Manuel Stewart

Manuel Stewart
Third baseman
Born: (1922-07-30)July 30, 1922
Chester, South Carolina, U.S.
Died: May 27, 1954(1954-05-27) (aged 31)
Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
NNL debut
1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Last NNL appearance
1946, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
NNL statistics
Batting average.000
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Manuel Stewart (July 30, 1922 – May 27, 1954) was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s.

A native of Chester, South Carolina, Stewart played for the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1946. He died in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1954 at age 31.[1][2]

Stewart, who served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, was serving as a patrolman in New Jersey for three years when he killed his girlfriend, Gladys Foreman, and then himself with his service revolver.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Manuel Stewart". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Manuel Stewart". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Elizabeth Policeman Kills Woman, Self". The Herald-News. Associated Press. 27 May 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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