William Earl Marriott (August 18, 1893 – August 11, 1969) was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves and Brooklyn Robins over six seasons from 1917 to 1927.[1] He also played for the United States national baseball team, composed of active servicemen, at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games held in Paris in the aftermath of the First World War.[2][3]
| William Marriott | |||||||||||||||
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| Third baseman | |||||||||||||||
| Born: August 18, 1893 Pratt, Kansas | |||||||||||||||
| Died: August 11, 1969 (aged 75) Berkeley, California | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| September 6, 1917, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||
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| April 28, 1927, for the Brooklyn Robins | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .266 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 95 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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References
edit- ^ "William Marriot Statistics and History". "baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2017-05-14.
- ^ George Wythe; Joseph Mills Hanson, eds. (1919). The Inter-Allied Games - Paris, 22nd June to 6th July, 1919. Internet Archive: Games Committee. pp. 180–82, 476.180-82, 476&rft.pub=Games Committee&rft.date=1919&rft_id=https://archive.org/details/cu31924014114353/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:William Marriott (baseball)" class="Z3988">
- ^ Morris, Jack. "Tom McGuire". SABR. Society for American Baseball Research.
He was attached to the 86th Infantry Division (known as the Black Hawk Division) as a sergeant major in charge of troop transportation, and pitched on the division's baseball team, which also included former major leaguers Ed "Jeff" Sweeney, William Marriott, Adam DeBus, and Austin Walsh.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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