Marquis began his professional career in 1947 with the Lufkin Foresters, hitting .346 with 22 doubles and 16 triples in 140 games. He was sent to the Beaumont Exporters in the New York Yankees system, where he played in four games, going 0-for-1 at the plate. In 1948, he played for Beaumont (two games) and the Quincy Gems (126), hitting a combined .333 with 15 home runs, 18 triples and 21 doubles.
Marquis split the 1949 season between Beaumont (20 games) and the Binghamton Triplets (106), hitting a combined .236 in 453 at-bats. He then hit .293 in 151 games for Beaumont in 1950. The next year, he hit .278 in 123 games with the Kansas City Blues. He returned to Kansas City in 1952, hitting .246 in 97 games. On August 28, 1952, he was traded to Cincinnati along with Jim Greengrass, Ernie Nevel, Johnny Schmitz and $35,000 in exchange for Ewell Blackwell. At the time, Baseball Hall of FamerRogers 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]
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marquis, robert, rudolph, marquis, december, 1924, december, 2007, american, professional, baseball, player, outfielder, whose, eight, year, career, 1947, 1954, included, stint, with, cincinnati, redlegs, major, league, baseball, 1953, season, native, oklahoma. Robert Rudolph Marquis December 23 1924 December 28 2007 was an American professional baseball player and outfielder whose eight year career 1947 1954 included a stint with the Cincinnati Redlegs of Major League Baseball in its 1953 season A native of 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 Bob MarquisOutfielderBorn 1924 12 23 December 23 1924Oklahoma City OklahomaDied December 28 2007 2007 12 28 aged 83 Beaumont TexasBatted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutApril 17 1953 for the Cincinnati RedlegsLast MLB appearanceJuly 7 1953 for the Cincinnati RedlegsMLB statisticsBatting average 273Home Runs2RBI3TeamsCincinnati Redlegs 1953 Marquis began his professional career in 1947 with the Lufkin Foresters hitting 346 with 22 doubles and 16 triples in 140 games He was sent to the Beaumont Exporters in the New York Yankees system where he played in four games going 0 for 1 at the plate In 1948 he played for Beaumont two games and the Quincy Gems 126 hitting a combined 333 with 15 home runs 18 triples and 21 doubles Marquis split the 1949 season between Beaumont 20 games and the Binghamton Triplets 106 hitting a combined 236 in 453 at bats He then hit 293 in 151 games for Beaumont in 1950 The next year he hit 278 in 123 games with the Kansas City Blues He returned to Kansas City in 1952 hitting 246 in 97 games On August 28 1952 he was traded to Cincinnati along with Jim Greengrass Ernie Nevel Johnny Schmitz and 35 000 in exchange for Ewell Blackwell At the time 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 edit Baseball Reference Baseball Reference Minors Baseball AlmanacExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Marquis amp oldid 1159274102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
