Rabbit Maranville
Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
5-5, 155lb (165cm, 70kg)
Born: November 11, 1891 in Springfield, MA us
Died: January 5, 1954 in New York, NY
Buried: St. Michael Cemetery, Springfield, MA
High School: Springfield Tech HS (Springfield, MA)
Debut: September 10, 1912 (3,801st in major league history)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: September 29, 1935
vs. NYG 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1954. (Voted by BBWAA on 209/252 ballots)
View Rabbit Maranville’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Full Name: Walter James Vincent Maranville
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Nine Players Who Debuted in 1912
Rabbit Maranville
Cy Williams
Del Pratt
Bobby Veach
Ray Schalk
Casey Stengel
Buck Weaver
Ray Chapman
Herb Pennock
The Rabbit Maranville Teammate Team
C: Hank Gowdy
1B: Charlie Grimm
2B: Johnny Evers
3B: Red Smith
SS: Buck Herzog
LF: Max Carey
CF: Wally Berger
RF: Carson Bigbee
SP: Dick Rudolph
SP: Lefty Tyler
SP: Wilbur Cooper
SP: Pete Alexander
RP: Jesse Haines
M: George Stallings
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Notable Events and Chronology
Pittsburgh Pirates acquire future Hall of Fame shortstop Rabbit Maranville
Harold Arlin announces the play-by-play on the first radio broadcast of a major league game
Rabbit Maranville is waived to the Brooklyn Robins from the Chicago Cubs.
Fred Lieb leads an all-star squad on a barnstorming trip to Hawaii and Japan
DiMaggio bypassed as Dean and Simmons get the Hall of Fame call
Biography
Rabbit Maranville
Standing only 5’5″ and weighing a good deal less during the Deadball Era than his listed playing weight of 155 lbs., Rabbit Maranville compiled a lifetime batting average of just .258 and is known as much for his zany escapades and funny stories as for anything he accomplished on the diamond, but his outstanding glove work kept him in the big leagues for 23 seasons and eventually earned him a plaque in Cooperstown.
Read more: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/rabbit-maranville/
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Factoids, Quotes, Milestones and Odd Facts
Best Season, 1914
You pick one – I have no idea. His 1914 season was good, but he committed more than 60 errors – it’s hard to say a shortstop’s best season was when he muffed 60 plays. In the 1920s his offensive numbers went up, of course, but he was less of a steal threat and wasn’t as solid with the leather.
Post-Season Appearances
1914 World Series
1928 World Series
Replaced
Frank O’Rourke
Replaced By
Bill Urbanski
Best Strength as a Player
His glove
Largest Weakness as a Player
His bat
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