Mark Christman

Mark Christman
Third baseman / Shortstop
Born: (1913-10-21)October 21, 1913
Maplewood, Missouri
Died: October 9, 1976(1976-10-09) (aged 62)
St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 20, 1938, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1949, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average .253
Home runs 19
Runs batted in 348
Teams

Marquette Joseph Christman (October 21, 1913 – October 9, 1976) was an American professional baseball player. He had a nine-year career in Major League Baseball, primarily as a third baseman and shortstop, for the Detroit Tigers (1938–39), St. Louis Browns (1939 and 1943–46) and Washington Senators (1947–49). As his team's starting third baseman, he helped the Browns win the 1944 American League pennant — the only championship the St. Louis American Leaguers won in the team's 52 years of existence. 1945 All-Star selection In 9 seasons he played in 911 Games and had 3,081 At Bats, 294 Runs, 781 Hits, 113 Doubles, 23 Triples, 19 Home Runs, 348 RBI, 17 Stolen Bases, 219 Walks, .253 Batting Average, .306 On-base percentage, .324 Slugging Percentage, 997 Total Bases and 37 Sacrifice Hits.

He died in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 62.


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