Manny McIntyre: Difference between revisions

McIntyre was a member of the "Black Aces", the first all-black [[line (ice hockey)|line]] in professional hockey,<ref name=cbc/> with brothers Ossie and [[Herb Carnegie]]. They played together in various leagues including one season in [[France]] where they became a big draw and helped set an attendance record for French ice hockey. In 1946, McIntyre became the first [[Black Canadians|Black Canadian]] to play professional [[professional baseball]],<ref name=mm/> as a [[shortstop]] for the [[Sherbrooke CanadiensCanadians]]<!--Canadians, anot [[farmCanadiens team]](ice hockey)--> of the [[St.Border LouisLeague Cardinals]]. He(baseball)|Border played in multiple leagues, and was elected to the [[New Brunswick Sports Hall of FameLeague]] in 1997.

McIntyre was born nearin 1918 in [[Fredericton]]Devon, [[New Brunswick]].{{efn|Devon was absorbed into the city of [[Fredericton]] in 1945.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carandall.com/DevonHistory/devonhistory.html |title=Devon Remembered |website=carandall.com |accessdate=December 19, 2021}}</ref>}} As a child, he began playing both ice hockey and baseball. He played [[shinny]], a form of [[Pick-up game|pick-up]] hockey, on frozen ponds with wooden pucks.<ref name=thestar>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2011/07/03/obituary_hockey_and_baseball_star_manny_mcintyre_was_one_of_the_black_aces.html|title=Obituary: Hockey and baseball star Manny McIntyre was one of 'the Black Aces'|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=2011-07-03|accessdate=2013-02-26}}</ref>

McIntyre played in the Porcupine Mines Senior Hockey League, where he was first teamed with brothers [[Ossie Carnegie|Ossie]] and [[Herb Carnegie]]. They formed the first recorded all black [[Line (ice hockey)|line]] in hockey history.<ref name=group>{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/alt.obituaries/UF6-5m9KRrc|title=New Brunswick loses another Hall of Famer|work=[[Times & Transcript]]|accessdate=2013-02-26|last=St. Pierre|first=Eddie}}</ref><ref name="WIGGINTON2006">{{cite book|first=Russell |last=Wigginton|title=The Strange Career of the Black Athlete: African Americans and Sports|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b3eKSWQ-I4AC&pg=PA17|accessdate=2013-02-26|date=2006-06-30|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-08622-9|pages=17}}</ref> The trio became known as the "Black Aces".<ref name=thestar/> The trio gained notoriety in North America and moved to France to play for Racing Club de Paris, becoming the first professional black players to play in Europe. The Black Aces became a big draw while playing in Europe attracting large crowds for each of their games. Including a game against the British National team which drew 20,612 spectators, which set an ice hockey attendance record in France. When the season ended they were offered a contract to stay in with the team, but chose to return to North America joining the Sherbrooke Saints of the [[Quebec Senior Hockey League]] (QSHL) for the 1948–49 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxscorenews.com/history-of-black-hockey-players-in-europe-p51547-68.htm|title=History of Black Hockey players in Europe|publisher=Stryker-Indigo New York|work=''Boxscore.com''|accessdate=2013-02-26|last=Dawson|first=Bob}}</ref> Upon joining the QSHL they became the first all-black line in professional history.<ref name=cbc>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2012/03/10/sp-carnegie-herb-obit.html|title=Hockey pioneer Herb Carnegie dead at 92|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]|date=2012-03-10|accessdate=2013-02-26}}</ref> For the 1949–50 season McIntyre moved to the Moncton Hawks of the [[Maritime Major Hockey League]] (MMHL). He set a career high in goals with 36. In 1950 he was traded to the Saint John Beavers, where he moved from a [[Winger (ice hockey)|winger]] to [[Defenceman|defence]].<ref name=group/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/10/sports/hockey/herb-carnegie-dies-trailblazer-never-got-his-nhl-shot.html?pagewanted=all|title=A Hockey Trailblazer Who Missed His Chance|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2012-03-09|accessdate=2013-02-26|last=Davis|first=David}}</ref> According to the [[Society for International Hockey Research]] McIntyre compiled 187 goals, 278 assists, for 465 points in 468 games played during his career.<ref name=group/>

McIntyre's [[baseball]] career was similar to his hockey career as he moved from league to league with regularity. He began playing with Fredericton Capitals of the [[New Brunswick Senior Baseball League]], before moving on to [[Nova Scotia]]. Playing as a [[shortstop]], McIntyre set a career high .385 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] in 1943 playing for the Halifax Shipyards.<ref name=group/> The following season he helped the Shipyards win a Halifax Defense Baseball League championship.<ref name=thestar/> McIntyre played for Trois-Rivieres team in the [[Quebec Provincial League]] in 1945.<ref name=nbshof/> For the 1946 season he signed a contract with the [[Sherbrooke Canadiens]] a [[farm team]] of the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], thereby becoming the first [[Black Canadians|Black Canadian]] to sign a professional baseball contract.<ref name=nbshof/> He later became the first Black Canadian to play professional baseball as he hit .310 with one home run and two doubles in 30 games, collecting 40 hits in 129 at-bats for Sherbrooke.<ref name=mm>{{cite web|url=http://montrealmosaic.com/article/quebec-and-integration-baseball-part-1-jackie-robinson-montreal-excerpt-quebec-heritage-news|title=Quebec And The Integration Of Baseball: Part 1, Jackie Robinson In Montreal (*Excerpt From Quebec Heritage News)|publisher=Montreal Mosaic|accessdate=2013-02-27|last=Young|first=Bill|work=[[Chicago Defender]]|date=1946-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mcinty001man|title=Manny McIntyre Player Profile|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference]]|accessdate=2013-02-26}}</ref>

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