S-R. Started as first baseman but switched to pitching in 1955 when he had 14-1, 4.65 for Aramillo (C). Had 12-15, 4.53 and 16-11, 3.69 for Sacaramento (AAA). Negro. Born and raised in Jackson, Miss.
Scouting Report: "Great fast ball and fair curve but not consistent. Three-quarters arm delivery. Cross-fires left-hand batters well. Poor move to first for a left-hander. No changes. Uses a slider. Can pitch in the majors."
-Baseball Digest, March 1959
"This sharp-throwing lefty juiced up the Red bull pen with a startling 1.08 job in 14 games and a 4-0 mark after being traded from the Cardinals. His performance gave the club the strongest relief staff in the National League.
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Bridges started his pro career as a first baseman-outfielder until a weak stick and a strong arm convinced him his future was on the mound. Brought to the Cards in 1959, he was 6-3."
-Don Schiffer, The Major League Baseball Handbook 1961
"Marshall Bridges has won two-thirds of his major league pitching decisions. He has fanned 146 big league batters, walked only 71 and yielded only 140 hits in 154 National League innings up to this season. Yet the big Mississippi southpaw has never won a regular job. Now at the age of 30, he is getting his fourth chance in the majors, but his first in the American League. Acquired from the Cincinnati Reds, Marshall hopes he'll contribute to a championship drive by the defending World Champions."
-The New York Yankees Official 1962 Yearbook
Marshall Bridges (P) #30
Born June 2, 1931, in Jackson, Mississippi, where he resides. Height: 6-1, Weight: 170. Bats right, throws left.
Married and father of two girls, Vivian (6) and Deborah (4), and one boy, Marshall (3).
-The New York Yankees Official 1962 Yearbook
Acquired from Cincinnati Reds in exchange for catcher Jesse Gonder, December 1961.
-1962 New York Yankees Press-TV-Radio Guide
"The Yankees entered the inter-league trading sessions this past Winter and obtained 31-year-old Marshall Bridges from the Cincinnati Reds. The World Champions sent catcher Jesse Gonder to the Rhinelanders for their new southpaw hurler.
A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Bridges broke into Organized Baseball in 1953 with Sioux City of the Western League. The 6'1" moundsman was used at first base and in the outfield before switching to pitching in 1955.
A family man, having been married since his first year in Organized Ball, Bridges will probably be used by the Bombers as a spot starter and middle-inning relief man.
-The 1962 Jay Publishing New York Yankees Yearbook
"Marshall Bridges was one of the major early-season surprises of the Yankees' 1962 campaign. Without his trusty southpaw 'slants,' the Yankee pitching picture would have been gloomy, indeed. But the hard-throwing ex-National Leaguer has done a fine job as a relief ace for the Houkmen, winning eight of 12 games and posting a fine 2.50 ERA. Bridges has averaged nearly a strikeout an inning."
-Official Souvenir Program of the 1962 World Series (Yankee Stadium)
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