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Chip Marshall (baseball)
Charles Anthony "Chip" Marshall (born Charles Anthony Marchlewicz;[1][2][3] August 28, 1919 – April 15, 2007) was a professional baseball catcher who appeared in a single game for the 1941 St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 5 feet 10.5 inches (1.791 m) and 178 pounds (81 kg), he batted and threw right-handed. BiographyMarshall played in the minor leagues from 1937 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1952.[4] He served in the United States Army from June 1943 through October 1945.[2][5] In 13 minor league seasons, he appeared in 1057 games, compiling a .240 batting average with 38 home runs and at least 155 RBIs.[4] While predominantly a catcher, he also played 46 games as a second baseman in 1942.[4] Marshall's lone major league appearance came with the St. Louis Cardinals on June 14, 1941, in a home game against Brooklyn Dodgers played at Sportsman's Park.[6][7] With the Cardinals losing in the eighth inning, 12–5, Marshall entered the game as a pinch runner, replacing fellow catcher Gus Mancuso, who had just reached first base on a fielder's choice.[6] Marshall did not advance, as the next two batters made outs, ending the inning.[6] Marshall stayed in the game defensively for the top of the ninth inning, handling relief pitcher Ira Hutchinson.[6] In an uneventful inning, Marshall made one putout, retiring batter Jimmy Wasdell.[6][a] The Cardinals did not score in the bottom of the ninth, and Marshall did not have a plate appearance.[6] As this was his only major league appearance, he holds a career 1.000 fielding average in MLB.[1] Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Marshall worked for the United States Postal Service after his professional baseball career, retiring in 1983.[3] He was a coach for Babe Ruth League baseball for 18 years,[b] and was a 1982 inductee of the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.[3] Marshall was married and had one daughter.[3] He died in his home city in 2007, aged 87, and was interred there.[1] Notes
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