Clyde Jennings Manion nicknamed "Pete," was a Major League Baseball

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 catcher for the Detroit Tigers

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 (1920–27), St. Louis Browns

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 (1928–30), and Cincinnati Reds

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 (1932–34). He played in 477 major league games (401 as a catcher) with a career batting average of .218 and a .293 on base percentage. He had 250 hits, 112 RBIs, 96 runs scored, and 118 bases on balls. Manion was born in Big River, Missouri

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 and died in Detroit, Michigan

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