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Marshall Lewis "Jit" Riddle (April 22, 1918 – September 2, 1988) was an American baseball infielder in the Negro leagues. He played from 1937 to 1943, playing mostly with the St. Louis Stars .[1]

Marshall Riddle
Infielder
Born: (1918-04-22)April 22, 1918 Warren, Arkansas
Died: September 2, 1988(1988-09-02) (aged 70) St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the St. Louis Stars
Last appearance
1943, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Career statistics
Batting average	.271
Hits	105
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	46
Stolen bases	10
Teams
St. Louis Stars (1937) Indianapolis ABCs/St. Louis Stars/New Orleans–St. Louis Stars (1938–1941) Cleveland Buckeyes (1943)
Career highlights and awards
Negro American League batting champion (1940)

Career

Riddle made his Negro American League debut in 1937 for the St. Louis Stars. The following year, he began a four-year stint with the Indianapolis ABCs/St. Louis Stars/New Orleans–St. Louis Stars. Riddle was selected to the East-West All-Star Game in 1939 and 1940. His final Negro league season came in 1943 with the Cleveland Buckeyes. In 1951, he played for the Trois-Rivières Royals of the Provincial League.[2]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads

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