Johnny Marcum
| Johnny Marcum | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 9, 1909 Campbellsburg, Kentucky | |
| Died: September 10, 1984 (aged 75) Louisville, Kentucky | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 7, 1933, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1939, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 65–63 |
| Earned run average | 4.66 |
| Strikeouts | 392 |
| Teams | |
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John Alfred "Footsie" Marcum (September 9, 1909 – September 10, 1984), nicknamed "Footsie" or "Moose"[1] was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played for seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, and Chicago White Sox.
Biography[]
Marcum was born on September 9, 1909, in Campbellsburg, Kentucky.
Marcum entered the major leagues late in the 1933 season at the age of 23 with the Philadelphia Athletics, compiling a record of 3–2 in five appearances. He spent the next two years with the Athletics as one of their main starting pitchers. He went 14–11 in 1934 and 17–12 in 1935.
Marcum spent 1936–1938 with the Boston Red Sox, going 8–13, 13–11, and 5–6, respectively. His ERA stayed relatively the same throughout the first six years in his career (between 4.00 and 5.00, roughly).
The final year in Marcum's career, 1939, was split between the St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox, mainly in relief.[2]
Marcum was a very good hitting pitcher in his career, compiling a .265 batting average (141-for-533) with 56 runs, 5 home runs and 70 RBI. He batted .311 (37-for-119) for the Philadelphia A's in 1935 and hit .329 (26-for-79) for the Browns and White Sox in 1939. He recorded 17 RBIs in 1935 and 1939 and 13 RBIs in 1934 and 1937.
While Marcum was with the San Antonio Missions in 1946, he described his pitching approach to Ned Garver, explaining how he retired one of the Texas League's best hitters. "He's primarily a fastball hitter, so I deliberately throw him two fastballs out of the strike zone, to get behind in the count. Now he will look for the next pitch to be a fastball, but instead I throw him a changeup. That ball looks real nice and bit to him, and he will swing at it, but he will usually just hit a weak fly or an easy grounder to short."[1]
Marcum died on September 10, 1984, in Louisville, Kentucky.
References[]
- ^ a b Garver, Ned; Bozman, Bill; Joyner, Ronnie (2003). Touching All the Bases. Pepperpot Productions, Inc. p. 32. ASIN B00B6JBVV6.
- ^ Johnny Marcum Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference
- Johnny Marcum at Find a Grave
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