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Moxie Manuel, ambidextrous pitcher

Moxie Manuel, White Sox Mark Garfield Manuel Born:  October 16, 1881 in Metropolis, IL Big League Teams: Washington Senators (1905), Chicago White Sox (1908) Height/Weight: 5' 11", 170 lb. Bats: Right Threw: Both, ambidextrous pitcher Ambidextrous pitcher Moxie  Manuel played for the Washington Senators in 1905, and the Chicago White Sox in 1908. Moxie Manuel  began his professional baseball career with the  1903   Vicksburg Hill Billies , going 12-14. The next year, he went 21-11 for Vicksburg. In 1905, Moxie went 22-18 for the Baton Rouge Cajuns and New Orleans Pelicans and made his major league debut with the  Washington Senators . He told a reporter that he pitched with his left hand against left-handed batters, making him an  Ambidextrous Pitcher . Source:  The Big Book of Jewish Baseball  by  Peter Horvitz  and  Joachim Horvitz Ambidextrous pitcher keeps 'em all guessin...