- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam James Fanning
- Nickname
- Gentleman Jim
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Jim Fanning was born on September 14, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was married to Maria Malandra. He died on April 25, 2015 in London, Ontario, Canada.
- SpouseMaria Malandra(1985 - April 25, 2015) (his death, 2 children)
- Inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.
- Catcher with the Chicago Cubs, 1954-1957.
- Manager of the Montreal Expos, 1981-1982 & 1984.
- He became a Canadian citizen in 2012.
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