Marshall Ney King (December 1849 – October 19, 1911) was an American professional

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

player who played as a

center fielder A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball and softball fielding position between left field and right field. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the c ...

for two seasons in the National Association, from 1871 to 1872. King played for the Chicago White Stockings and

Troy Haymakers The Troy Haymakers were an American professional baseball team. History Established in 1860 as the Union Base Ball Club Lansingburgh, located in neighboring Lansingburgh, New York, the Haymakers participated in the first professional pennant ra ...

. He was born in

Lansingburgh, New York Lansingburgh was a village in the north end of Troy. It was first laid out in lots and incorporated in 1771 by Abraham Jacob Lansing, who had purchased the land in 1763. In 1900, Lansingburgh became part of the City of Troy. Demographics Lansi ...

, and died at the age of 61 in

Troy, New York Troy is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Rensselaer County. The city is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany a ...

. He is interred at Oakwood Cemetery located in Troy.

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Major League Baseball center fielders Troy Haymakers (NABBP) players Chicago White Stockings (NABBP) players Chicago White Stockings players Troy Haymakers players 19th-century baseball players People from Lansingburgh, New York 1849 births 1911 deaths Baseball players from New York (state) Sportspeople from Troy, New York Burials at Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York) {{US-baseball-outfielder-1840s-stub