Cecil Travis Marquee

In 1941 he had 218 hits, more than anyone in the American League, and hit .359 — second only to Ted Williams. Joe DiMaggio hit .357 that year. It is the season nobody remembers, because the other two were doing what they were doing.

He was twenty-seven and had hit .300 in eight of his nine seasons. He went into the Army in January 1942, served in the infantry through the Battle of the Bulge, and came home in 1945 with feet damaged by frostbite. He played two and a half more seasons, hit .252 and then .216, and quit at thirty-four.

Twelve seasons gave him 1,544 hits, 265 doubles, 78 triples and a .314 average, all of it for Washington, with three All-Star selections. Seven committees have taken up his name; the 2007 vote gave him twelve of eighty-four. He went home to Riverdale, Georgia, farmed, and died in 2006, at ninety-three.