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Marshall Riddle

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Marshall Riddle
Infielder
Born: (1918-04-22)April 22, 1918
Warren, Arkansas
Died: September 2, 1988(1988-09-02) (aged 70)
St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the St. Louis Stars
Last appearance
1943, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Career statistics
Batting average.271
Hits105
Home runs1
Runs batted in46
Stolen bases10
Teams
Career highlights and awards

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

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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

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  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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