Biographical and Playing Info
Given Name: Martin Whiteford Marion
Nickname: Slats,The Octopus
Born: Richburg, SC, USA, in 1917
School: Did not attend college.
Primary Position: Shortstop
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Major League Games: 1572
Primary Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Played For
St. Louis Cardinals (1940-1950)
St. Louis Browns (1952-1953)
First major league game: 1940-04-16
Final major league game: 1953-07-06
Hall of Fame Voting
1956 – 1/145 votes
1960 – 37/202 votes
1962 – 16/120 votes
1964 – 17/ votes
1964 – 50/151 votes
1966 – 86/227 votes
1967 – 22/ votes
1967 – 90/219 votes
1968 – 89/213 votes
1969 – 112/255 votes
1970 – 120/225 votes
1971 – 123/270 votes
1972 – 120/297 votes
1973 – 127/285 votes
See his complete statistical record at baseball-reference.com