Mike Marshall CY for Dodgers as RP passes..

[Mitchrapp]

He was 74.

'The right-hander threw 208.1 innings in 1974. That?s a workhorse starter?s innings total in 2021. But Marshall threw those innings as a reliever. He made an MLB-record 106 appearances with a 2.42 ERA and struck out 143 batters. That record for appearances still stands and no other pitcher has ever appeared in more than 94 games in a single season'.

https://sports.yahoo.com/former-cy-...older-mike-marshall-dies-at-78-123414812.html

Rest in peace.

 

[byco42]

Mike Marshall was a key character in Ball Four. Even said that lowering the mound (in 1969) would position the pitcher closer to the plate, because when you shorten any leg of a right triangle, you shorten the hypotenuse.

I'm sure his erudition was real popular in the clubhouse, especially one like the Seattle Pilots.

He sure looked thrilled to be a part of this organization.

As well as this one.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Mike Marshall was a key character in Ball Four. Even said that lowering the mound (in 1969) would position the pitcher closer to the plate, because when you shorten any leg of a right triangle, you shorten the hypotenuse.

I'm sure his erudition was real popular in the clubhouse, especially one like the Seattle Pilots.

He sure looked thrilled to be a part of this organization.

As well as this one.

Ball Four was pretty salacious. Wasn?t there a part where Marshall told Bouton about an affair he had had with Katherine Johnson, who would?ve been about 30 years older than him?

The math must have rubbed off.

 

[byco42]

Ball Four was pretty salacious. Wasn?t there a part where Marshall told Bouton about an affair he had had with Katherine Johnson, who would?ve been about 30 years older than him?

The math must have rubbed off.

I have no recollection of this, but it would not surprise me.