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William Marriott (baseball)

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William Marriott
Third baseman
Born: (1893-08-18)August 18, 1893
Pratt, Kansas
Died: August 11, 1969(1969-08-11) (aged 75)
Berkeley, California
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 6, 1917, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
April 28, 1927, for the Brooklyn Robins
MLB statistics
Batting average.266
Home runs4
Runs batted in95
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Medals
Men's Baseball
Representing  United States
Inter-Allied Games
Gold medal – first place 1919 Paris Team

William Earl Marriott (August 18, 1893 – August 11, 1969) was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves and Brooklyn Robins over six seasons from 1917 to 1927.[1] He also played for the United States national baseball team, composed of active servicemen, at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games held in Paris in the aftermath of the First World War.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "William Marriot Statistics and History". "baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2017-05-14.
  2. ^ George Wythe; Joseph Mills Hanson, eds. (1919). The Inter-Allied Games - Paris, 22nd June to 6th July, 1919. Internet Archive: Games Committee. pp. 180–82, 476.
  3. ^ Morris, Jack. "Tom McGuire". SABR. Society for American Baseball Research. He was attached to the 86th Infantry Division (known as the Black Hawk Division) as a sergeant major in charge of troop transportation, and pitched on the division's baseball team, which also included former major leaguers Ed "Jeff" Sweeney, William Marriott, Adam DeBus, and Austin Walsh.
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