- ↑ His rapid transition from baseball novice notwithstanding, Sanguillen's connection and commitment to the Baptist faith proved considerably more durable, [8] and to Protestantism as whole, more durable still. [9]
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Manny Sanguillen of the Pittsburgh Pirates will be the guest speaker at 8 a.m. today at the men's Lenten breakfast of the Monroeville United Methodist Church.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Manny Sanguillén at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- Manny Sanguillén at Baseball Almanac
- "Superstardom Ahead For Sanguillen?," by Al Abrams, Baseball Digest, June 1970
| Manny Sanguillén | |
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 Sanguillén in July 2008 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born:March 21, 1944 Colón, Panama | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 23, 1967, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 5, 1980, for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
Pittsburgh Pirates 1971 World Series champions | |
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