Willard Warren Marshall (February 8, 1921 – November 5, 2000) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1942 through 1955, Marshall played for the New York Giants (1942, 1946–1949), Boston Braves (1952), Cincinnati Reds (1952-1953) and Chicago White Sox (1954–1955). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Career

In an 11-season career, Marshall posted a .274 batting average with 130 home runs and 604 RBI in 1246 games played. In 1947 he tied a NL record at the time by hitting three home runs in one game.[citation needed] That year, he had a .291 batting average, 36 home runs, 107 runs batted in and a .528 slugging percentage. In 1951 he became the second outfielder in the history of baseball to play an entire season without an error.[citation needed]

He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

Personal life

Marshall lived in Fort Lee, New Jersey and later in Rockleigh, New Jersey.[self-published source] He was buried at Fairview Cemetery in Fairview, New Jersey.

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