Marshall Riddle
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Marshall Riddle
| image = Marshall Riddle.jpg
| position = Infielder
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|4|22|mf=y}}
Warren, Arkansas, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|9|2|1918|4|22|mf=y}}
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
| bats = Left
| throws = Right
| debutleague = Negro league baseball
| debutdate =
| debutyear = 1937
| debutteam = St. Louis Stars
| finaldate =
| finalyear = 1943
| finalteam = Cleveland Buckeyes
| statyear =
| statleague =
| stat1label = Batting average
| stat1value = .271
| stat2label = Hits
| stat2value = 105
| stat3label = Home runs
| stat3value = 1
| stat4label = Runs batted in
| stat4value = 46
| stat5label = Stolen bases
| stat5value = 10
| teams =
- St. Louis Stars (1937)
- Indianapolis ABCs/St. Louis Stars/St. Louis–New Orleans Stars (1938–1941)
- Cleveland Buckeyes (1943)
| highlights =
}}
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 .{{Cite book |last=Riley |first=James A. |
title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues |place=New York |publisher=Carroll & Graf |year=1994 |isbn=0-7867-0959-6 |postscript= }}
Career
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=riddle001mar|title=Marshall Riddle at Baseball-Reference (Minors)|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
References
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External links
{{Baseballstats|br=r/riddlma01|brm=riddle001mar}} and [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=riddl01mar Seamheads]
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Category:Indianapolis ABCs players
Category:Cleveland Buckeyes players
Category:St. Louis Stars (1937) players
Category:Indianapolis ABCs (1938) players
Category:St. Louis Stars (1939) players
Category:St. Louis–New Orleans Stars players
Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen
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