Richard Burton Marlowe (June 27, 1929 – December 30, 1968) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 98 games in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox from 1951 to 1956. Born in Hickory, North Carolina, he threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg). He attended Davidson College.

Dick Marlowe
Pitcher
Born: (1929-06-27)June 27, 1929
Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: December 30, 1968(1968-12-30) (aged 39)
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 19, 1951, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1956, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record13–15
Earned run average4.99
Strikeouts108
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Davidson's professional career lasted from 1948 through 1957. In 1952, Marlowe, while pitching for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, became the second player in International League history to throw a perfect game.[1] After late-season trials with the Tigers in both 1951 and 1952, Marlowe spent the full 1953 and 1954 seasons with Detroit, almost exclusively as a relief pitcher, with only 13 starting assignments in 70 games pitched. He spent most of 1955 and 1956 in the minor leagues. In September 1956, he was claimed off waivers by the White Sox, but worked in only one game for them, his last MLB appearance on September 30.

In his 98-game big-league career, Marlowe compiled a 13–15 won–lost record with three saves and a 4.99 earned run average, allowing 280 hits and 101 bases on balls—with 108 strikeouts—in 24313 innings pitched. In 17 starting assignments, he threw three complete games and no shutouts.

Marlowe died from cancer in Toledo, Ohio, on December 30, 1968.

References

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  1. ^ "Bisons History: The 1950s". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
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