Fred Marsh
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Fred Francis Marsh
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.
- High School Steinmetz High School
- Died October 26, 2006 in Corry, PA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Fred Marsh was born in Kansas and moved to Chicago as a child. After graduating from Steinmetz High School in 1941, he signed with the Chicago Cubs. During World War II, he served in the Navy and was discharged in 1945. An infielder, he reached the majors in 1949 and played parts of seven seasons in the big leagues.
He made his big league debut on April 19, 1949 apparently as a pinch runner.
1951 would end up being the only season in which he appeared in 100 or more games.
1952 was an interesting season for Marsh. He started the season with the Browns, but on May 12 was traded with Lou Sleater to the Washington Senators for Cass Michaels. Less than one month later, the Senators traded him back to the Browns for Earl Rapp.
He missed nearly half of the 1955 season with a broken elbow and a leg injury.
He was a good basestealer in terms of percentage in his career, as he was only caught once in 14 attempts - he had a 92.9% stealing success rate.
Statistically, the player he is most similar to is Ken Hamlin (as of July 2007, using the similarity scores method).
After his big league career ended, he spent many years as a postal carrier.
After his death at the age of 82, he was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Corry, PA.
