Marv Peasley
Pitcher
Born: (1889-07-16)July 16, 1889
Jonesport, Maine, US
Died: December 27, 1948(1948-12-27) (aged 59)
San Francisco, California, US
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 27, 1910, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 1910, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average8.10
Strikeouts4
Teams

Marvin Warren Peasley (July 16, 1889 – December 27, 1948) was an American baseball left-handed pitcher.

Peasley was born in 1889 in Jonesport, Maine. He developed a reputation as a pitcher while playing for Riker Institute in Houlton, Maine.[1] Peasley later pitched with "great success" for the Woodstock, New Brunswick, team during the summer of 1910.[1]

Peasley played Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigersin September 1910, appearing in two games and compiling a 0-1 record with an earned run average of 8.10 in 10 innings pitched.[2][3][4][5] There was some concern in 1911, that his career would end due to the increase of muscle mass to his arms from working with an axe during the previous winter, though would never again pitch in the majors.[6]

Peasley later played for the Winnipeg Maroons in the Central International League in 1912.[7]

Peaseley died in 1948, at age 59 in San Francisco.[2][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Another Tiger Twirler: Peasley, Big Southpaw, is Added to Jennings's Hurling Corps". Detroit Free Press. September 10, 1910. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Marv Peasley". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "Byron Boosts Slabmen". Detroit Free Press. September 12, 1910. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Better Than Coombs". Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.), 21 April 1911. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
  5. ^ U.S., Professional Baseball Player Profiles, 1876-2004, database (https://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 20 Feb 2020) Baseball Almanac, comp.. Biographical baseball data provided by Baseball Almanac. Images reproduced courtesy of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Name: Marv Peasley Birth name: Marvin Warren Peasley Birth Place: Maine, United States Birth Year: 1888 Death Place: California, United States Death Date: 27 Dec 1948 Height: 6'1" Weight: 175 lbs. First Game Date: 27 Sep 1910 Final Game Date: 06 Oct 1910 Bats: Left Throws: Left Draft: Not Applicable
  6. ^ "Trains in Lumber Woods, But Fails on the Diamond". The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.), 25 March 1911. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
  7. ^ "Marv Peasley Minor League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPQB-B22 : 26 November 2014), Marvin Warren Peasley, 27 Dec 1948; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
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