Marshall Riddle | |
Position: | Infielder |
Birth Date: | April 22, 1918 Warren, Arkansas |
Death Date: | St. Louis, Missouri |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1937 |
Debutteam: | St. Louis Stars |
Finalyear: | 1943 |
Finalteam: | Cleveland Buckeyes |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .271 |
Stat2label: | Hits |
Stat2value: | 105 |
Stat3label: | Home runs |
Stat3value: | 1 |
Stat4label: | Runs batted in |
Stat4value: | 46 |
Stat5label: | Stolen bases |
Stat5value: | 10 |
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Marshall Lewis "Jit" Riddle (April 22, 1918 – September 2, 1988) was an American baseball infielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1937 to 1943, playing mostly with the St. Louis Stars .[1]
Riddle made his Negro American League debut in 1937 for the St. Louis Stars. The following year, he began a four-year stint with the Indianapolis ABCs/St. Louis Stars/St. Louis–New Orleans Stars. Riddle was selected to the East-West All-Star Game in 1939 and 1940. His final Negro league season came in 1943 with the Cleveland Buckeyes. In 1951, he played for the Trois-Rivières Royals of the Provincial League.[2]
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