[msb-alumni] Former Tiger Mike Marshall Dies at 78 on May 31, 2021
- From: Steve <pipeguy920@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2021 16:27:18 -0400
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Mike Marshall, an Adrian, Mich., native who went on to become one of the most
dominant
relievers in baseball in the early 1970s, has died at the age of 78. Marshall
won the Cy
Young Award with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1974, the first reliever to win the
honor. The
Dodgers told the Associated Press that Marshall died Monday at his home in
Zephyrhills,
Fla., where he was receiving hospice care.
Michael Grant Marshall on Jan. 15, 1943, he graduated from Adrian High School
and eventually
earned a doctorate degree from Michigan State University, although he never
played there.
Marshall signed his first professional contract with Philadelphia and made his
Major League
debut with the Detroit Tigers in 1967. After a strong season with the Toledo
Mud Hens in
1968, Marshall was drafted by the expansion Seattle Pilots in 1969.
He would go on to pitch in the big leagues through the 1981 season, relaying
primarily on
his trademark screwball. Marshall was a two-time All-Star, led the league in
games pitched
four times and in saves three times. In his Cy Young season of 1974, Marshall
pitched in 106
games, all in relief, and logged 208 innings, a number that is rarely even
reached by
starters today. He went 15-12 with a 2.42 ERA and beat out teammate Andy
Messersmith to win
the prestigious pitching award.
The Dodgers ultimately lost in the World Series to the Oakland Athletics.
Marshall later
pitched for the Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and New York
Mets.
Marshall earned a doctorate in kinesiology at Michigan State and later
advocated a pitching
method he developed that he believed could eradicate arm injuries. Marshall is
survived by
his wife, Erica. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Nancy, who died
April 30 in
Minnesota at age 78. The couple had daughters Deborah, Rebekah and Kerry.
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