Jim Marshall (baseball)

Rufus James Marshall (born May 25, 1931) is an American former professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1958 through 1965. Marshall managed the Chicago Cubs (1974–76) and the Oakland Athletics (1979) but never enjoyed a winning season in either post. His career big-league managing record was 229–326 (.413) and his 1979 A's squad lost 108 of 162 games (.333). Born in Danville, Illinois, and raised in Long Beach, California, he threw and batted left-handed and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb).

Jim Marshall
Marshall with the Nashville Sounds in 1984
First baseman
Born: (1931-05-25) May 25, 1931
Danville, Illinois
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 15, 1958, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1962, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average.242
Home runs29
Runs batted in106
Teams
As player:

As manager:

Playing career

Marshall attended Long Beach State University. After beginning his professional career in 1950, he was a productive hitter during his minor league days in the Pacific Coast League of the 1950s, leading the PCL in home runs (31) and runs batted in (123) as a member of the 1954 Oakland Oaks.

In the Major Leagues, Marshall appeared in 410 games over five seasons (1958–62) and batted .242 with 206 hits and 29 home runs. He was part of the first interleague trade (without waivers) in baseball history when he was dealt by the Cubs with pitcher Dave Hillman to the Boston Red Sox for first baseman Dick Gernert on November 21, 1959.

In addition to the Cubs, he played for the Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates. He never appeared in an official game for the Red Sox, who traded him (in a waiver deal) to the Giants for pitcher Al Worthington during spring training in 1960.

Marshall played baseball in Japan (with the Chunichi Dragons) from 1963–65. After his managerial career ended, Marshall scouted the United States for Japanese league teams.

Management career

Marshall became a minor league manager in the Cubs' organization in 1968. After handling Triple-A assignments from 1971–73, he was promoted by the Cubs to MLB third-base coach on the staff of Whitey Lockman for 1974.

On July 25, with Chicago at 41–52, he replaced Lockman as manager. The Cubs went 25–44 over the remainder of the season to finish at 66–96, sixth and last in the National League East Division. Marshall then led the Cubs to successive 75–87 seasons in 1975 and 1976, the Cubs finishing in fifth and then in fourth place. His contract was not renewed, and he was replaced by Herman Franks on November 24, 1976.[1]

He managed at Triple-A for the Montreal Expos and Oakland organizations in 1977–78 before landing his second MLB command with the 1979 Athletics. Marshall concluded his managerial career in minor league baseball during the 1980s, working for the New York Yankees (1984) and Chicago White Sox (1986). He remains in the game as the senior advisor for Pacific Rim operations of the Arizona Diamondbacks.[2]

References
  1. "Kennedy and Franks Get Top Cub Posts," United Press International (UPI), Wednesday, November 24, 1976. Retrieved June 9, 2020
  2. http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/ari/downloads/y2009/media_guide/scouting.pdf
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