Manny McIntyre

Vincent Churchill McIntyre
(Manning)

• Bats unknown, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.

• Born October 4, 1918 in Gagetown, NB CAN
• Died June 13, 2011 in Candiac, QC CAN

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Biographical Information

Manny McIntyre is noted as the first known African-Canadian to play professionally in organized baseball after integration. He was also a member of the first all-black line in semi-professional/professional hockey history.

Baseball career

As a youth, he led the Devon, NB team to the New Brunswick provincial championship. McIntyre then played for the Trois-Rivières (or Drummondville, according to one source) team in the Quebec Provincial League in 1945, however the league at that time was not a part of organized baseball (rather, it was an "outlaw league", what would now be called an independent league). He signed a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals for the 1946 season and played for the Sherbrooke Canadiens that year, thereby becoming the first known African-Canadian to play organized ball. He hit .310 with one home run and two doubles in 30 games, collecting 40 hits in 129 at-bats.

He also played in the New Brunswick Senior Baseball League and Halifax and District Baseball League during his time as a baseball player.

Hockey career

McIntyre played for the Sherbrooke Saints of the Quebec Senior Hockey League during the 1948-1949 season, teaming with brothers Ossie and Herb Carnegie to form to first black line in the history of hockey. He also played in the Northern Ontario League and the Porcupine Mines Senior Hockey League.

Honors

McIntyre was elected into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. He was inducted in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2021 as part of its large class of Canadian baseball pioneers.

Related Sites

• Manning McIntyre at the Internet Hockey Database