Marty Marion

Full Name: Martin Whiteford Marion	Primary Position: SS
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/170	First Game: April 16, 1940
Birthdate: December 1, 1917	Final Game: July 6, 1953
Birthplace: Richburg, South Carolina	MLB Experience: 13 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Marty Marion (Martin Whiteford Marion) was born on December 1, 1917 in Richburg, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1940 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1940, his rookie year, he hit .278 with 3 home runs and 46 RBI. Marion played for the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 13 year career.

Most people believe that Marty Marion's best season was 1942, when he hit for a .276 average and knocked in 54 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1940	STL	N	125	435	44	121	3	46	.278	.311	.345	18	1	21	34	0	12	9	12
1941	STL	N	155	547	50	138	3	58	.252	.308	.320	22	3	42	48	2	28	8	10
1942	STL	N	147	485	66	134	0	54	.276	.343	.375	38	5	48	50	1	20	8	9
1943	STL	N	129	418	38	117	1	52	.280	.334	.337	15	3	32	37	2	11	1	4
1944	STL	N	144	506	50	135	6	63	.267	.324	.362	26	2	43	50	0	16	1	9
1945	STL	N	123	430	63	119	1	59	.277	.340	.370	27	5	39	39	2	6	2	5
1946	STL	N	146	498	51	116	3	46	.233	.318	.325	29	4	59	53	3	15	1	9
1947	STL	N	149	540	57	147	4	74	.272	.334	.352	19	6	49	58	1	9	3	16
1948	STL	N	144	567	70	143	4	43	.252	.298	.333	26	4	37	54	0	9	1	13
1949	STL	N	134	515	61	140	5	70	.272	.323	.369	31	2	37	42	2	17	0	17
1950	STL	N	106	372	36	92	4	40	.247	.327	.317	10	2	44	55	0	4	1	10
1952	STL	A	67	186	16	46	2	19	.247	.320	.339	11	0	19	17	1	4	0	6
1953	STL	A	3	7	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		1502	5313	586	1402	34	605	.264	.323	.346	261	37	451	520	13	147	35	114
Total	AL		70	193	16	46	2	19	.238	.310	.326	11	0	19	17	1	4	0	6
Total			1572	5506	602	1448	36	624	.263	.323	.345	272	37	470	537	14	151	35	120

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1940	STL	N	SS	125	245	366	33	76	.949
1941	STL	N	SS	155	299	489	38	85	.954
1942	STL	N	SS	147	296	448	31	87	.960
1943	STL	N	SS	128	232	424	20	93	.970
1944	STL	N	SS	144	268	461	21	90	.972
1945	STL	N	SS	122	237	372	21	70	.967
1946	STL	N	SS	145	290	480	21	105	.973
1947	STL	N	SS	141	329	452	15	104	.981
1948	STL	N	SS	142	263	445	19	80	.974
1949	STL	N	SS	134	242	441	17	74	.976
1950	STL	N	SS	101	180	313	11	73	.978
1952	STL	A	SS	63	105	138	5	41	.980
1953	STL	A	3B	2	1	0	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	2	1	0	0	0	1.000
Total			SS	1547	2986	4829	252	978	.969

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1936).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 24, 1951).
Signed by St. Louis Browns (November 29, 1951).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (November 24, 1953).

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