{{short description|American baseball player (1912-1997)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Manny Salvo |position=Pitcher |image=Manny Salvo 1942.jpg |width=160px |caption=Salvo, circa 1942 |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1912|6|30|mf=y}}<!-- baseball-reference.com, retrosheet.org, and mlb.com list 1912 as birth year; thebaseballcube.com lists 1913; see talk page --> |birth_place=Sacramento, California, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1997|2|7|1912|6|30}} |death_place=Vallejo, California, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=April 22 |debutyear=1939 |debutteam=New York Giants |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=October 3 |finalyear=1943 |finalteam=Boston Braves |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=33–50 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=247 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=3.69 |teams= *New York Giants ({{baseball year|1939}}) *Boston Bees / Braves ({{baseball year|1940}}–{{baseball year|1943}}) *Philadelphia Phillies ({{baseball year|1943}}) *Boston Braves ({{baseball year|1943}}) }} '''Manuel Salvo''' (June 30, 1912<!-- baseball-reference.com, retrosheet.org, and mlb.com list 1912 as birth year; thebaseballcube.com lists 1913; see talk page --> – February 7, 1997) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The {{height|ft=6|in=4}}, {{convert|210|lb|abbr=on}} right-hander played for the New York Giants (1939), Boston Bees / Braves (1940–43), and Philadelphia Phillies (1943). His nickname was "Gyp", short for "Gypsy".<ref>[https://baseballbiography.com/manny-salvo-1913 Manny Salvo at Baseball Library] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823171105/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Manny_Salvo_1913 |date=August 23, 2012 }}</ref>
A native of Sacramento, California, Salvo had his best season statistically in 1940 with the Bees. He won 10, lost 9, making it the only season of his career in which he finished with more wins than losses. He also shared the National League lead with 5 shutouts, and ranked eighth in the league with a 3.08 earned run average.
While Salvo had a poor win–loss record, his career Adjusted ERA+ was only slightly below average at 98. He only pitched for one winning team, the 1939 Giants, and at 77–74 they were barely over the .500 mark.
Salvo died at the age of 83 in Vallejo, California.
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