Marsh was the Browns' third baseman in 1951, but in 1952 was traded to the Senators in May, back to the Browns in June, and on to the White Sox after the season. A utility man thereafter, he missed half of 1955 with the Orioles because of a broken elbow and a leg injury. (NLM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 1, 1951: The Browns trade infielder George "Snuffy" Stirnweiss and SS Merrill Combs to Cleveland for 3B Fred Marsh and $35,000. » December 6, 1954: The Orioles conclude their 2nd large trade in three weeks sending C Clint Courtney, SS Jim Brideweser, and P Bob Chakales to the White Sox for C Matt Batts, infielder Fred Marsh, and pitchers Don Johnson and Don Ferrarese. Courtney batted .270 in 397 at bats, and struck out an American League-low seven times, the league's lowest since Joe Sewell hung up his spikes in 1933.