Oliver Marcell Notable

b. June 21, 1895 · Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1918, 1920–1921, Brooklyn Royal Giants 1918–1919, Hilldale Club 1919, New York Bacharach Giants 1922, New York Lincoln Giants 1923–1925, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1925–1928, Baltimore Black Sox 1929

Oliver Marcell played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in 1918 and closing with the Baltimore Black Sox in 1929.

Across 590 games he batted .305, with 657 hits and 383 runs. He finished with 16 home runs, 80 doubles and 62 stolen bases. He went 0 and 2 with a 2.13 earned run average, pitching 12.7 innings in 2 games. He struck out 1.

He played 573 games at third base, with 920 assists and 107 errors. He turned 65 double plays.

He was born in Thibodaux, LA, USA on June 21, 1895, and died on June 12, 1949. 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
1918*	AC/BRG	22	88	16	23	0	0	0	4	8	0	4	.261
1919*	BRG/HIL	14	52	6	15	1	0	0	1	4	0	4	.288
1920*	AC	33	114	17	31	3	4	0	10	17	0	2	.272
1921*	AC	64	236	47	80	10	5	1	38	20	4	9	.339
1922*	NYB	52	202	31	57	11	2	0	23	14	1	3	.282
1923	NLG	27	99	18	34	2	1	1	14	18	0	6	.343
1924	NLG	60	219	57	72	12	2	3	35	31	0	13	.329
1925	ACB/NLG	68	236	43	73	6	3	5	33	23	0	5	.309
1926	ACB	52	179	39	50	9	1	2	31	29	2	2	.279
1927	ACB	86	313	47	100	11	6	2	56	33	0	8	.319
1928	ACB	38	147	25	43	4	2	2	19	7	1	2	.293
1929	BBS	74	267	37	79	11	3	0	39	24	0	4	.296
Major leagues	—	405	1460	266	451	55	18	15	227	165	3	40	.309
All seasons	—	590	2152	383	657	80	29	16	303	228	8	62	.305

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1919*	BRG	2	2	1	12.2	10	3	3	1	2.13
Major leagues	—	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—
All seasons	—	2	2	1	12.2	10	3	3	1	2.13

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Oliver Marcell, that is 1918–1922. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1895

Born June 21, 1895

Thibodaux, LA, USA

1949

Died June 12, 1949

Image: Díaz (Tomás Gutiérrez brand), public domain