SALEM, VA. — Former Phillies manager, Charlie Manuel, has been named the guest speaker at the 24th annual Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame hot stove banquet on January 29th at the Salem Civic center where five area baseball players and contributors will be inducted into the class of 2015. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. Source: Roanoke Star.
Photo shows former MLB manager Charlie Manuel speaking with Philly fans in 2013.
Tickets are available through members of the Hall of Fame Board of Directors or by calling President Charlie Hammersley at 540-556-0377 or VP Gary Walthall at 540-427-1977. Tickets are $35. After January 8th, tickets may be purchased at the Civic Center box office.
The Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame was founded in 1991 and honors players and contributors from the counties of Alleghany, Roanoke, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin and Montgomery and the independent cities located within the boundaries of those counties. The building is located on the grounds of the James E. Taliaferro Complex.
Manuel is a Southwest Virginia native and a 1995 inductee into the Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame. He played in the major leagues for the Twins and Dodgers and was a star in Japan, playing for both the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and the Kintetsu Buffaloes. After his playing days, he managed both the Cleveland Indians (2000-2002) and Philadelphia Phillies (2005-2013), winning the 2008 World Series with the Phillies.
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