Jack Marshall (marshja01)

Jack Marshall

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 167 lb.

• Debut 1920
• Final Game 1929
• Born May 11, 1895 in Carrollton, MO USA
• Died May 11, 1961 in Wadsworth, KS USA

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Biographical Information

Jack Marshall pitched a decade in the Negro Leagues. He debuted with the 1920 Chicago American Giants, going 3-5. He followed with a 6-3, 3.78 season. In 1922, he was 6-4 with a 4.87 RA for the Detroit Stars then was 2-6 with 1 save and a 4.66 ERA for Chicago in 1923. In 1924, he went to the new powerhouse, the Kansas City Monarchs, and went 1-1, not pitching in the 1924 Negro World Series. In 1928, Marshall returned after a couple of years off to go 11-6 for Detroit. He finished his career back in Chicago in 1929, posting a 3-4 record to finish his career at 32-29.

Sources

• The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues by John Holway
• The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues by James Riley
• research by Gary Ashwill (1921-22)
• 1923 Negro National League Yearbook, by Peter Ventura and Patrick Rock, Replay Publishing

Related Sites

• Jack Marshall at the SABR Bio Project