Mike Marshall (outfielder)

This article is about the MLB outfielder who played from 1981 to 1991. For the pitcher who played from 1967 to 1981, see Mike Marshall (pitcher).

Mike Marshall
Marshall batting for the Dodgers in 1984
Right fielder
Born: (1960-01-12) January 12, 1960 (age 64)
Libertyville, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 7, 1981, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB: 1992, for the Nippon Ham Fighters
Last appearance
MLB: August 4, 1991, for the California Angels
NPB: 1992, for the Nippon Ham Fighters
MLB statistics
Batting average.270
Home runs148
Runs batted in530
NPB statistics
Batting average.246
Home runs9
Runs batted in26
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Non-MLB stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Michael Allen Marshall (born January 12, 1960), nicknamed "Moose", is an American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1991, most notably as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers with whom he was named an All-Star player and won a world championship in 1988. He also played for the New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and the California Angels. After his major league career, he played one season in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Nippon Ham Fighters in 1992. Marshall served as president and general manager of the Chico Outlaws of the North American League. In 2013, Marshall was the commissioner of the Pacific Association.

Playing career

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Born in Libertyville, Illinois, Marshall showed considerable promise as a minor league player. He had 24 home runs and 22 steals for the Class-A level Lodi Dodgers in the California League in 1979.[1] He won the league's Triple Crown in 1981, when he hit .373 with 34 homers, 21 stolen bases, and 137 RBIs for the Albuquerque Dukes, a Triple A club in the Pacific Coast League.[1]

He is one of only two LA Dodger minor leaguers to have two 20/20 minor league seasons. (Joc Pederson did it in 2013 and 2014.)[1]

He was elected to the National League All-Star team in 1984. He had perhaps his best season in 1985, when he hit .293 and set career highs with 28 home runs, 95 runs batted in, 72 runs scored, and 267 total bases.

Marshall has two World Series rings from the Dodgers' 1981 and 1988 World Series wins in which he hit a homer in Game 2.

International & Independent

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In 1992, Marshall played with the Nippon Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional Baseball . In 67 appearances, Marshall batted .246 with nine home runs and 15 doubles. In 1999, Marshall signed with the Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League. Over 33 games, Marshall held a .307 average with 11 extra base hits and 21 RBIs.[2]

Career statistics

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Years Games PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG FLG%
11 1035 3908 3593 433 971 173 8 148 530 247 810 .270 .321 .446 .986

In the postseason, in 26 games, he batted .212 (18-for-85) with 7 runs, 3 home runs and 13 RBI.

Managerial and front office career

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Marshall began his coaching career as the hitting coach for Glendale CC from (1993–1994) and Texas State (1995–1997).[3] Marshall's first managerial experience came with the Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs of the Northern League from (2000–2002). Marshall then managed the El Paso Diablos from (2005–2006) while also being the hitting coach at El Paso CC. He was the field manager, team president, and general manager of the Yuma Scorpions, of the Golden Baseball League from (2007–2008). After working as manager and team president of the Chico Outlaws during the 2010 and 2011 seasons, Marshall was named as field manager and vice president of baseball operations for the San Rafael Pacifics club for the 2012 campaign. Marshall won the North Division championship, defeating Maui Na Koa Ikaika in the championship series.[4] In January of 2013, Marshall was named Commissioner of the newly formed Pacific Association.[5] In 2014, Marshall was named manager of the Fort Worth Cats of the United Baseball League.[6] In middle of July, Marshall resigned. On December 3, 2014, Marshall was announced as the Associate Head Coach at New Mexico Highlands.[7]

Managerial record

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Team Year Regular season Postseason
Games Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
ALB 2000 83 45 38 .542 4th – – – –
ALB 2001 91 50 41 .549 2nd 0 3 .000 Lost East semi-final (NJ)
ALB 2002 89 46 43 .517 5th – – – –
ALB total 263 141 122 .469 0 3 .000
EP 2005 94 44 50 .468 6th – – – –
EP 2006 23 8 15 .348 Replaced – – – –
EP total 117 52 65 .444 – – –
YUM 2007 76 42 34 .553 3rd – – – –
YUM 2008 88 48 40 .545 3rd – – – –
YUM total 164 90 74 .549 – – –
CHC 2011 88 41 47 .466 5th – – – –
CHC total 88 41 47 .466 – – –
SRF 2012 60 34 26 .567 2nd 2 1 .667 Won North Finals (MAUI)
SRF total 60 34 26 .567 2 1 .667
FW 2014 50 27 23 .540 Resigned – – – –
FW total 50 27 23 .540 – – –
Total [8] 742 385 357 .519 2 4 .333

Personal life

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Marshall attended Buffalo Grove High School.

Marshall briefly dated Belinda Carlisle of the pop band the Go-Go's.[9][10]

Marshall and his wife, Mary, and have two children, Michael Allen Marshall Jr. and Marcheta Kay (Marshall) Schroeder; both graduated from Stanford University.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Stephen, Eric (August 22, 2014). "LA Dodgers minor league 20-20 seasons". True Blue LA.
  2. ^ "Mike Marshall: The Moose". ladodgerchronicles.com. February 16, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mike Marshall". nmhuatletics.com. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "San Rafael Pacifics Win North American League North Division Championship". Oursportscentral.com. August 26, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "New Independent League Announced". Oursportscentral.com. January 14, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Cats' Coaching Staff Introduced at Meet & Greet". Oursportscentral.com. April 25, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Baseball Announces Former Dodger Mike Marshall as Associate Head Coach". nmhuatletics.com. December 3, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  8. ^ "Mike Marshall". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  9. ^ Padgett, John (October 10, 1997), NoExit: Belinda Carlisle, BAM
  10. ^ "MIKE MARSHALL : If He Smiled More and Struck Out Less : . . . Well, Maybe Just Smiled More". Los Angeles Times. October 8, 1985.


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