Kirt Manwaring

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=#fd5a1e
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Kirt Manwaring
position=Catcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
height= 5'11"
weight= 190
debutdate=September 15
debutyear=1987
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
finaldate=October 3
finalyear=1999
finalteam=Colorado Rockies
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.246
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=733
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=278
teams=
*San Francisco Giants (by|1987-by|1996)
*Houston Astros (by|1996)
*Colorado Rockies (by|1997-by|1999)
highlights=
*National League pennant: 1989
*Gold Glove Award (NL C): 1993

Kirt Dean Manwaring (born on July 15, 1965 in Elmira, New York), is a former Major League baseball catcher who was selected by the San Francisco Giants, in the second round of the 1986 draft out of Coastal Carolina University. He was only 21 when drafted and was one of the youngest to be picked in the draft.

While playing for the Giants, Kirt struggled behind the plate and spent some of the 90's in the minors. Over the next few years Kirt began to field extremely well and earned a Gold Glove in 1993. He finished the season with the National League's second-highest percentage of throwing out basestealers (45 percent). The Giants then traded him to the Houston Astros for Rick Wilkins and cash, in July 1996. At the end of the season, he signed with the Colorado Rockies in hopes to pick up his low batting average. He finished his last season in 1999 with a .299 batting average, but decided to quit the game.

Awards

A good defensive catcher, he recorded a .998 fielding percentage and won a Gold Glove award with the San Francisco Giants in 1993. He won the 1993 Willie Mac Award honoring his spirit and leadership. In 1993, he was tied for 4th in intentional walks, with 13.

Inducted into Coastal Carolina University Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

Career Moves

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the "Boston Red Sox" in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign.
June 2, 1986: Drafted by the "San Francisco Giants" in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft
July 27, 1996: Traded by the "San Francisco Giants" to the "Houston Astros" for Rick Wilkins and cash.
October 28, 1996: Granted Free Agency.
December 9, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the "Colorado Rockies".
October 28, 1998: Granted Free Agency.
December 17, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the "Colorado Rockies".
November 1, 1999: Granted Free Agency and retired.

Yearly Earnings

Career Total Earnings = $11,503,000

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