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Marshall Riddle
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Infielder
Born: (1918-04-22)April 22, 1918
Warren, Arkansas
Died: September 2, 1988(1988-09-02) (aged 70)
St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Left Threw: Right
debut
1937, for the St. Louis Stars
Last appearance
1943, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Career statistics
Batting average .271
Hits 105
Home runs 1
Runs batted in 46
Stolen bases 10
Teams
  • St. Louis Stars (1937)
  • Indianapolis ABCs/St. Louis Stars/New Orleans–St. Louis Stars (1938–1941)
  • Cleveland Buckeyes (1943)
Career highlights and awards
  • Negro American League batting champion (1940)

Marshall Lewis "Jit" Riddle (April 22, 1918 – September 2, 1988) was an American baseball infielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1937 to 1943, playing mostly with the St. Louis Stars .

Career

Riddle made his Negro American League debut in 1937 for the St. Louis Stars. The following year, he began a four-year stint with the Indianapolis ABCs/St. Louis Stars/New Orleans–St. Louis Stars. Riddle was selected to the East-West All-Star Game in 1939 and 1940. His final Negro league season came in 1943 with the Cleveland Buckeyes. In 1951, he played for the Trois-Rivières Royals of the Provincial League.

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