- Mark Christman
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Mark Christman Third baseman/Shortstop Born: October 21, 1913
Maplewood, MissouriDied: October 9, 1976 (aged 62)
St. Louis, MissouriBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut April 20, 1938 for the Detroit Tigers Last MLB appearance September 23, 1949 for the Washington Senators Career statistics Batting average .253 Home runs 19 Runs batted in 348 Teams - Detroit Tigers (1938–1939)
- St. Louis Browns (1939; 1943–1946)
- Washington Senators (1947–1949)
Career highlights and awards - Member of 1944 Browns, the only St. Louis team to win an American League championship
- Played in 1944 World Series, and batted .091 in 22 at bats
Marquette Joseph Christman (October 21, 1913 — October 9, 1976) was an American professional baseball player. He had a nine-year career in Major League Baseball, primarily as a third baseman and shortstop, for the Detroit Tigers (1938-39), St. Louis Browns (1939 and 1943-46) and Washington Senators (1947-49). As his team's starting third baseman, he helped the Browns win the 1944 American League pennant — the only championship the St. Louis American Leaguers won in the team's 52 years of existence.
In 9 seasons he played in 911 Games and had 3,081 At Bats, 294 Runs, 781 Hits, 113 Doubles, 23 Triples, 19 Home Runs, 348 RBI, 17 Stolen Bases, 219 Walks, .253 Batting Average, .306 On-base percentage, .324 Slugging Percentage, 997 Total Bases and 37 Sacrifice Hits.
He died in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 62.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Categories:- 1913 births
- 1976 deaths
- Baseball players from Missouri
- Washington Senators players
- St. Louis Browns players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Baseball third baseman stubs
- Baseball shortstop stubs
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