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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
- ^ "Manuel Stewart". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Manuel Stewart". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- The Herald-News. Associated Press. 27 May 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads