The Man Who Pitched in 106 Games in One Baseball Season

[@stevesullivan457]

I am a Certified Dr Mike Marshall pitching instructor. I just came across this. I sent your video to him. I think he’ll enjoy it. Nice work.

[@randytiefenthaler3022]

I am as well. Pleased to meet another one.

[@rayfrosti7849]

In 1974, Andy Messersmith asked Mike Marshall to call his pitches for him and Andy finished second in the Cy Young. Marshall kept a written record of every pitch he threw to every batter. He believed the sequence of the pitches was critical. I believe Mike Schmidt, Hank Aaron and Johnny Bench are something like a combined 0 for 100. Marshall's screwball was like no other. One of the greatest pitches in the history of baseball. He threw it with true topspin (horizontal spin axis). It broke very hard, like a topspin curve ball but down and in instead of down and away. It requires a very specific arm action that few pitchers have. To say modern players would have "clocked it" is silly. They would have hit it with less frequency than a great curveball because they would rarely have seen anything similar. While Marshall is only 5'8", his hands were ridiculously strong. He could pop a used tennis ball between his middle and ring fingers. Most likely his screwball will never be duplicated because of so many unique factors. Marshall diagnosed Tommy John's injury on the field. He made the changes to Tommy John's pitching motion that enabled him to win more games after the surgery than before. Marshall earned his doctorate in 1978 while still playing in the majors. He went to college for 2 trimesters a year for 19 straight years. He had little patience in getting advice from pitching coaches that were so unknowledgeable compared to himself. He has a severe hearing loss with severe tinnitus and so he could appear more difficult than he really was. Marshall finished 4th, 2nd and 1st in the Cy Young voting in consecutive years. Each time was the highest a reliver had ever finished. He is the only reliever to qualify for the ERA title, which he did twice. With the Expos, if memory serves, he pitched 5 innings of relief in the first game of a double header and 6 in the second. His motion in those videos looks weird. But basically, you could think of his motion as throwing a football. Point your elbow forward and get everything moving in as straight a line a possible toward home plate and rotate your entire body (no x-factor BS). He also learned that pronating saves the elbow. Mariano Rivera throw a pronated cutter. Very few people know that. The pronation and the fact that he swung his hand up above his elbow in the back saved his arm and allowed him to avoid injury and so maintain his mechanics. Thank you for the video on such a unique player.

[@djbongwater]

oh my god, this style of video is great man. make more

[@JomboyMedia]

thanks, may try to do more every now and then. this one I kinda just stumbled into

[@ianharper3213]

@@JomboyMedia reminds me kind of like Chart Party

[@dawnqwerty]

Ian Harper exactly what it reminded me of too

[@GabeMacDonnell]

Marshall's black balling likely had more to do w/ the fact he was often selected as a union rep by his teammates. He was one of the most outspoken leaders of the MLBPA, during the same era Marvin Miller was upending the union/owner relationship. It's easy to get caught up in personality traits, but we have to remember the contentious labor history of the MLB. Marshall may have been eccentric, but the fact his teammates trusted him w/ their livelihoods tells you all you need to know.

[@2012MCTG]

Yes, the owners did not want union activity in that era and that was a rap against Marshall. That being said, he was the bullpen stopper when he was effective for the Expos, Dodgers and Twins. When he lost effectiveness in 1980, tensions were also high with the MLBPA, which led to the ‘81 strike, so the Twins parted ways with him. The Mets picked him up after the strike in the 2nd half and he pitched in 20 out of the teams final 38 games, a pretty heavy workload. He was effective, but also 38 yoa, and clearly not going to be a closer or fireman out of the bullpen. Teams probably just had no interest to sign him as a 39 year old mopup reliever in 1982.

[@notreallyadog9646]

One more odd fact is that a few years after the Dodgers got rid of Mike Marshall, they brought up a different player also named Mike Marshall who was an outfielder with them throughout the 1980s.

[@Ben_1184]

No way. That's awesome!

[@davel3895]

@@Ben_1184 He won a WS with them in '88. Also dated the GoGo's Belinda Carlisle for awhile.

[@ATCguy1973]

He was a great hitter but was hurt a lot. Could have had a good career if it wasn't for the injuries

[@bjohnkautzman1041]

When I was a kid, I thought they were the same person :) Mike Marshall was 90% of the offensive talent for the Dodgers in the 1988 World Series, and when he got hurt, Bob Costas quipped that the Dodgers were probably fielding the worst offense in World Series history. It's a good thing they had Mickey Hatcher!

[@jeffallen55]

Wait till this dude hears about Ol Hoss Radbourn

[@Koolkyle7]

Foolish baseball is great

[@iamhungey12345]

Pitching mound was closer to the batter that time and it was before the 20th century though.

[@bigpoison408]

No cap anson

[@Youngstomata]

That ending where you went "that's cool right?" "Nahhhh" and the photo decreases in size with the faintest of the nah. Perfecto

[@eduardocornejo2903]

I’m an up and coming baseball fan. The reason I’m learning more of the game is because of Jomboy. Keep it up!

[@lincoln8530]

Samezies

[@yesss8891]

Baseball still has up and coming fans?

[@lincoln8530]

john bertelli , thanks to Jomboy

[@jln55]

He had a doctorate in kinesology, so he had some idea of how to preserve his arm.

[@mattduffyw99]

It'd be wild if his technique ended up being better and reluctantly caught on

[@GrammasFavorite]

He still has a doctorate in kinesiology. He's not dead lol

[@Zahrul3]

He also threw like what...85mph??

[@iamhungey12345]

@Monroe B Plus his numbers dropped off in 1975 and would suck for the next couple of years before having a brief comeback seasons before sucking again. When it comes to his peak seasons, he didn't have many of those either.

[@RS-tz2zn]

He actually says that pitching ruined his elbow... kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y57Hk3V3h7iegsU

[@leroylson]

Mike Marshall was also a member of the 69 Seattle Pilots. Jim Bouton talks about him in Ball Four.

[@JJJB02]

That clip of Vin talking about Marshall is such a nice touch. Love your stuff Jomboy. The new style of pitching is so interesting!! Gotta dig into that

[@redsox258]

0:22 I actually do that, randomly browse around baseball-reference when im bored. Sometimes I REALLY need to know who the backup second baseman for the boston red sox was in 1964.

[@Hwhaler97]

1:07 could tell by that pic he was a stud

[@Sacksalot]

it’s bothering me how your mustache connects to your beard on one side, but not the other

[@JomboyMedia]

"Welcome to my life, Yoast"

[@fraser5254]

😂😂😂

[@GGGFatherSonHolySpirit]

Hahahaha 👍😁 Y'all need to give Jomboy a break. But yeah.... What he said. 👍

[@MM-qi5mk]

Jomboy Media , same here. Just grow a mean handlebar to connect to goatee

[@Sacksalot]

Jomboy Media haha 😆 all joking, of course, it’s leagues ahead of anything I could muster. love the videos

[@mikerueb8167]

Love this video. I was born in 78, so seeing these things from before my time reminds me of how much the game has changed...drastically.

[@KTF0]

One of his pitching proteges actually made it to the majors. Marshall had a feature on ESPN. Edit UPDATE: He had two proteges Jeff Kubenka (5.82 ERA) and Jeff Sparks (4.15 ERA)

[@hershey9399]

I hope you had a nice lazy holiday week too, Jomboy

[@JomboyMedia]

thanks Hershey

[@hershey9399]

@@JomboyMedia Welcome!

[@GregoryFariss]

I was a kid when Marshall was pitching for the Dodgers. Didn’t appreciate just how much of a rarity he was. His delivery was more straight up and off the front foot, which he determined was less stressful on the elbow when he threw a screwball. Remember, he had a degree in kinesiology. If you want some entertainment, find a copy of his wife’s book, “Home Games: Two Baseball Wives Speak Out” written by Bobbie Bouton and Nancy Marshall. It talks about all the things (well girls) baseball husbands were getting into while on the road.

[@kushie14]

literally bust out laughing after saying "YOU" is terrible. Completely agree. You should turn that off and put the new season of Letterkenny on.

[@marcuskelligrew9186]

I’m 1973 with the Expos, Marshall pitched in 92 games! He had 179 innings with 14 wins and 1.78 ERA!

[@bigtonytwoshoes8184]

Huge fan of this video format, would like to see it expanded into another series (something like "baseball history") that goes into detail about random things you find interesting. Perfect amount of content and visuals

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

Came for baseball Got an offhand review of "You"

[@GrammasFavorite]

5:47 Man, I can't believe the Minnesota Minnesota just dropped him without even trying to trade him.

[@HayabusaPaul]

Mike Marshall? He was a beast

[@notaconvictthatsforsure1007]

Happy new year mate , hope you keep the vids coming

[@nohaerrr]

dontsayaword but its still 2019 every where in the world

[@notaconvictthatsforsure1007]

NERDcubing ._. It’s 2020 in the back to the future

[@nohaerrr]

dontsayaword but ok nice

[@Blankford777]

the "BASEBALL" at the end got a like out of me. Well done.

