Willard Marshall
[edit] Biography
Willard Marshall (Willard Warren Marshall) was born on February 8, 1921 in Richmond, Virginia. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1942 for the New York Giants. In 1942, his rookie year, he hit .257 with 11 home runs and 59 RBI. Marshall played for the New York Giants, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Willard Marshall's best season was 1947, when he slugged 36 home runs, hit for a .291 average and knocked in 107 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1942
| NY
| N
| 116
| 401
| 41
| 103
| 11
| 59
| .257
| .307
| .372
| 9
| 2
| 26
| 20
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1946
| NY
| N
| 131
| 510
| 63
| 144
| 13
| 48
| .282
| .327
| .406
| 18
| 3
| 33
| 29
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 15
|
| 1947
| NY
| N
| 155
| 587
| 102
| 171
| 36
| 107
| .291
| .366
| .528
| 19
| 6
| 67
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 14
|
| 1948
| NY
| N
| 143
| 537
| 72
| 146
| 14
| 86
| .272
| .350
| .419
| 21
| 8
| 64
| 34
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 11
|
| 1949
| NY
| N
| 141
| 499
| 81
| 153
| 12
| 70
| .307
| .401
| .429
| 19
| 3
| 78
| 20
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 10
|
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| 105
| 298
| 38
| 70
| 5
| 40
| .235
| .319
| .332
| 10
| 2
| 36
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 10
|
| 1951
| BOS
| N
| 136
| 469
| 65
| 132
| 11
| 62
| .281
| .351
| .433
| 24
| 7
| 48
| 18
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 18
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| 107
| 397
| 52
| 106
| 8
| 46
| .267
| .333
| .390
| 23
| 1
| 37
| 21
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1952
| BOS
| N
| 21
| 66
| 5
| 15
| 2
| 11
| .227
| .271
| .409
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1952
| TOT
| N
| 128
| 463
| 57
| 121
| 10
| 57
| .261
| .324
| .393
| 27
| 2
| 41
| 25
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 12
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| 122
| 357
| 51
| 95
| 17
| 62
| .266
| .342
| .482
| 14
| 6
| 41
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 10
|
| 1954
| CHI
| A
| 47
| 71
| 7
| 18
| 1
| 7
| .254
| .349
| .324
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| 22
| 41
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 6
| .171
| .364
| .171
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1177
| 4121
| 570
| 1135
| 129
| 591
| .275
| .346
| .427
| 161
| 39
| 434
| 209
| 13
| 29
| 14
| 0
| 107
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 69
| 112
| 13
| 25
| 1
| 13
| .223
| .355
| .268
| 2
| 0
| 24
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 1246
| 4233
| 583
| 1160
| 130
| 604
| .274
| .347
| .423
| 163
| 39
| 458
| 219
| 13
| 29
| 14
| 1
| 109
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1942
| NY
| N
| OF
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 222
| 13
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1946
| NY
| N
| OF
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 253
| 14
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1947
| NY
| N
| OF
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 334
| 19
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1948
| NY
| N
| OF
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 266
| 16
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1949
| NY
| N
| OF
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 292
| 13
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 150
| 11
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1951
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 220
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 188
| 13
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1952
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1952
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1952
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 215
| 16
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1954
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1145
| 0
| 0
| 2184
| 125
| 50
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Atlanta (Southern Association) to New York Giants (February 23, 1942).
- Traded by New York Giants with Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr and Red Webb to Boston Braves in exchange for Eddie Stanky and Al Dark (December 14, 1949).
- Sold by Boston Braves to Cincinnati Reds (June 4, 1952).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Saul Rogovin, Connie Ryan and Rocky Krsnich (December 10, 1953).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (June 24, 1955).
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