What is Jim Fanning?
[[File:Jim Fanning 54-57.JPG|thumb|Jim Fanning]] '''William James Fanning''' (September 14, 1927 – April 25, 2015) was an [[United States|American]] [[catcher]], [[manager (baseball)|manager]] and front office executive in [[Major League Baseball]]. He was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. He was the first [[General Manager (baseball)|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. He served as their field manager in 1981. He guided Montreal into the playoffs for the only time in the 36-year history of the franchise. Fanning died on April 25, 2015, at his home in [[London, Ontario]], aged 87.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rds.ca/baseball/baseball-l-ancien-g%C3%A9rant-des-expos-de-montr%C3%A9al-jim-fanning-est-d%C3%A9c%C3%A9d%C3%A9-%C3%A0-l-%C3%A2ge-de-87-ans-1.2297766 | title=Baseball : l'Ancien gérant des Expos de Montréal Jim Fanning est décédé à l'âge de 87 ans | date=25 April 2015 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fanning, Jim}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Chicago Cubs players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Chicago]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}