[@THortonT]

A couple of interesting facts about Iron Mike Marshall, he rarely warmed up in the bullpen, usually went straight from the dugout to the mound when called into a game. (Partially because he didn't want to get accustom to a bullpen mound that would different than what he would be pitching on, and he only needed a few pitches to be ready). Secondly, he didn't get along with Tommy Lasorda, so he and the Dodgers parted ways when Lasorda became the manager.

[@madeconomist]

Thanks for doing this video! 11-year-old me first started seriously following the Dodgers, my Dad's team, in 1974, so I definitely remember Mike Marshall. I've read some of his stuff from his website. He's definitely an interesting guy and was a very effective pitcher. Fun fact: in the 1980s the Dodgers had another Mike Marshall, an outfielder who was a key part of their offense during much of that decade.

[@alhollywood6486]

I remember Mike Marshall as a young kid in LA. It's amazing to see how much baseball has changed

[@carsonhoneywell6897]

My brother Brent Honeywell is a screwballer. It’s where it comes from. Iron Mike.

[@ernestolombardo5811]

Welcome, Mr Jomboy, to the wonderful world of Dodgers 70s pitching, I'm surprised it took you this long. Mike Marshall! Tommy John! Andy Messersmith! Burt Hooton! Charlie Hough! Even Hoyt Wilhelm was in the mix, somewhere in there. It was weird and it worked. Then it was all capped off in 1980 when Fernando had himself a cup of coffee in time to catch the Astros and force a one game tiebreaker, playing so spectacularly that a buzz started spreading across Los Angeles of this Mexican kid who didn't speak a lick of English and was a beast on the mound. Speaking of which: "Some say the screwball doesn't exist" (record scratch) You have my attention.

[@markuyehara7880]

Messersmith had great breaking stuff.

[@awilson2525]

I have Dr. Mike Marshall's complete teaching series on youtube with his permission and it has been there for over 10 years for free for anyone to learn. Dr Marshall was a great man. He should have been elected to the Hall, but personal predjudice of the sportswriters killed his chance. I am a certified Dr. Mike Marshall Pitching instructor, one of only 11 in the world. I know him, admired him and followed him. My high school pitchers trained using his techniques, were throwing 95mph fastballs and breaking pitches that were unhittable (and some that could only be caught by the best catchers.). Rest in Peace Doc Marshall.

[@KneeDeep2231]

We need more workhorses in the league

[@juggernaut792]

The individual pitching in the video is Jeff Sparks - he pitched in the big leagues for the rays in the late 90's and early 2000's

[@tomokra]

He's known ... he was a major character in Bouton's Ball Four ...

[@davanmani556]

Both of their ex-wives wrote a book about their ex’s.

[@Climber31Gaming]

The ending, So relatable.

[@scene24man]

That ump’s strikeout punch at the end is legit

[@gsandy5235]

I was 13 during the '74 season and I remember him well.

[@BirbarianHomeGuard]

Merry Christmas, Jomboy!

[@OBESPRING1982]

I remember Joe Garagiola talking about Marshall's fascination with kinesiology.

[@MrRevelation9]

He had a AWESOME Screwball.

[@MTKarthik]

Great winter content, breh. Really appreciate your curiosity blossoming into cool stories like here. The Scully clip crystallizes the coolness and I was totally with you as you uncovered this cat. btw, Ima get that hat for sure - a 'baseball' cap? So down. Mike Marshall balled in '74 and is wildly involved in cray shiz. wouldna known 'cept ... Jomboy winter content .... yeah boyeeeeeeee

[@TheTEN24]

Never heard of this guy, really interesting video, think you should do more stuff like this.

[@bjohnkautzman1041]

Marshall is my favorite player in the history of the game. I personally feel that he and Tommy John belong in the Hall of Fame. Marshall talked Andy Messersmith into using his change up to set up his fast ball, something that was kind of unheard of at the time. Furthermore, Marshall did have a serious chest injury late in his career that he attributes to tinkering with his motion to throw a curveball the way everyone else was doing it. If he hadn't been blackballed, he would probably still be pitching. Marshall threw just about every pitch, too, and for what it's worth, he also holds the American League record for games pitched in a season.

[@flyjarrett]

I remember the Mike Marshall who was an outfielder for the Dodgers in the 80s. Didn’t know there was another until this video.

[@tomp4925]

He made one of the most iconic pick offs in the World Series when he picked off Joe Washington, the A's professional pinch runner.

