Jay Haney

James Lemial Haney

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 155 lb.

• Born June 26, 1920
• Died March 3, 1982

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Jay Haney played in the minor leagues from 1939 to 1956; from 1946-1948, he was in the AA Texas League. In 1949, he hit .366 with 20 homers and 119 RBI in the high-octane West Texas-New Mexico League.

Haney managed in the minors from 1949 to 1956 and also was the GM from 1954 to 1956. As GM, he replaced fired field managers in both 1955 and 1956. When manager of Lamesa in 1951, he signed J.W. Wingate as the first African-American to play in a minor league in Texas.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1949	Lamesa Loboes	West Texas-New Mexico League	72-66	4th	none	Lost in 1st round
1950	Lamesa Lobos	West Texas-New Mexico League	21-18	--	none	--	replaced by Jodie Beeler (58-45) on May 30 due to poor health
1951	Lamesa Lobos	West Texas-New Mexico League	81-61	3rd	none	Lost League Finals
1952	Lamesa Lobos	West Texas-New Mexico League	32-31	--	none	--	replaced by Jackie Sullivan (37-42) on June 29
	Midland Indians	Longhorn League	36-10	3rd	none	League Champs	replaced Zeke Bonura (49-45) on July 28
1953	Midland Indians	Longhorn League	73-58	3rd	none	Lost League Finals
1954	Abilene Blue Sox	West Texas-New Mexico League	65-70	4th	none	Lost in 1st round
1955	Abilene Blue Sox	West Texas-New Mexico League	56-56	5th	none		replaced Bob Westfall (13-15) on May 25
1956	Lubbock Hubbers/ Texas City Texans	Big State League	38-54	6th	Baltimore Orioles		replaced Bill Krueger (minors) (21-27) May 30