Stuart played for Greene County Tech, Paragould High School and local American Legion teams while working as a farmer and picking cotton. He signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Browns' system in 1940 and began his minor league baseball career at the Class D level with the Mayfield Browns of the KITTY League. Before his 40th and last appearance of the season, Stuart asked his manager if he could pitch barefoot, which was his custom as a boy. Given the green light, Stuart went to the mound on September 7 without socks or spikes and defeated the Fulton Tigers, throwing a seven-inningcomplete game and striking out 11.[1] After three years in the lower minors, Stuart missed the 1943–1945 seasons while performing World War II military duty. He returned to baseball in 1946 and was acquired by the Detroit Tigers' organization during the 1948 minor-league campaign. On June 27, 1950, Stuart pitched a perfect game for the Toledo Mud Hens of the Triple-AAmerican Association, defeating the Indianapolis Indians, 1-0.
Major leaguesedit
Stuart first appeared in the major leagues the Tigers in 1949 as a 30-year-old rookie. He got into 33 games for Detroit in 1949 and 1950, with some return visits to the minor leagues, then spent the full 1951 season with the Tigers, working in 29 contests. In 1952—a nightmarish season for the Tigers, who would lose 104 games and finish last—he fashioned a winning record (3–2) in 30 games with Detroit through August 14, when he was traded back to the Browns in an eight-player waiver deal. In 1953, the last year the Browns would spend in St. Louis before transferring to Baltimore, he led the pitching staff with eight victories;[2] his 8–2 won–lost record was notable, for the Browns posted a poor 54–100 mark all season. He was second in the American League with 60 appearances, after finishing fifth in the Junior Circuit the previous year with 42 games pitched.[3] His last MLB season was 1954, when he pitched in 22 games for the relocated Baltimore Orioles and ten games for the New York Yankees. He retired from professional baseball in 1956.
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marlin, stuart, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, august, 2011, learn, when, r. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Marlin Henry Stuart August 8 1918 June 16 1994 was an American professional baseball pitcher The right hander from Paragould Arkansas appeared in 196 games pitched 165 in relief in Major League Baseball for three American League teams He batted left handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches 1 88 m tall and 185 pounds 84 kg Marlin StuartStuart as a member of the St Louis Browns 1953 PitcherBorn 1918 08 08 August 8 1918Paragould Arkansas U S Died June 16 1994 1994 06 16 aged 75 Paragould Arkansas U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutApril 26 1949 for the Detroit TigersLast MLB appearanceAugust 8 1954 for the New York YankeesMLB statisticsWin loss record23 17Earned run average4 65Strikeouts185TeamsDetroit Tigers 1949 1952 St Louis Browns Baltimore Orioles 1952 1954 New York Yankees 1954 Contents 1 Baseball career 1 1 Minor leagues 1 2 Major leagues 2 References 3 External linksBaseball career editMinor leagues edit Stuart played for Greene County Tech Paragould High School and local American Legion teams while working as a farmer and picking cotton He signed as a free agent with the St Louis Browns system in 1940 and began his minor league baseball career at the Class D level with the Mayfield Browns of the KITTY League Before his 40th and last appearance of the season Stuart asked his manager if he could pitch barefoot which was his custom as a boy Given the green light Stuart went to the mound on September 7 without socks or spikes and defeated the Fulton Tigers throwing a seven inning complete game and striking out 11 1 After three years in the lower minors Stuart missed the 1943 1945 seasons while performing World War II military duty He returned to baseball in 1946 and was acquired by the Detroit Tigers organization during the 1948 minor league campaign On June 27 1950 Stuart pitched a perfect game for the Toledo Mud Hens of the Triple A American Association defeating the Indianapolis Indians 1 0 Major leagues edit Stuart first appeared in the major leagues the Tigers in 1949 as a 30 year old rookie He got into 33 games for Detroit in 1949 and 1950 with some return visits to the minor leagues then spent the full 1951 season with the Tigers working in 29 contests In 1952 a nightmarish season for the Tigers who would lose 104 games and finish last he fashioned a winning record 3 2 in 30 games with Detroit through August 14 when he was traded back to the Browns in an eight player waiver deal In 1953 the last year the Browns would spend in St Louis before transferring to Baltimore he led the pitching staff with eight victories 2 his 8 2 won lost record was notable for the Browns posted a poor 54 100 mark all season He was second in the American League with 60 appearances after finishing fifth in the Junior Circuit the previous year with 42 games pitched 3 His last MLB season was 1954 when he pitched in 22 games for the relocated Baltimore Orioles and ten games for the New York Yankees He retired from professional baseball in 1956 Despite pitching for several struggling teams Stuart compiled a career won lost mark of 23 17 575 along with 12 saves As a starting pitcher he threw seven complete games although none was a shutout He allowed 544 hits and 256 bases on balls in 485 2 3 innings pitched with 185 strikeouts His lifetime MLB earned run average was 4 65 Stuart died in Paragould at age 75 in June of 1994 References edit Hagerty Tim 23 December 2016 That Time a Pitcher Threw a Complete Game Barefoot The Sporting News Retrosheet The 1953 St Louis Browns Information at Baseball ReferenceExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Marlin Stuart at Baseballbiography com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marlin Stuart amp oldid 1173330538, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