[@stormbringercoming8105]

Herb Washington.

[@cameronavirus772]

Hi jomboy hope you had a good Christmas

[@jeffuary]

do an interview with him about his pitching style he invented. Would be fascinating!

[@benjaminstillsmoking3252]

Your AMASING! Shout out to you JomBoy from GreatFalls Montana. Where is that CONTACT!?😁

[@TERoss-jk9ny]

I remember him and I was about 10 years old. It’s sad his attitude got him pooped on, but? Attitude matters now and again. Good one @Jomboy! I’ll look up more about him.

[@iamhungey12345]

That would explain a bit regarding the guy.

[@markuyehara7880]

He was also blackballed by management because of his activism on player's rights.

[@marcuskelligrew9186]

I remember Mike Marshall because I’m pretty old.

[@thelifeofmatt0306]

I trained under “Doc” in 2004-2005. He was way ahead of his time. Most of the training techniques you see popular today (wrist weights, weighted balls etc.) we’re pioneered by him. Tread Athletics just doesn’t realize it. If people would really listen to what he tried to teach, there would be a lot less TJ in professional pitching. RIP Doc.

[@markuyehara7880]

Not only did he appear in 108 games, he also pitched batting practice every off day. Marshall said he could have pitched in all 162 if he were allowed to.

[@sharonlamerand3968]

Baseball Reference is like the greatest thing ever

[@flito3105]

Man this shit makes me wish my dad was here so I could ask him about this guy lol

[@RangersGirlJackie99]

My dad was in high school in '74 - big, big yankees fan - and I asked him about Mike Marshall, he knew immediately who I was talking about, "Yeah, Mike Marshall, he was a big dude right? Big arms, chops?" I guess he was pretty infamous back then!

[@IAm-qf2xb]

collin fairfield Ask him yourself. drmikemarshall.com

[@davel3895]

So my mom cut work and waited at the Sears "Ticketron" all day so she could take her 11 year old son to his first World Series. Unfortunately it was Game 7. I remained optimistic until the end knowing the Dodgers announced they would start Marshall in Game 6 if there was one. I was so pumped knowing they would win Game 6 with Marshall. I'm still confident he would have done it and gotten me to my first WS. The Dodgers lost in 5 and my first WS would have to be Game 2 of the '78 Series...when Bob Welch struck out Reggie for the win. It was worth the wait.

[@secondstring]

Another crazy ass pitching stat fact... In the 1966 World Series, the Baltimore Orioles swept the Dodgers using only four pitchers for the entire series. The Dodgers only scored two runs for the entire series and were scoreless from the 4th inning of Game 1 on. And it wasn't even four complete games. Dave McNally was relieved in the 3rd inning of Game 1, but went on to pitch a complete game shutout in Game 4 to close out the series.

[@Winsorvy]

I love your channel Jomboy, I’m also growing on Jake. This might be the whiskey talking but I truly love your guys content. (Didn’t like Jake sober)

[@tz233]

That screwball technique video at the end reminds me of 2019 Oliver Drake.

[@dangelo1369]

RIP Dr. Mike Marshall (1943-2021) Say "Hi" to "Bulldog" Bouton on the other side.

[@mukkslide27]

Fun fact: he’s why it’s commonly thought that the screwball is bad for your arm. he blew that elbow out and the manager blamed it on the pitch and now it’s discouraged

[@IAm-qf2xb]

ShelbyFromClimb That is straight bullshit.

[@vaughnmild4467]

Hector Santiago used to throw screwballs his first couple years with the White Sox and Angels. Its was filthy to rightys

[@IAm-qf2xb]

drmikemarshall.com

[@tomitstube]

good video, watching marshall's "screwball", he threw it the opposite of a curve, he rotated his hand over the top of the ball giving it some really nasty dropping action. a really tough pitch to make. you can see the same motion in his pitching study, there may be some merit to that style if you're built for it, but there's a lot of torque in it too, which is not good over a long period of time.

[@NBarker1993]

Must have had the stamina of an Ox to pitch that many games straight. Never mind if they’re changeups or fast balls, would destroy any other player’s entire arm

[@gelada_baboom7628]

Love love love your videos. Keep up the great work

[@willhubbard1739]

favorite page on youtube. hands down

[@thebuddhawilliams8863]

Mike Marshall is also a famous mandolin player. The more you know...

[@andypetrovich2155]

Great video! Somebody needs to show the Japanese how to throw the new style, I am sure they will figure it out quickly.

