Willard Marshall

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#fd5a1e
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Willard Marshall


position=Outfielder
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=February 8, 1921
deathdate=death date and age|2000|11|5|1921|2|8
debutdate=April 14
debutyear=by|1942
debutteam=New York Giants
finaldate=June 15
finalyear=by|1955
finalteam=Chicago White Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.274
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=130
stat3label=RBIs
stat3value=604
teams=
*New York Giants (by|1942, by|1946-by|1949)
*Boston Braves (by|1950-by|1952)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|1952-by|1953)
*Chicago White Sox (by|1954-by|1955)
highlights=
*All star in 1942, 1947, and 1949

Willard Warren Marshall (b. February 8, 1921 in Richmond, Virginia - d. November 5, 2000 in Norwood, New Jersey) 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 [start] ), Cincinnati Reds (1952 [end] -1953) and Chicago White Sox (1954-1955). He batted left handed and threw right handed.

Career

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 hee became the 2nd outfielder in the history of baseball to play an entire season without an error.

Best season

*by|1947: .291 BA, 36 HR, 107 RBI, 102 runs, .528 slugging %

ee also

* Top 500 home run hitters of all time
* Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game
* Chicago White Sox all-time roster

ources

* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/M/Marshall_Willard.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marshwi01.shtml Baseball Reference]