Max Marshall (baseball)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1913–1993)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Max Marshall

|position=Right fielder

|image=Max Marshall.jpg

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1913|9|18|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Randolph, Iowa

|death_date={{death date and age|1993|9|16|1913|9|18}}

|death_place=Salem, Oregon

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 10

|debutyear={{By|1942}}

|debutteam=Cincinnati Reds

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 26

|finalyear={{By|1944}}

|finalteam=Cincinnati Reds

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.245

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=15

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=105

|teams=

• Cincinnati Reds (1942–44)

}}

Milo May "Max" Marshall (September 18, 1913 – September 16, 1993) was a professional baseball outfielder. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a right fielder, for the Cincinnati Reds from 1942 to 1944. He was a native of Randolph, Iowa.

Marshall is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He was a regular for the Reds during most of his 2½ years with the team. In 1942 he finished in the league's top ten for sacrifice hits, and in 1943 did the same for triples and stolen bases.

Career totals include 329 games played, 311 hits, 15 home runs, 105 RBI, 140 runs, a .245 batting average, and a slugging percentage of .339. He was an average defensive outfielder for his era,{{citation needed|date=April 2011}} and in his 317 appearances had a fielding percentage of .975. One defensive highlight was 12 assists in 1943.

Marshall died in Salem, Oregon at the age of 79.