Johnny Marcum

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position = Pitcher
birthdate = September 9, 1909
deathdate = September 10, 1984
bats = Left
throws = Right
debutdate = September 7
debutyear = by|1933
debutteam = Philadelphia Athletics
finaldate = September 30
finalyear = by|1939
finalteam = Chicago White Sox
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stat1value = 65-63
stat2label = K
stat2value = 392
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stat3value = 4.66
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*Philadelphia Athletics (by|1933–by|1935)
*Boston Red Sox (by|1936–by|1938)
*St. Louis Browns (by|1939)
*Chicago White Sox (by|1939)
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John Alfred "Footsie" Marcum (September 9, 1909 – September 10, 1984) was a baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, and Chicago White Sox.

Biography

Johnny Marcum was born on September 9, 1909, in Campbellsburg, Kentucky.

Marcum entered the Major Leagues in by|1933 at the age of 23 with the Philadelphia Athletics. He only pitched five games that year, but he went 3-2. He spent the next two years with the Athletics as one of their main starting pitchers. He went 14-11 in 1934 and 17-12 in 1935.

Marcum spent by|1936, by|1937, and by|1938 with the Boston Red Sox. He did not have as much success with them (records of 8-13, 13-11, and 5-6, respectively). His ERA stayed relatively the same throughout the first six years in his career (between 4 and 5, roughly).

The final year in Marcum's career, by|1939, was split between the St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox. He spent his final year mainly as a relief pitcher [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marcujo01.shtml Johnny Marcum Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ] .

Marcum died on September 10, 1984 in Louisville, Kentucky.

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