Mike Marshall (outfielder)

This article is about the MLB outfielder who played from 1981-91. For the pitcher who played from 1967-81, see Mike Marshall (pitcher).

Mike Marshall
Right fielder
Born: January 12, 1960 (1960-01-12) (age 51) Libertyville, Illinois
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1981 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
August 4, 1991 for the California Angels
Career statistics
Batting average	.270
Home runs	148
Runs batted in	530
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1981-1989) New York Mets (1990) Boston Red Sox (1990-1991) California Angels (1991) Nippon Ham Fighters (NPB) (1992)
Career highlights and awards
National League pennant: 1988 World Series champion: 1988 All-Star (NL): 1984

Michael Allen Marshall (born January 12, 1960 in Libertyville, Illinois) is a former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of eleven seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1981 to 1991. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets, both of the National League, and the Boston Red Sox and California Angels, both of the American League. He also played one season in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Nippon Ham Fighters in 1992. Currently, Marshall serves as president and general manager of the Chico Outlaws of the North American League.

Playing career

During the course of his career, Marshall played first base, third base, outfield and designated hitter.

As a minor league player, Marshall showed considerable promise. He won the league's Triple Crown in 1981, when he hit .373 with 34 homers and 137 RBIs for the Albuquerque Dukes, a Triple A club in the Pacific Coast League.

In his first major league at bat against the San Francisco Giants in September 1981, he smashed a line drive over the right field wall at Dodger Stadium that bounced sharply off a stairwell and back onto the field. Jack Clark, playing right field, quickly picked up the ball and threw it back to the infield; due to the speed and trajectory of the ball, and Clark's routine actions, the umpires ruled it a double. Clark apparently admitted to Marshall later that it was a homer.^{[citation needed]}

He was elected to the National League All-Star team in 1984.

Marshall has one World Series ring from the Dodgers' 1988 World Series, in which he hit a homer in Game 2.

Harry Caray's "Cocaine for his foot" statement

The legendary announcer, Harry Caray, once said during a Cubs telecast that, "Mike Marshall is going back to LA to get some cocaine for his foot." His partner in the booth, color commentator Steve Stone, quickly interjected, "Uh, Harry, that's novacaine."^{[citation needed]}

Managerial and front office career

Marshall managed the Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs of the Northern League from 2000–02 and the El Paso Diablos from 2005-06. He was the field manager, team president and general manager of the Yuma Scorpions, of the Golden Baseball League from 2007-08. He was named manager and team president of the Chico Outlaws prior to the 2010 season.

Personal life

Marshall also gained some notoriety for dating Belinda Carlisle of the pop band The Go-Go's.^[1]

Marshall is married to wife, Mary, and has two children, both students at Stanford University.

References

1. ^ Padgett, John (10/10/97), NoExit: Belinda Carlisle, BAM 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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Name	Marshall, Mike
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Date of birth	January 12, 1960
Place of birth	Libertyville, Illinois
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