| Chip Marshall | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Birth Name: | Charles Anthony Marchlewicz |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Wilmington, Delaware, US |
| Death Place: | Wilmington, Delaware, US |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | June 14 |
| Debutyear: | 1941 |
| Debutteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | June 14 |
| Finalyear: | 1941 |
| Finalteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Games played |
| Stat1value: | 1 |
| Stat2label: | Plate appearances |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Fielding average |
| Stat3value: | 1.000 |
| Teams: | |
Charles Anthony "Chip" Marshall (born Charles Anthony Marchlewicz; August 28, 1919 – April 15, 2007) was a professional baseball catcher who appeared in a single game for the 1941 St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 5inchesft10.5inchesin (ftin) and 178lb, he batted and threw right-handed.
Marshall played in the minor leagues from 1937 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1952.[1] He served in the United States Army from June 1943 through October 1945.[2] [3] In 13 minor league seasons, he appeared in 1057 games, compiling a .240 batting average with 38 home runs and at least 155 RBIs.[1] While predominantly a catcher, he also played 46 games as a second baseman in 1942.[1]
Marshall's lone major league appearance came with the St. Louis Cardinals on June 14, 1941, in a home game against Brooklyn Dodgers played at Sportsman's Park.[4] [5] With the Cardinals losing in the eighth inning, 12–5, Marshall entered the game as a pinch runner, replacing fellow catcher Gus Mancuso, who had just reached first base on a fielder's choice.[4] Marshall did not advance, as the next two batters made outs, ending the inning.[4] Marshall stayed in the game defensively for the top of the ninth inning, handling relief pitcher Ira Hutchinson.[4] In an uneventful inning, Marshall made one putout, retiring batter Jimmy Wasdell.[4] The Cardinals did not score in the bottom of the ninth, and Marshall did not have a plate appearance.[4] As this was his only major league appearance, he holds a career 1.000 fielding average in MLB.[6] Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Marshall worked for the United States Postal Service after his professional baseball career, retiring in 1983. He was a coach for Babe Ruth League baseball for 18 years, and was a 1982 inductee of the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.[7] Marshall was married and had one daughter.[7] He died in his home city in 2007, aged 87, and was interred there.[6]