Cuddles Marshall
Encyclopedia
Clarence Westly "Cuddles" Marshall (April 28, 1925 – December 14, 2007) was a professional baseball
relief pitcher
. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball
for the New York Yankees
and St. Louis Browns
between 1946 and 1950.
Marshall was born in Bellingham, Washington
, and compiled a 7-7 record over four seasons; three with the Yankees, and a final campaign with the Browns. His career ERA
was 5.98. Over his career, he walked 158 batters while striking out but 69.
Marshall was the Yankees pitcher to start the first night game at Yankee Stadium on May 28, 1946.
Marshall died in Saugus, California
, at the age of 82.
Professional baseball
Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....
relief pitcher
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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for the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
and St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
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between 1946 and 1950.
Marshall was born in Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the twelfth-largest city in the state. Situated on Bellingham Bay, Bellingham is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto the Strait of Georgia...
, and compiled a 7-7 record over four seasons; three with the Yankees, and a final campaign with the Browns. His career ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
was 5.98. Over his career, he walked 158 batters while striking out but 69.
Marshall was the Yankees pitcher to start the first night game at Yankee Stadium on May 28, 1946.
Marshall died in Saugus, California
Saugus, California
Saugus is a neighborhood in Santa Clarita, California. Saugus was one of the four communities that merged in 1987 to create the city of Santa Clarita. Saugus is named after Saugus, Massachusetts, the hometown of Henry Newhall, upon whose land the town was originally built...
, at the age of 82.