Marshall Daniel Renfroe (May 25, 1936 – December 10, 1970) was an
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player
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. He was a left-handed
pitcher
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who spent nine seasons (1954–62) in
minor league baseball, and saw one
game of service in the
Major Leagues with the
San Francisco Giants
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. Born in
Century, Florida
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History
Century was founded in 1901 as a saw ...
, he was listed at tall and .
Renfroe was recalled by the Giants in September 1959 after posting an 8–8
record with a 3.54
earned run average
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with the
Triple-A Phoenix Giants
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of the Pacific Coast League. On September 27, the last weekend of the 1959 campaign, he was given the
starting assignment against the
St. Louis Cardinals
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at
Busch Stadium
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. Staked to a 2–0 lead in the top of the first
inning, Renfroe allowed a solo
home run
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to
Stan Musial in the bottom of the frame. He escaped without further damage and retired the Redbirds in order in the second inning. But in the third, with the Giants now ahead 4–1, Renfroe failed to
retire
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a batter, allowing three
bases on balls, a
two-run double
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Joe Cunningham, and an
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Wally Shannon.
Relieved by
right-hander
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Al Worthington, Renfroe left the game with none out, two runners on base, and the score tied at four. Those runners eventually scored, giving the Cardinals the lead, 6–4.
[1959-9-27 box score from Retrosheet](_blank)
/ref> In his two full innings pitched, Renfroe allowed three hits and six earned run
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s, with three walks and three strikeouts. The Giants came back later in the game to briefly lead 7–6, but ultimately fell 14–8 with Eddie Fisher taking the loss.
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1936 births
1970 deaths
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