Willard Marshall | |
Position: | Right fielder |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 8 February 1921 |
Birth Place: | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Death Place: | Norwood, New Jersey, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 14 |
Debutyear: | 1942 |
Debutteam: | New York Giants |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | June 15 |
Finalyear: | 1955 |
Finalteam: | Chicago White Sox |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .274 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 130 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 604 |
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Willard Warren Marshall (February 8, 1921 – November 5, 2000) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1942 through 1955, Marshall played for the New York Giants (1942, 1946–1949), Boston Braves (1952), Cincinnati Reds (1952-1953) and Chicago White Sox (1954–1955). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
In an 11-season career, Marshall posted a .274 batting average with 130 home runs and 604 RBI in 1246 games played. In 1947 he tied a NL record at the time by hitting three home runs in one game. In 1951 he became the second outfielder in the history of baseball to play an entire season without an error.
He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.
.291 BA, 36 HR, 107 RBI, 102 runs, .528 slugging %
Marshall lived in Fort Lee, New Jersey and later in Rockleigh, New Jersey.[1] He was buried at Fairview Cemetery (Fairview, New Jersey).