Firpo Marberry Stats

Firpo Marberry was born on Wednesday, November 30, 1898, in Streetman, Texas. Marberry was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 11, 1923, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Firpo Marberry baseball stats page.
"Firpo (Marberry) was a character. On the mound, he'd grab at the ball, paw the ground with his spikes, fume, fret, wave his big feet in the batter's face, and the blaze through a fast one." - Catcher Muddy Ruel in Baseball Digest (Bill James, October 1978)

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Firpo Marberry
 
 
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Birth Name:   Frederick Marberry
Nickname:   Firpo
Born On:   11-30-1898
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Streetman, Texas
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-30-1976
Place of Death Data Died In:   Mexia, Texas
Cemetery:   Birdston Cemetery, Streetman, Texas
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   08-11-1923 (Age 24)
Last Game:   06-10-1936
Draft:   Not Applicable
Firpo Marberry

Firpo Marberry Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1923 Senators 11 4 5 4 0 1.000 2.82 2 0 0 44.2 190 42 14 16 1 17 - 18 0 3 0 -
1924 Senators 50 15 30 11 12 .478 3.09 6 0 15 195.1 838 190 67 88 3 70 - 68 2 9 0 -
1925 Senators 55 0 39 9 5 .643 3.47 0 0 15 93.1 400 84 36 50 4 45 - 53 0 4 0 -
1926 Senators 64 5 47 12 7 .632 3.00 3 0 22 138.0 588 120 46 55 4 66 - 43 0 3 0 -
1927 Senators 56 10 30 10 7 .588 4.64 2 0 9 155.1 694 177 80 92 4 68 - 74 2 3 0 -
1928 Senators 48 11 26 13 13 .500 3.85 7 1 3 161.1 675 160 69 79 4 42 - 76 0 3 0 -
1929 Senators 49 26 21 19 12 .613 3.06 16 0 11 250.1 1,028 233 85 100 6 69 - 121 2 6 1 -
1930 Senators 33 22 9 15 5 .750 4.09 9 2 1 185.0 774 190 84 92 15 53 - 56 0 0 0 -
1931 Senators 45 25 14 16 4 .800 3.45 11 1 7 219.0 913 211 84 92 13 63 - 88 3 3 0 -
1932 Senators 54 15 26 8 4 .667 4.01 8 1 13 197.2 846 202 88 98 13 72 - 66 1 2 2 -
1933 Tigers 37 32 5 16 11 .593 3.29 15 1 2 238.1 990 232 87 98 13 61 - 84 1 1 1 -
1934 Tigers 38 19 14 15 5 .750 4.57 6 1 3 155.2 683 174 79 92 12 48 - 64 2 0 0 -
1935 Tigers 5 2 2 0 1 .000 4.26 1 0 0 19.0 89 22 9 11 2 9 - 7 1 0 0 -
1936 Giants 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 0.1 3 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 -
1936 Senators 5 1 3 0 2 .000 3.86 0 0 0 14.0 58 11 6 7 2 3 - 4 0 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
14 Years 551 187 271 148 88 .627 3.63 86 7 101 2,067.1 8,769 2,049 834 971 96 686 - 822 14 38 4 -
Firpo Marberry

Firpo Marberry Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1923 Senators 11 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 1 - 1 - .143 .200 .143
1924 Senators 50 59 6 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 12 8 - 2 - .136 .164 .169
1925 Senators 55 19 3 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 - 1 2 - 0 - .263 .333 .263
1926 Senators 64 34 3 6 1 0 0 0 3 1 - 9 2 - 0 - .176 .200 .206
1927 Senators 56 41 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 1 - 0 - .122 .143 .122
1928 Senators 48 46 1 5 1 0 0 0 5 0 - 4 3 - 1 - .109 .128 .130
1929 Senators 49 81 9 19 3 1 0 0 11 5 - 14 5 - 1 - .235 .287 .296
1930 Senators 33 73 9 24 4 0 0 0 14 4 - 7 4 - 0 - .329 .364 .384
1931 Senators 45 82 7 19 3 0 1 0 8 1 - 16 3 - 0 - .232 .241 .305
1932 Senators 54 66 5 11 1 1 0 0 7 2 - 12 0 - 0 - .167 .191 .212
1933 Tigers 37 90 6 11 4 0 0 0 3 1 - 20 3 - 0 - .122 .132 .167
1934 Tigers 38 55 7 12 4 0 0 0 9 4 - 4 1 - 1 - .218 .283 .291
1935 Tigers 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 - .200 .333 .200
1936 Giants 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1936 Senators 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
14 Years 551 668 60 128 21 3 1 0 65 22 - 111 34 - 6 0 .192 .224 .237
Firpo Marberry

Firpo Marberry Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1923 Senators P 11 4 134 12 1.1 11 1 10 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.22 -
1924 Senators P 50 15 586 49 1.0 47 8 39 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.17 -
1925 Senators P 55 0 280 32 0.6 32 6 26 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.09 -
1926 Senators P 64 5 414 38 0.6 36 5 31 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.35 -
1927 Senators P 56 10 466 34 0.6 34 9 25 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.97 -
1928 Senators P 48 11 484 36 0.8 35 8 27 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .972 1.95 -
1929 Senators P 49 26 751 50 1.0 50 15 35 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80 -
1930 Senators P 33 22 555 41 1.2 40 7 33 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .976 1.95 -
1931 Senators P 45 25 657 40 0.9 39 3 36 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .975 1.60 -
1932 Senators P 54 15 593 55 1.0 54 9 45 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.46 -
1933 Tigers P 37 32 715 52 1.4 48 11 37 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.81 -
1934 Tigers P 38 19 467 32 0.8 30 10 20 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .938 1.73 -
1935 Tigers P 5 2 57 3 0.6 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.42 -
1936 Giants P 1 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1936 Senators P 5 1 42 4 0.8 3 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 1.93 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 551 187 6,202 479 0.9 462 92 370 17 29 n/a n/a n/a .965 2.01 --
14 Years 551 187 6,202 479 0.9 462 92 370 17 29 n/a n/a n/a .965 2.01 --
Firpo Marberry

Firpo Marberry Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1923 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.7 0.0 1.06 3.63 3.43
1924 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.9 59.0 0.97 3.13 3.23
1925 Senators 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 19.0 4.8 1.18 5.11 4.34
1926 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.8 11.3 0.65 2.80 4.30
1927 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.9 0.0 1.09 4.29 3.94
1928 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 11.5 9.2 1.81 4.24 2.34
1929 Senators 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.8 7.4 1.75 4.35 2.48
1930 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 10.4 5.2 1.06 2.72 2.58
1931 Senators 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 82.0 5.1 10.3 1.40 3.62 2.59
1932 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.5 9.4 0.92 3.01 3.28
1933 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.5 30.0 1.38 3.17 2.30
1934 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 13.8 6.1 1.33 3.70 2.78
1935 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.78 3.32 4.26
1936 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
1936 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.33 2.57 1.93
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
14 Years 2 1 .667 - - n/a 668.0 6.0 10.3 1.20 3.58 2.99
Firpo Marberry

Firpo Marberry Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1923 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1925 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1926 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Washington Senators 12 Undetermined n/a -
1932 Washington Senators 11 Undetermined n/a -
1933 Detroit Tigers 19 Undetermined - -
1934 Detroit Tigers 11 Undetermined - Stats
1935 Detroit Tigers 11 Undetermined - -
1936 New York Giants 16 Undetermined - -
1936 Washington Senators 20 Undetermined - -




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