Jim Fanning
Baseball player
For the fictional James Bond character, who appears in the film Octopussy, see Jim Fanning (James Bond).William James Fanning (born September 14, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former catcher, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. The first general manager of the Montreal Expos of the National League (appointed in August 1968), he served the Expos in a number of capacities for almost 25 years, and as their field manager in 1981 he guided Montreal into the playoffs for the only time in the 36-year history of the franchise.
Personal facts
| Birth date | September 14, 1927 |
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