Marshall, "Mike" (Michael G.)
Baseball
b. Jan. 15, 1943, Adrian, MI
Marshall played minor league baseball while studying exercise physiology at Michigan State University, graduating in 1965. He got his master's degree in 1967. Shortly afterward, he began his major league pitching career by appearing in 37 games with the Detroit Tigers of the AL.
Marshall spent 1968 in the minor leagues and joined the AL's Seattle Mariners the following season. He started the 1970 season with the Houston Astros in the NL but was traded to the Montreal Expos before the season ended.
With Montreal, Marshall became a top relief pitcher. He led the league in appearances with 65 in 1972 and 92 in 1973 and in saves with 31 in 1973. He was then traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he won the 1974 Cy Young Award, appearing in a record 106 games, leading the league with 21 saves, and compiling a 15-12 record with a 2.42 ERA.
The Dodgers traded him to the Atlanta Braves during the 1976 season and he went to the Texas Rangers in 1977, to the Minnesota Twins in 1978. With Minnesota, he set the AL record for appearances with 90 in 1979, when he also led the league with 32 saves. Marshall appeared in 18 games for Minnesota in 1980 and in 20 games with the New York Yankees in 1981 before retiring.
Marshall received his Ph. D. in 1978 and has taught and coached baseball at St. Leo College in Florida and Henderson State University in Arkansas.