Marshall Bridges
| Marshall Bridges | |||
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Born: June 2, 1931 Jackson, Mississippi |
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Died: September 3, 1990 (aged 59) Jackson, Mississippi |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 17, 1959, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 25, 1965, for the Washington Senators | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 23–15 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.75 | ||
| Strikeouts | 302 | ||
| Saves | 25 | ||
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Marshall Bridges (June 2, 1931 – September 3, 1990) was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1959 to 1965 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and Washington Senators.
A strong left-handed pitcher blessed with an excellent fastball, Bridges was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg). After bouncing around the minor leagues for six seasons, he broke into the majors with St. Louis in the mid-season of 1959, posting a 6–3 won/lost record and a 4.26 earned run average, striking out 76 hitters in 76 innings. Used almost exclusively as a relief pitcher throughout his seven-season career, Bridges' best season came in 1962 while a member of the Yankees, anchoring the world champions' relief staff while recording a team-leading 18 saves to go with an 8–4 record and a 3.14 earned run average. However, that same season he also became the first American League pitcher to give up a World Series grand slam home run when Chuck Hiller of the San Francisco Giants got hold of one in Game 4.
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