Mike Marshall (pitcher)
| Mike Marshall | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: January 15, 1943 Adrian, Michigan |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 31, 1967, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1981, for the New York Mets | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Games pitched | 723 | ||
| Win–loss record | 97–112 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.14 | ||
| Strikeouts | 880 | ||
| Saves | 188 | ||
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Michael Grant (Mike) "Iron Mike" Marshall (born January 15, 1943) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in 1967 and from 1969 through 1981 for nine different teams.
Marshall won the National League Cy Young Award in 1974 as a member of the Dodgers as well as being named the NL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News. He set a Major League record for most appearances by a relief pitcher in 1974, appearing in 106 games. He was a member of the National League All Star Team in 1974 and 1975. Marshall was also named Fireman of the Year by TSN with three different teams: in the NL in 1973 with the Montreal Expos and 1974 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and a third time in 1979 in the American League with the Minnesota Twins (sharing the award with Jim Kern). He was voted the Montreal Expos Player of the Year in 1972 and 1973 and was also an original member of the Seattle Pilots. His clashes with Pilots' manager Joe Schultz were chronicled by teammate Jim Bouton in the book Ball Four.
Marshall, who relied primarily on an elusive screwball, led his league in games pitched four times, saves three times, and games finished five times. He is the holder of two major league records, both of which he set in the 1974 season: most appearances (games pitched) in a season (106), and most consecutive team games with a relief appearance (13). He also holds the American League record for games pitched in a season with 90 for Minnesota in 1979. In his record-setting 1974 season, he pitched 208.3 innings, all of which came in relief appearances. He attended Michigan State University, earning three degrees, including a Ph.D. in kinesiology. In the months preceding his 1974 Cy Young season, Marshall considered retiring in order to work on his Ph.D. Marshall eventually would pitch for the Dodgers that year alongside teammate Tommy John. When John went down to injury, it was Marshall who suggested John attempt a radical surgery that would eventually bear John's name.
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