Bob Marquis
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Robert Rudolph Marquis (December 23, 1924 – December 28, 2007) was an American
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
, Marquis batted and threw left-handed. He stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
Marquis began his professional career in 1947 with the
home runs
, 18 triples and 21 doubles.
Marquis split the 1949 season between Beaumont (20 games) and the
Baseball Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby, who had been managerr
of Marquis in the minor leagues in 1950, was the Redlegs in 1952.
Marquis made his big league debut on April 17, 1953. In 40 games with the Redlegs (as the Reds were known from 1953–1958), he hit .273 with two home runs, a triple and a double in 44 at-bats. Despite posting an
OPS+ of 108, that would end up being his only year in the big leagues, he played his final game on July 7.[1] He also spent 61 games in the minors that year; with the Portland Beavers he hit .271. Back in the minors in 1954, he hit .282 with 16 triples in 143 games for Beaumont.[2]
Marquis died in 2007 in Beaumont, Texas, at the age of 83. He was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont.[3]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference