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David Lewis Marshall
San Francisco Giants
Outfield
Born: January 14, 1943, Artesia, GA
Signed: Signed by the Los Angeles Angels as an amateur free agent before 1963 season
Major League Teams: San Francisco Giants 1967-69; New York Mets 1970-72; San Diego Padres 1973
Died: June 6, 2019, Long Beach, CA (age 76)
Originally signed by the Angels, Marshall was traded to the Giants on April 6, 1966 for infield prospect Hector Torres (#526). Marshall had one pinch-running appearance in September 1967, then came up to the Giants for good out of spring training in 1968. Used primarily as a back-up throughout the season, he made 24 starts in right field and 21 starts in left field, batting .264 overall with a home run and 16 RBIs. The rookie outfield crop must have been slim in 1968, as those numbers won him a spot on the Topps 1968 All-Star Rookie team, joining fellow outfielders Bobby Bonds (#630) and Del Unser (#338). Marshall was dealt to the Mets following the 1969 season, and he'd settle into the same back-up outfielder and pinch-hitting role with his new team.
He last appeared in the majors with the Padres in 1973, retiring prior to the 1974 season. Marshall played in 490 big league games, batting .246 with 16 home runs and 114 RBIs.
Originally signed by the Angels, Marshall was traded to the Giants on April 6, 1966 for infield prospect Hector Torres (#526). Marshall had one pinch-running appearance in September 1967, then came up to the Giants for good out of spring training in 1968. Used primarily as a back-up throughout the season, he made 24 starts in right field and 21 starts in left field, batting .264 overall with a home run and 16 RBIs. The rookie outfield crop must have been slim in 1968, as those numbers won him a spot on the Topps 1968 All-Star Rookie team, joining fellow outfielders Bobby Bonds (#630) and Del Unser (#338). Marshall was dealt to the Mets following the 1969 season, and he'd settle into the same back-up outfielder and pinch-hitting role with his new team.
He last appeared in the majors with the Padres in 1973, retiring prior to the 1974 season. Marshall played in 490 big league games, batting .246 with 16 home runs and 114 RBIs.
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
Doug and I returned to The Philly Show in early December, once again held inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. eBay has taken over sponsorship of the show, with the quaint, bubble-lettered Philly Show logo that had been in place since the 1980s replaced with a more modern logo, keeping with the times. I wrote about the show in a post over at The Phillies Room.
Similar to my strategy from March, I wanted to focus on accumulating commons and having found success with Uncle Dick's Cards before, I didn't mess around and headed right for the neon green binders. I pulled 145 cards from the binder containing cards 301 to the end of the set, stopping when I reached 500. This card was the 116th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost a little less than a dollar.
The Card / Giants Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
This is Marhsall's rookie card, and Topps would use a photo from the same session for his 1970 card. If the trophy on the front wasn't a dead giveaway, Topps mentions Marshall's selection to their Rookie All-Star team on the back. Maybe Marshall made the team on the strength of his pinch-hitting? He batted .304 in that role in 1968, but just .216 (38 for 176) for his career as a pinch-hitter.
This is one of 23 cards available in the set's fifth series available as either "yellow letter" or "white letter" variations, with the yellow letter variations being more prevalent. This is the more prevalent yellow letter variation with Marshall's last name printed in yellow.
Accuracy Index: Marshall's card earns a +5.
1969 Season
In 110 games, Marshall batted .232 with two home runs and a career-high 33 RBIs. He started 47 games in left field, sharing duties at the position throughout the season with Jim Ray Hart (#555) and Ken Henderson. On December 12th, he and Ray Sadecki (#125) were traded to the Mets for Jim Gosger (#482) and Bob Heise.
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First Mainstream Card: 1969 Topps #464
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (5): 1969-72
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1973 Topps #513
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 21 in the Beckett online database as of 11/25/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
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