Manny Salvo
Nickname(s): Gyp
Born: 1913

RHP 1939-43 Giants, Braves

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Salvo, who was polite, neat, and conservatively dressed, was facetiously called "Gyp" - short for gypsy. Though he was only 10-9 for the seventh-place 1940 Braves, he shared the league lead with five shutouts. (JK)