Marshall Riddle
PositionInfielder
Birth dateApril 22, 1918
Warren, Arkansas, U.S.
Death dateSeptember 2, 1988 (aged 70)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
BatsLeft
ThrowsRight
DebutleagueNegro league baseball
Debutyear1937
DebutteamSt. Louis Stars
Finalyear1943
FinalteamCleveland Buckeyes
Stat1labelBatting average
Stat1value.271
Stat2labelHits
Stat2value105
Stat3labelHome runs
Stat3value1
Stat4labelRuns batted in
Stat4value46
Stat5labelStolen bases
Stat5value10
Teams

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]

Career

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]

References

  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  2. ^ "Marshall Riddle at Baseball-Reference (Minors)". Baseball-Reference.com

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