James Benjamin Manning (July 21, 1943 – January 1, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. Manning was a right-handed pitcher who had a brief, five-game stint at the age of 18 with the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball in 1962. He stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall, weighed 185 pounds (84 kg) and batted right-handed. Manning played in the minors through 1966, largely for the Charlotte Hornets of what is now the Southern League.