Marshall Lee Brant (born September 17, 1955) is an American former

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player. Brant played for the

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in and the

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in . In eight career games, he had two hits, two RBIs and a .100 AVG. He batted and threw right-handed. He was drafted by the

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in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft. The Yankees designated him for assignment in October 1980. Brant was inducted into the

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Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998. For his success in the minors, Brant became a 2015 inductee of the

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1955 births Living people New York Yankees players Oakland Athletics players Major League Baseball first basemen Baseball players from Humboldt County, California Sonoma State Seawolves baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Japan Nippon Ham Fighters players International League MVP award winners Santa Rosa Bear Cubs baseball players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-first-baseman-stub