Marquette Joseph Christman (October 21, 1913 — October 9, 1976) was an American

United States

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 professional baseball

Professional baseball

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 player. He had a nine-year career in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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, primarily as a third baseman

Third baseman

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 and shortstop

Shortstop

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, for the Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

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 (1938-39), St. Louis Browns

Baltimore Orioles

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 (1939 and 1943-46) and Washington Senators

Minnesota Twins

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 (1947-49). As his team's starting third baseman, he helped the Browns win the American League

American League

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 pennant — the only championship the St. Louis American Leaguers won in the team's 52 years of existence.

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

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at the age of 62.

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