Dave Marshall (baseball)

David Lewis Marshall (January 14, 1943 – June 6, 2019) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder with the San Francisco Giants, New York Mets and San Diego Padres.

Dave Marshall
Outfielder
Born: (1943-01-14)January 14, 1943
Artesia, California
Died: June 6, 2019(2019-06-06) (aged 76)
Lakewood, California
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1967, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
June 22, 1973, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average.246
Home runs16
Runs batted in114
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Born in Artesia, California, Marshall threw right handed, batted left handed, and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 182 pounds (83 kg). After graduating from Lakewood High School, he attended College of the Sequoias and Long Beach State University before signing with the Los Angeles Angels as an amateur free agent in 1963. At the end of his first season of professional baseball, he suffering a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder playing winter ball with the San Jose Bees.[1]

He batted .252 with 23 home runs and 166 runs batted in over three seasons in the Angels' farm system when he was dealt to the San Francisco Giants for fellow minor leaguer Héctor Torres at the start of the 1966 season.

San Francisco Giants

Marshall appeared in one game as a pinch runner in 1967[2] before winning a job as a back up corner outfielder out of Spring training 1968.[3] After a few pinch hitting appearances, Marshall went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI in his first start to lead the Giants to a 7-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves.[4]

Marshall batted .264 with just one home run (off the St. Louis Cardinals' Ray Washburn[5]) and sixteen RBIs his rookie season. He and teammate Bobby Bonds were named to the Topps All-Star Rookie Team's outfield. Torres, now with the Houston Astros, was its shortstop.

In 1969, he shifted into a lefty/righty platoon with Jim Ray Hart and Ken Henderson in left field. Marshall was dealt along with Ray Sadecki from the Giants to the New York Mets for Bob Heise and Jim Gosger on December 12, 1969.[6]

New York Mets

In his first at bat against his former franchise, Marshall hit a grand slam off Giants ace Gaylord Perry[7] on his way to a career high six home runs his first season as a Met.

He hit a second career grand slam off the Astros' George Culver the following season.[8] For his career, Marshall batted .333 with the two home runs and 29 RBIs with the bases loaded.[9]

San Diego Padres

Following the 1972 season, the Mets dealt Marshall to the San Diego Padres for pitcher Al Severinsen.[10] He batted .286 with no home runs and four RBIs in very limited playing time with the Padres. He finished out the 1973 season with the triple A Hawaii Islanders, then was sold to the Chicago White Sox. He retired shortly afterwards, never appearing in a game at any level with the Chisox.

Career statistics
Games PA AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO HBP Avg. OBP Slg. Fld%
490 1211 1049 123 258 41 4 16 114 13 133 239 10 .246 .333 .338 .966

After retiring, Marshall owned three very successful taverns in Manhattan– Marshall’s, Oasis and Rascal’s. He returned to Southern California in 1984, and bought Nino's in Commerce, California.[1]

Marshall died June 6, 2019, less than 48 hours after his wife died.[11]

References
  1. "KRIKORIAN: Injury Leaves Marshall to Still Wonder 'What If?'". Daily Breeze. MediaNews Group, Inc. January 30, 2010.
  2. "San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2". Baseball-Reference.com. Candlestick Park. September 7, 1967.
  3. "Obituary: Dave Marshall (1943-2019)". RIP Baseball.
  4. "San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 0". Baseball-Reference.com. Candlestick Park. April 30, 1968.
  5. "San Francisco Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4". Baseball-Reference.com. Candlestick Park. May 5, 1968.
  6. "Mets Get Sadecki in Giants' Trade; Marshall Is Also Acquired for Heise and Gosger," The New York Times, Saturday, December 13, 1969. Retrieved October 29, 2020
  7. "New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 2". Baseball-Reference.com. Candlestick Park. April 28, 1970.
  8. "New York Mets 8, Houston Astros 1". Baseball-Reference.com. Shea Stadium. May 11, 1971.
  9. Markusen, Bruce. "#CardCorner: 1973 Topps Dave Marshall". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
  10. Durso, Joseph (December 2, 1972). "A's Send Epstein to Rangers; Scheinblum, Nelson to Reds". The New York Times.
  11. Archbold, Rich (June 13, 2019). "Dave Marshal, former MLB player and downtown Long Beach parking czar, dies less than 48 hours after his wife". presstelegram.com. Retrieved June 14, 2019.


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