Jim Fanning, American-Canadian baseball player and manager (born 1927)

Jim Fanning

American-Canadian baseball player, manager, and executive (1927–2015)

William James Fanning was an American-Canadian catcher, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. Often called "Gentleman Jim", Fanning was the first general manager of the Montreal Expos of the National League, and served the Expos in a number of capacities…