered his race.A standout player in high school, Manning played for the Johnson Stars in Atlantic City. He joined the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League in 1938. His professional career was only interrupted by service in the military during World War II.He pitched the final game of the 1946 Negro League World Series in which his Newark team defeated the Kansas City Monarchs.He was a member of some of Satchel Paige’s barnstorming teams in the 1940s and he played baseball in Mexico and Canada before retiring. He returned to school, graduated from Glassboro State College and spent 26 years as a teacher in Pleasantville.He was sometimes called Dr. Cyclops because of the glasses he wore.”I want him remembered as someone who had strength of character, not only in baseball but also in what he taught in the classroom and what he brought to the community,” daughter Belinda Manning said in a wire report. Sources: Associated Press