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Marty Marion

Birthdate:

12/1/1917

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 170 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Richburg, SC, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

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Marty Marion was the top fielding shortstop during the 1940s. His nicknames of 'Octopus' and 'Slats' fitted his long legs and arms, - 6'2, 170lbs. Marion was noted for his ability to scoop-up ground balls hit deep into the hole and for his rapid throwing arm nailing opposing batters. Marion became a regular with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1940 and his outstanding play helped the Red Birds win the pennant in 1942. Marty led the NL with 38 Doubles. In his peak years 1942 to 1949, the Cardinals won three World Series and lost one. Marion was named to seven straight All-Star games including a starter five times. In 1944, Marty Marion was named the NL Most Valuable Player and led the league in leading fielding percentage, he only hit .267 with 26 doubles but was the team leader for bringing the pennant to the Cardinals.

As a child, Marty Marion fell into a 20-foot pit and spent better than six months in a body cast, his right leg was severely injured giving him a trick knee which kept him out of World War II and shorted his major league career. Marty Marion served as a playing coach for the St. Louis Browns in 1952 and 1953. He collected 1448 career hits and had a lifetime batting average of .263. baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
13 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1940	STL (NL)	125	435	44	121	18	1	3	46	21	34	9	0	0	0	12	0	.278	.311	SLG
1941	STL (NL)	155	547	50	138	22	3	3	58	42	48	8	0	0	2	28	0	.252	.308	SLG
1942	STL (NL)	147	485	66	134	38	5	0	54	48	50	8	0	0	1	20	0	.276	.343	SLG
1943	STL (NL)	129	418	38	117	15	3	1	52	32	37	1	0	0	2	11	0	.280	.334	SLG
1944	STL (NL)	144	506	50	135	26	2	6	63	43	50	1	0	0	0	16	0	.267	.324	SLG
1945	STL (NL)	123	430	63	119	27	5	1	59	39	39	2	0	0	2	6	0	.277	.340	SLG
1946	STL (NL)	146	498	51	116	29	4	3	46	59	53	1	0	0	3	15	0	.233	.318	SLG
1947	STL (NL)	149	540	57	147	19	6	4	74	49	58	3	0	0	1	9	0	.272	.334	SLG
1948	STL (NL)	144	567	70	143	26	4	4	43	37	54	1	0	0	0	9	0	.252	.298	SLG
1949	STL (NL)	134	515	61	140	31	2	5	70	37	42	0	0	0	2	17	0	.272	.323	SLG
1950	STL (NL)	106	372	36	92	10	2	4	40	44	55	1	0	0	0	4	0	.247	.327	SLG
1952	SLB (AL)	67	186	16	46	11	0	2	19	19	17	0	2	0	1	4	0	.247	.320	SLG
1953	SLB (AL)	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
13 years		1572	5506	602	1448	272	37	36	624	470	537	35	2	0	14	151	0	.263	.323	.SLG

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