Mark Christman Notable

b. October 21, 1913 · Detroit Tigers 1938–1939, St. Louis Browns 1939, 1943–1946, Washington Senators 1947–1949

Mark Christman played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1938 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1949.

Across 911 games he batted .253, with 781 hits and 294 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 113 doubles and 17 stolen bases.

He played 442 games at third base, with 897 assists and 35 errors. He turned 95 double plays. He also played 368 games at shortstop.

He was born in Maplewood, MO, USA on October 21, 1913, and died on October 9, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1938	DET	95	318	35	79	6	4	1	44	27	21	5	.248
1939	DET/SLB	85	238	27	52	8	3	0	20	20	12	2	.218
1943	SLB	98	336	31	91	11	5	2	35	19	19	0	.271
1944	SLB	148	547	56	148	25	1	6	83	47	37	5	.271
1945	SLB	78	289	32	80	7	4	4	34	19	19	1	.277
1946	SLB	128	458	40	118	22	2	1	41	22	29	0	.258
1947	WSH	110	374	27	83	15	2	1	33	32	16	4	.222
1948	WSH	120	409	38	106	17	2	1	40	25	19	0	.259
1949	WSH	49	112	8	24	2	0	3	18	8	7	0	.214
Career	—	911	3081	294	781	113	23	19	348	219	179	17	.253

On this day & linked events

1913

Born October 21, 1913

Maplewood, MO, USA

1976

Died October 9, 1976

1938

Major-league debut: Mark Christman

Mark Christman made a major-league debut on April 20, 1938.

1949

Final major-league game: Mark Christman

Mark Christman played a final major-league game on September 23, 1949.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain