What years did Marshall Bridges play?

Marshall Bridges played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1965.

Was Marshall Bridges a pitcher?

Yes. Marshall Bridges pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 302 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Marshall Bridges hit?

Marshall Bridges hit 1 career home runs with 7 hits.

What was Marshall Bridges's career batting average?

Marshall Bridges batted .119 over his career, with 7 hits in 59 at bats.

How many RBI did Marshall Bridges have?

Marshall Bridges drove in 6 runs in his career.

What was Marshall Bridges's career ERA?

Marshall Bridges finished with a 3.75 career ERA, going 23-15 with 302 strikeouts.

Marshall Bridges

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1959-1965)

Marshall Bridges was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1965 for 4 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 7 seasons. Across 206 career appearances, he went 23-15 with a 3.75 ERA, 302 strikeouts, and 25 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1667.1.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 23–15

ERA 3.75

WHIP 1.47

SO 302

Pitcher PIV 1667.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 165 lb
Born: 6/2/1931 in Jackson, MS, USA
Died: 9/3/1990 in Jackson, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 1959-06-17
Last Game: 1965-09-25

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Career Pitching Statistics

Marshall Bridges — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	15	206	5	1	0	25	345.1	315	144	29	191	302	3.75	1667.1

Career ERA 3.75 vs. league average 3.73 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Marshall Bridges Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1959	SLN	NL	6	3	27	4	1	1	76.0	67	36	37	76	4.26	3.90 (-9%)	366.8
1960	SLN	NL	2	2	20	1	0	1	31.1	33	12	16	27	3.45	3.82 (+10%)	438.6
1960	CIN	NL	4	0	14	0	0	2	25.1	14	3	7	26	1.07	3.82 (+72%)	1274.0
1961	CIN	NL	0	1	13	0	0	0	20.2	26	18	11	17	7.84	4.03 (-95%)	-599.6
1962	NYA	AL	8	4	52	0	0	18	71.2	49	25	48	66	3.14	3.96 (+21%)	809.1
1963	NYA	AL	2	0	23	0	0	1	33.0	27	14	30	35	3.82	3.46 (-10%)	-416.6
1964	WS2	AL	0	3	17	0	0	2	30.0	37	19	17	16	5.70	3.58 (-59%)	-718.3
1965	WS2	AL	1	2	40	0	0	0	57.1	62	17	25	39	2.67	3.50 (+24%)	513.0
Career · 8 seasons			23	15	206	5	1	25	345.1	315	144	191	302	3.75	—	1,667

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Marshall Bridges — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
206	59	6	7	1	1	1	6	0	3	20	.119	.175	.220	.395	0

Career AVG .119 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Career OBP .175 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 45.2% below league average.

Career SLG .220 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 42.7% below league average.

Career OPS .395 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 43.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Marshall Bridges — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1959	SLN	NL	27	23	3	5	1	0	1	4	1	6	.217	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	SLN	NL	20	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	CIN	NL	14	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	CIN	NL	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	NYA	AL	52	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	NYA	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	WS2	AL	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	WS2	AL	40	7	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			206	59	6	7	1	1	1	6	3	20	.119	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Marshall Bridges — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Marshall Bridges — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1962	WS	NYA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Marshall Bridges — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	3.2	4	2	2	3	4.91

Playoff Pitching by Year

Marshall Bridges — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1962	WS	NYA	0	0	2	0	0	3.2	4	2	2	3	4.91

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Marshall Bridges — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	100	41	5	6	0	4	.146
Away	106	18	1	1	1	2	.056

Pitching — Home / Away

Marshall Bridges — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	100	194.0	163	65	93	173	3.02
Away	106	151.1	152	79	98	130	4.70

Last 10 Games — Batting

Marshall Bridges — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1965-09-25	TEX	MIN	L	0	0
1965-09-23	TEX	KC1	L	0	0
1965-09-18	TEX	MIN	L	0	0
1965-09-05	TEX	DET	L	0	0
1965-09-03	TEX	DET	L	0	0
1965-09-01	TEX	BOS	W	0	0
1965-08-31	TEX	BOS	L	0	0
1965-08-28	TEX	BAL	W	2	1
1965-08-25	TEX	BOS	L	0	0
1965-08-18	TEX	CHW	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Marshall Bridges — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1965-09-25	TEX	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1965-09-23	TEX	KC1	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1965-09-18	TEX	MIN	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0
1965-09-05	TEX	DET	—	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	0
1965-09-03	TEX	DET	—	3.0	3	1	1	1	4	1
1965-09-01	TEX	BOS	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1965-08-31	TEX	BOS	—	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1965-08-28	TEX	BAL	—	4.0	1	3	0	3	2	0
1965-08-25	TEX	BOS	—	3.0	1	1	1	2	2	1
1965-08-18	TEX	CHW	—	2.2	4	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Marshall Bridges — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	206	5	15	54	3	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Marshall Bridges — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1959	SLN	P	27	4	2	3	1	0
1960	SLN	P	20	1	1	3	0	0
1960	CIN	P	14	0	1	2	0	0
1961	CIN	P	13	0	0	3	0	0
1962	NYA	P	52	0	5	18	1	3
1963	NYA	P	23	0	2	11	0	3
1964	WS2	P	17	0	1	5	0	0
1965	WS2	P	40	0	3	9	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Marshall Bridges — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	206

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Marshall Bridges: the record in brief

According to the bio, Marshall Bridges debuted on June 17, 1959 and played a final game on September 25, 1965. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Cardinals (1959 through 1960), the Cincinnati Reds (1960 to 1961), the New York Yankees (1962 through 1963), and the Washington Senators (1964 to 1965). The bio lists Bridges as a pitcher who batted from both sides and threw left-handed. The recorded size is 6'1" and 165 pounds. The birth record reads June 2, 1931, in Jackson, MS, USA. Bridges's death is recorded on September 3, 1990, in Jackson, MS, USA.

Bridges pitched in 206 games, starting 5, and finished with a 23-15 record and 3.75 ERA. The totals include 302 strikeouts and 25 saves. Bridges's 3.75 ERA was close to the 3.73 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 8 wins of 1962. Bridges struck out 76 batters in 1959, a career high. The most saves in one season was 18, in 1962.

Frequently Asked Questions about Marshall Bridges

What years did Marshall Bridges play?: Marshall Bridges played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1965.
Was Marshall Bridges a pitcher?: Yes. Marshall Bridges pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 302 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Marshall Bridges hit?: Marshall Bridges hit 1 career home runs with 7 hits.
What was Marshall Bridges's career batting average?: Marshall Bridges batted .119 over his career, with 7 hits in 59 at bats.
How many RBI did Marshall Bridges have?: Marshall Bridges drove in 6 runs in his career.
What was Marshall Bridges's career ERA?: Marshall Bridges finished with a 3.75 career ERA, going 23-15 with 302 strikeouts.