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Marty Marion

Martin Whiteford Marion (Slats and The Octopus)

All-Star Player

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: December 1, 1917 in Richburg, SC
High School: Tech (Atlanta, GA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1940
Final Game: July 6, 1953
Relatives: Brother of Red Marion
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1940 22 STL NL 125 468 435 44 121 18 1 3 46 9 21 34 .278 .311 .345 .656 76 150 12 0 12 *6
1941 23 STL NL 155 619 547 50 138 22 3 3 58 8 42 48 .252 .308 .320 .628 72 175 10 2 28 *6 MVP-24
1942 24 STL NL 147 554 485 66 134 38 5 0 54 8 48 50 .276 .343 .375 .718 103 182 9 1 20 *6 MVP-7
1943 25 STL NL 129 463 418 38 117 15 3 1 52 1 32 37 .280 .334 .337 .671 90 141 4 2 11 *6 AS,MVP-13
1944 26 STL NL 144 565 506 50 135 26 2 6 63 1 43 50 .267 .324 .362 .686 91 183 9 0 16 *6 AS,MVP-1
1945 27 STL NL 123 477 430 63 119 27 5 1 59 2 39 39 .277 .340 .370 .709 95 159 5 2 6 *6 MVP-8
1946 28 STL NL 146 575 498 51 116 29 4 3 46 1 59 53 .233 .318 .325 .643 80 162 9 3 15 *6 AS,MVP-28
1947 29 STL NL 149 599 540 57 147 19 6 4 74 3 49 58 .272 .334 .352 .686 79 190 16 1 9 *6 AS
1948 30 STL NL 144 613 567 70 143 26 4 4 43 1 37 54 .252 .298 .333 .631 66 189 13 0 9 *6 AS
1949 31 STL NL 134 571 515 61 140 31 2 5 70 0 37 42 .272 .323 .369 .692 81 190 17 2 17 *6 AS,MVP-25
1950 32 STL NL 106 420 372 36 92 10 2 4 40 1 44 55 .247 .327 .317 .644 67 118 10 0 4 6 AS
1952 34 SLB AL 67 210 186 16 46 11 0 2 19 0 2 19 17 .247 .320 .339 .659 81 63 6 1 4 6
1953 35 SLB AL 3 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /5
13 Seasons 1572 6141 5506 602 1448 272 37 36 624 35 2 470 537 .263 .323 .345 .668 81 1902 120 14 151
162 Game Avg. 162 633 567 62 149 28 4 4 64 4 48 55 .263 .323 .345 .668 81 196 12 1 16
STL (11 yrs) 1502 5924 5313 586 1402 261 37 34 605 35 451 520 .264 .323 .346 .669 81 1839 114 13 147
SLB (2 yrs) 70 217 193 16 46 11 0 2 19 0 2 19 17 .238 .310 .326 .636 75 63 6 1 4
NL (11 yrs) 1502 5924 5313 586 1402 261 37 34 605 35 451 520 .264 .323 .346 .669 81 1839 114 13 147
AL (2 yrs) 70 217 193 16 46 11 0 2 19 0 2 19 17 .238 .310 .326 .636 75 63 6 1 4

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1942 24 STL NL WS NYY W 5 19 18 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 .111 .158 .222 .380 4 0 0 0 0 0
1943 25 STL NL WS NYY L 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 26 STL NL WS SLB W 6 25 22 1 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .227 .292 .364 .655 8 0 0 1 0 2
1946 28 STL NL WS BOS W 7 28 24 1 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 .250 .280 .333 .613 8 1 0 3 0 1
4 Seasons (4 Series) 23 90 78 5 18 7 1 1 11 1 0 7 7 .231 .294 .385 .679 30 2 0 5 0 5
4 WS 23 90 78 5 18 7 1 1 11 1 0 7 7 .231 .294 .385 .679 30 2 0 5 0 5

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1940 STL NL 22 SS 125 644 245 366 33 76 .949 4.89 .950 5.00
1941 STL NL 23 SS 155 826 299 489 38 85 .954 5.08 .951 4.82 MVP-24
1942 STL NL 24 SS 147 775 296 448 31 87 .960 5.06 .955 4.87 MVP-7
1943 STL NL 25 SS 128 676 232 424 20 93 .970 5.13 .953 4.97 AS,MVP-13
1944 STL NL 26 SS 144 750 268 461 21 90 .972 5.06 .953 4.85 AS,MVP-1
1945 STL NL 27 SS 122 630 237 372 21 70 .967 4.99 .946 4.75 MVP-8
1946 STL NL 28 SS 145 791 290 480 21 105 .973 5.31 .956 4.67 AS,MVP-28
1947 STL NL 29 SS 141 796 329 452 15 104 .981 5.54 .962 4.66 AS
1948 STL NL 30 SS 142 727 263 445 19 80 .974 4.99 .958 4.59 AS
1949 STL NL 31 SS 134 700 242 441 17 74 .976 5.10 .960 4.70 AS,MVP-25
1950 STL NL 32 SS 101 504 180 313 11 73 .978 4.88 .960 4.74 AS
1952 SLB AL 34 SS 63 248 105 138 5 41 .980 3.86 .961 4.29
1953 SLB AL 35 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 1.000 2.95
12 Seasons SS 1547 8067 2986 4829 252 978 .969 5.05 .955 4.76
1 Season 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 1.000 2.95
13 Seasons TOT 1549 8068 2987 4829 252 978 .969 5.05 .924 4.76

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1956 BBWAA ( 0.5%)
1960 BBWAA (13.8%)
1962 BBWAA (10.0%)
1964 BBWAA (24.9%)
1964 Run Off ( 8.5%)
1966 BBWAA (28.5%)
1967 BBWAA (30.8%)
1967 Run Off ( 7.2%)
1968 BBWAA (31.4%)
1969 BBWAA (32.9%)
1970 BBWAA (40.0%)
1971 BBWAA (34.2%)
1972 BBWAA (30.3%)
1973 BBWAA (33.4%)

All-Star Games
1943 (SS)
1944 (SS)
1945
1946 (SS)
1947 (SS)
1948
1949
1950 (SS)

Awards (yr lg award)
1944 ML Major League Player of the Year
1944 NL MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1941 NL (24, 2%)
1942 NL (7, 24%)
1943 NL (13, 6%)
1944 NL (1, 56%)
1945 NL (8, 21%)
1946 NL (28, 1%)
1949 NL (25, 1%)
1 MVP
1.12 Career Shares (210th)

Games Played s c a p y
1941 NL  155 (1st)
1942 NL  147 (10th)
1946 NL  146 (7th)

At Bats s c a p y
1948 NL  567 (7th)

Doubles s c a p y
1942 NL  38 (1st)
1946 NL  29 (8th)
1949 NL  31 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1946 NL  3 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1940 NL  12 (9th)
1941 NL  28 (1st)
1942 NL  20 (3rd)
1944 NL  16 (5th)
1946 NL  15 (5th)
1948 NL  9 (8th)
1949 NL  17 (1st)
Career  151 (166th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1947 NL  16 (6th)
1949 NL  17 (6th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1941 NL  447 (6th)
1946 NL  406 (9th)
1947 NL  418 (10th)
1948 NL  446 (2nd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 3 (513), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 10 (1373), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 57 (334), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (942), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1936 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

October 24, 1951: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

November 29, 1951: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns.

November 24, 1953: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

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Name and misspellings: Slats Martin The Marty Octopus Whiteford Marion

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