Marty Marion
Martin Whiteford Marion
Born: December 1, 1916
Richburg, SC USA
Deceased: 2011
Ladue, MO USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 3B, SS, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 170
Career: 1940-1953
Minor League Statistics
Marty Marion compiled a career batting average of .263 with 36 home runs and 624 RBI in his 1572-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 125 | 468 | 435 | 44 | 121 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 34 | .278 | .311 | .345 | .656 | 150 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 619 | 547 | 50 | 138 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 48 | .252 | .308 | .320 | .628 | 175 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 147 | 554 | 485 | 66 | 134 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 50 | .276 | .343 | .375 | .718 | 182 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 129 | 463 | 418 | 38 | 117 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 37 | .280 | .334 | .337 | .671 | 141 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 144 | 565 | 506 | 50 | 135 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 50 | .267 | .324 | .362 | .686 | 183 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 123 | 477 | 430 | 63 | 119 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 39 | .277 | .340 | .370 | .709 | 159 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 146 | 575 | 498 | 51 | 116 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 53 | .233 | .318 | .325 | .643 | 162 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 599 | 540 | 57 | 147 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 58 | .272 | .334 | .352 | .686 | 190 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 144 | 613 | 567 | 70 | 143 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 54 | .252 | .298 | .333 | .631 | 189 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 134 | 571 | 515 | 61 | 140 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 42 | .272 | .323 | .369 | .692 | 190 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 106 | 420 | 372 | 36 | 92 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 55 | .247 | .327 | .317 | .644 | 118 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 67 | 210 | 186 | 16 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | .247 | .320 | .339 | .659 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1572 | 6141 | 5506 | 602 | 1448 | 272 | 37 | 36 | 624 | 35 | 2 | 470 | 537 | .263 | .323 | .345 | .668 | 1902 | 120 | 14 | 151 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 125 | 0 | 0.0 | 245 | 366 | 33 | 76 | .949 | 4.888 | |
| 1941 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 299 | 489 | 38 | 85 | .954 | 5.084 | |
| 1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 296 | 448 | 31 | 87 | .960 | 5.061 | |
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 128 | 0 | 0.0 | 232 | 424 | 20 | 93 | .970 | 5.125 | |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 268 | 461 | 21 | 90 | .972 | 5.063 | |
| 1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 122 | 0 | 0.0 | 237 | 372 | 21 | 70 | .967 | 4.992 | |
| 1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 145 | 0 | 0.0 | 290 | 480 | 21 | 105 | .973 | 5.310 | |
| 1947 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 329 | 452 | 15 | 104 | .981 | 5.539 | |
| 1948 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 142 | 0 | 0.0 | 263 | 445 | 19 | 80 | .974 | 4.986 | |
| 1949 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 134 | 0 | 0.0 | 242 | 441 | 17 | 74 | .976 | 5.097 | |
| 1950 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 101 | 0 | 0.0 | 180 | 313 | 11 | 73 | .978 | 4.881 | |
| 1952 | AL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 105 | 138 | 5 | 41 | .980 | 3.857 | |
| 1953 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Totals | 1549 | 0 | 0.0 | 2987 | 4829 | 252 | 978 | .969 | 5.046 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 5 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .111 | .158 | .222 | .380 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 5 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .357 | .471 | .714 | 1.185 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 6 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .227 | .292 | .364 | .655 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .280 | .333 | .613 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 23 | 90 | 78 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .231 | .294 | .385 | .679 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | SS | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.800 | 5.800 |
| 1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | SS | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 4 | .955 | 4.395 | 4.200 |
| 1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | SS | 6 | 6 | 55.0 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.745 | 4.833 |
| 1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | SS | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 3 | .944 | 4.935 | 4.857 |
| Totals | 23 | 23 | 205.0 | 39 | 74 | 3 | 12 | .974 | 4.961 | 4.913 |
Awards
1942 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1943 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1944 - NL TSN Guide MVP
1944 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1944 - NL TSN Player of the Year
1944 - NL Most Valuable Player
1945 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
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