"New York Giants" Jim Mangan Hand Signed 3X5 Index Card JG Autographs COA

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"New York Giants" Jim Mangan Hand Signed 3X5 Index Card.
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James Daniel Mangan
(September 24, 1929 – July 19, 2007) was an American
professional baseball
player
. He was a backup
catcher
in
Major League Baseball
who played for the
Pittsburgh Pirates
and
New York Giants
between
1952
and
1956
. Listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 190 pounds (86 kg), Mangan batted and threw right-handed. He was born in San Francisco, attended
St. Ignatius College Preparatory
and the
University of Santa Clara
, and graduated from the
University of San Francisco
. Mangan was signed by Pittsburgh in 1949 and played briefly for the Pirates in 1952 and 1954, before joining the Giants in
1956
, spending May through August on the
Giants' roster
and getting into an MLB-career-high 20
games played
. In a three-season MLB career, Mangan was a .153 hitter (
nine
-for-
59
) with five
runs
and five
RBI
without
home runs
in 45 total games. He also had an eight-season (1949–1951; 1954–1955; 1957–1958) career in
minor league baseball
. Following his baseball career, Mangan became a high school teacher and small business owner. He died in
San Jose, California
, at the age of 77.