Firpo Marberry
[edit] Biography
Born on November 30, 1898 in Streetman, Texas, Firpo Marberry (Frederick Marberry) played for the Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers and New York Giants over the course of his 14 year career. Marberry broke into the bigs on August 11, 1923 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 3.09 ERA in 195.1 innings pitched in 1924, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Firpo Marberry's best season was 1929, when he posted a 3.06 ERA, won 19 games, notched 11 saves and struck out 121 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1923
| WAS
| A
| 11
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2.82
| 18
| 16
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 44.2
| 42
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1924
| WAS
| A
| 50
| 14
| 11
| 12
| 3.09
| 68
| 88
| 67
| 6
| 0
| 15
| 195.1
| 190
| 3
| 70
| 0
| 2
| 9
|
| 1925
| WAS
| A
| 55
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 3.47
| 53
| 50
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 93.1
| 84
| 4
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1926
| WAS
| A
| 64
| 5
| 12
| 7
| 3.00
| 43
| 55
| 46
| 3
| 0
| 22
| 138
| 120
| 4
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1927
| WAS
| A
| 56
| 10
| 10
| 7
| 4.64
| 74
| 92
| 80
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 155.1
| 177
| 4
| 68
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1928
| WAS
| A
| 48
| 11
| 13
| 13
| 3.85
| 76
| 79
| 69
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 161.1
| 160
| 4
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1929
| WAS
| A
| 49
| 26
| 19
| 12
| 3.06
| 121
| 100
| 85
| 16
| 0
| 11
| 250.1
| 233
| 6
| 69
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| 1930
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 22
| 15
| 5
| 4.09
| 56
| 92
| 84
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 185
| 190
| 15
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| WAS
| A
| 45
| 25
| 16
| 4
| 3.45
| 88
| 92
| 84
| 11
| 1
| 7
| 219
| 211
| 13
| 63
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1932
| WAS
| A
| 54
| 15
| 8
| 4
| 4.01
| 66
| 98
| 88
| 8
| 1
| 13
| 197.2
| 202
| 13
| 72
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1933
| DET
| A
| 37
| 32
| 16
| 11
| 3.29
| 84
| 98
| 87
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 238.1
| 232
| 13
| 61
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1934
| DET
| A
| 38
| 19
| 15
| 5
| 4.57
| 64
| 92
| 79
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 155.2
| 174
| 12
| 48
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1935
| DET
| A
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4.26
| 7
| 11
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 22
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1936
| WAS
| A
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3.86
| 4
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1936
| NY
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| Total
|
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3.77
| 4
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.1
| 12
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 550
| 186
| 148
| 88
| 3.63
| 822
| 970
| 834
| 86
| 7
| 101
| 2067
| 2048
| 96
| 686
| 0
| 14
| 38
|
| Total
|
|
| 551
| 186
| 148
| 88
| 3.63
| 822
| 971
| 834
| 86
| 7
| 101
| 2067.1
| 2049
| 96
| 686
| 0
| 14
| 38
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1923
| WAS
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1924
| WAS
| A
| P
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 39
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1925
| WAS
| A
| P
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1926
| WAS
| A
| P
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 31
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1927
| WAS
| A
| P
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1928
| WAS
| A
| P
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1929
| WAS
| A
| P
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 35
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1930
| WAS
| A
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 33
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1931
| WAS
| A
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 36
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1932
| WAS
| A
| P
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 45
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1933
| DET
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 37
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1934
| DET
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 20
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1935
| DET
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1936
| WAS
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1936
| NY
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1936
| Total
|
| P
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 551
| 0
| 0
| 92
| 370
| 17
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1923
| WAS
| A
| 11
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .200
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| WAS
| A
| 50
| 59
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .136
| .164
| .169
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| WAS
| A
| 55
| 19
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .263
| .333
| .263
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| WAS
| A
| 64
| 34
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .176
| .200
| .206
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| WAS
| A
| 56
| 41
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .122
| .143
| .122
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| WAS
| A
| 48
| 46
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 5
| .109
| .128
| .130
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| WAS
| A
| 49
| 81
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 11
| .235
| .287
| .296
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 73
| 9
| 24
| 0
| 14
| .329
| .364
| .384
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| WAS
| A
| 45
| 82
| 7
| 19
| 1
| 8
| .232
| .241
| .305
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| WAS
| A
| 54
| 66
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 7
| .167
| .191
| .212
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| DET
| A
| 37
| 90
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .122
| .132
| .167
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| DET
| A
| 38
| 55
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 9
| .218
| .283
| .291
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| DET
| A
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .333
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| WAS
| A
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| NY
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| Total
|
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 550
| 667
| 60
| 128
| 1
| 65
| .192
| .224
| .237
| 21
| 3
| 22
| 110
| 6
| 34
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 551
| 668
| 60
| 128
| 1
| 65
| .192
| .224
| .237
| 21
| 3
| 22
| 111
| 6
| 34
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Washington Senators with Carl Fischer to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Earl Whitehill (December 14, 1932).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (June 11, 1935).
- Signed by New York Giants (December 13, 1935).
- Released by New York Giants (May 8, 1936).
- Signed by Washington Senators (May 9, 1936).
- Released by Washington Senators (June 11, 1936).
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