- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMartin Whiteford Marion
- Nicknames
- Slats
- The Octopus
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Marty Marion was born on December 1, 1917 in Richburg, South Carolina, USA. He died on March 15, 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
- Shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals (1940-1950) and St. Louis Browns (1952-1953).
- Member of 1942, 1944 and 1946 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals teams. Member of 1943 National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals team.
- Named to 8 National League All Star Teams (1943-1950).
- Finished 24th in voting for 1941 National League MVP for leading League in Games (155) and Sacrifice Hits (28). Also had .252 Batting Average (138 for 547), 50 Runs, 22 Doubles, 3 Triples, 3 Home Runs, 58 RBI, 8 Stolen Bases, 42 Walks, .308 On-base percentage, .320 Slugging Percentage and 175 Total Bases.
- Finished 7th in voting for 1942 National League MVP for leading League in Doubles (38) and having .276 Batting Average (134 for 485), 66 Runs, 5 Triples, 54 RBI, 8 Stolen Bases, 48 Walks, .343 On-base percentage, .375 Slugging Percentage, 182 Total Bases and 20 Sacrifice Hits in 147 Games.
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