What years did Dick Manville play?

Dick Manville played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1952.

Was Dick Manville a pitcher?

Yes. Dick Manville pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 8 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dick Manville hit?

Dick Manville hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Dick Manville's career batting average?

Dick Manville batted .500 over his career, with 1 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Dick Manville's career ERA?

Dick Manville finished with a 7.11 career ERA, going 0-0 with 8 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dick Manville have?

Dick Manville recorded 8 career strikeouts.

Dick Manville

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1950-1952)

Dick Manville was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1952 for the Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 3 seasons. Across 12 career appearances, he went 0-0 with a 7.11 ERA and 8 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 0–0

ERA 7.11

WHIP 2.11

SO 8

Pitcher PIV -692.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 192 lb
Born: 12/25/1926 in Des Moines, IA, USA
Died: 2/13/2019 in Winter Springs, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1950-04-30
Last Game: 1952-09-10

Full name: Richard Wesley Manville

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dick Manville — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	12	0	0	0	0	19.0	25	15	2	15	8	7.11	-692.4

Career ERA 7.11 vs. league average 4.03 across their career seasons — 76.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dick Manville — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1950	BSN	NL	1	2.0	0	0	3	2	0.00	—	0.0
1952	CHN	NL	11	17.0	25	15	12	6	7.94	3.70 (-114%)	-692.4
Career · 2 seasons			12	19.0	25	15	15	8	7.11	—	-692

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Dick Manville — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
12	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0

Career AVG .500 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +92.8% above league average.

Career OBP .500 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — +48.6% above league average.

Career SLG .500 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — +29.6% above league average.

Career OPS 1.000 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — +38.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dick Manville — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1950	BSN	NL	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	CHN	NL	11	2	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			12	2	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Dick Manville — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	5	2	0	1	0	0	.500
Away	7	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Dick Manville — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	5	10.1	16	6	7	4	5.23
Away	7	8.2	9	9	8	4	9.35

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dick Manville — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1952-09-10	CHC	BRO	L	0	0	0
1952-08-24	CHC	PHI	L	2	1	1
1952-08-19	CHC	NY1	L	0	0	0
1952-08-13	CHC	CIN	L	0	0	0
1952-08-03	CHC	BRO	L	0	0	0
1952-07-30	CHC	NY1	L	0	0	0
1952-07-27	CHC	PHI	L	0	0	0
1952-07-26	CHC	PHI	L	0	0	0
1952-07-24	CHC	BSN	L	0	0	0
1952-07-15	CHC	BSN	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dick Manville — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1952-09-10	CHC	BRO	—	0.0	0	2	2	2	0
1952-08-24	CHC	PHI	—	4.1	5	2	2	3	2
1952-08-19	CHC	NY1	—	2.0	2	0	0	3	1
1952-08-13	CHC	CIN	—	2.0	2	2	0	1	0
1952-08-03	CHC	BRO	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1952-07-30	CHC	NY1	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1952-07-27	CHC	PHI	—	1.0	2	4	4	3	1
1952-07-26	CHC	PHI	—	1.2	5	3	3	0	0
1952-07-24	CHC	BSN	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1
1952-07-15	CHC	BSN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dick Manville — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	12	0	2	4	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dick Manville — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1950	BSN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1952	CHN	P	11	0	2	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dick Manville — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	12

College History

Dick Manville — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Yale University	New Haven	CT	1945

Dick Manville: the record in brief

April 30, 1950 and September 10, 1952 bracket Dick Manville's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Boston Braves (1950) and the Chicago Cubs (1952). Born on December 25, 1926, in Des Moines, IA, USA, Manville is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 6'4" and 192 pounds. The bio records the death on February 13, 2019, in Winter Springs, FL, USA. The given name on file is Richard Wesley Manville.

Manville went 0-0 with a 7.11 ERA in 12 games, 0 of them starts. The totals include 8 strikeouts. The league ERA over Manville's seasons was 4.03, so the 7.11 figure ran 76.4% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 7.94 in 1952, when the league's was 3.70.

Manville appears at one position only: pitcher, in 12 games. On the mound, the fielding record shows 0 errors alongside 2 putouts and 4 assists.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Manville

What years did Dick Manville play?: Dick Manville played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1952.
Was Dick Manville a pitcher?: Yes. Dick Manville pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 8 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Manville hit?: Dick Manville hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Dick Manville's career batting average?: Dick Manville batted .500 over his career, with 1 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Dick Manville's career ERA?: Dick Manville finished with a 7.11 career ERA, going 0-0 with 8 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dick Manville have?: Dick Manville recorded 8 career strikeouts.