[@jameshughes6049]

That 13 game in a row stretch had a lot of multiple innings outings.

[@mrkingjesse378]

Feel free to keep bringing these types of videos! This was beautiful

[@skylineeeeeeful]

Ehi Jomboy, I don't know how many people follow you from Italy but I am one, and I really enjoy your videos! Keep posting, baseball season is closer and closer..

[@mainman127]

Mike Marshall R.I.P.

[@Mondo762]

As an old Giants fan I remember him. Didn't realize he put up those kind of numbers.

[@mattwright6075]

Thanks for this. One of my favorite players for all the reasons you stated. True oddball. Plus he went to Michigan State and played for the Tigers and I'm a Michigander.

[@SuperHonestyTime]

Would love more videos like this. Great work

[@chriskelly509]

I like these history lessons

[@bbigjohnson069]

He never wore any kind of jacket or undershirt no matter how cold it was. The Dodgers swept a 3 game series vs. the gnats . All were walkoffs and he was the winning pitcher in all of them. The next series he got 2 more walkoff wins giving him 5 in 6 games. The Dodgers had 15 walkoff wins that year, a club record. I think he was the winning pitcher in 10 of those. They lost TJ mid season. He was having a great year like 13-3 or so. But they still won 102 games. That was a great team that year but not experienced. They scored 798 runs which was only just surpassed by last years team. The A's really shut them down in WS though.

[@Dje1025]

Marshall holds the record for most appearances in a single season in BOTH LEAGUES

[@upktrent06]

Great video Jimmy!

[@tommack352]

If you want to see an incredible pitcher, check out "Iron Man" Joe McGinty... he pitched in 434 innings in 1903 and 408 innings in 1904... with the New York Giants. He often pitched both sides of a double-header. It is also noticeable that he didn't strike out a lot of guys, yet his lifetime ERA was 2.66. In those years when he pitched all those innings, he led the National League in wins with 31 and 35 respectively. In his career, he averaged 344 innings per season. I would have loved to have seen some video on this guy, but it did not exist in 1908. Still, the numbers are impressive. BTW, he was called "Iron Man" because he worked in his father-in-law's steel plant in the offseason pouring hot iron.

[@danielsan2349]

Love the fade away at the end, lmao

[@Lawomenshoops]

If you followed the LA dodgers in the 80's, they had a OF named Mike Marshall. He would be known as General Soreness, because he missed a game or two because of general soreness!! The guy was like 6'5 but was a tin man, no heart! In that 1974 WS- an A's fan threw a bottle at Bill Buckner in LF, yes that Buckner. Marshall was on the mound and while they tended to Buckner, which took a few minutes, Marshall didn't throw any warm up pitches. The next batter was Joe Rudi, and Marshall's first pitch was a fastball right down the middle and Rudi crushed it for a HR.

[@averye]

hahahaha that ending got me. beautiful video

[@surfinalien]

Your love of the game is pretty freakin' awesome.

[@TheCampbell254bme]

Yeah i dig this style video. Thanks man.

[@wubztv6100]

I wonder what his reaction was when he found out he finally had an off game? Great video. Hilarious

[@sandyblond20]

14 years 750 games. I am the only SabrMetrics Selected Master Pitcher over every pitcher in history. You don't need to rest nor get injured in His Marshall Pitching Motions ever and no pitch counts either. Just lethally dangerous to all life in the batters box.

[@alexyerkey3141]

Salomon Torres pitched in 94 games in 2006 with the bucs

[@killermonjero]

As someone who was born in '71 in the L.A. area and attended hundreds of Dodgers' games growing up, I am well aware of him. It'd be pretty lame if I wasn't.

[@chadtellevik5479]

That was excellent information

[@scullystie4389]

Jomboy Media feat. Vin Scully

[@avx9852]

You a beast dog Keep doing what you do bro

[@dawnqwerty]

You know what crossover I want? Jon bois and jomboy

[@joeheid2776]

And yet his arm didn't fall off. Tired of pitch counts. Let guys throw.

[@JohnDoe-ol3yz]

His arm didnt fall off cause he really didnt pitch that much that year. 29 guys pitched more innings in 1974 than mike marshall.

[@joeheid2776]

@@JohnDoe-ol3yz Dude this isn't about innings, it's about games. As a Pirates fan, the mgt would call up guys from the minors to cover pitchers pitching in 3 straight games. Games where many times they only pitched to a couple hitters. Marshall was pitching multiple innings in his appearances. There was no specialty pitchers back then. In 76 Ryan and Tiant throw an extra inning 0-0 game where both threw over 200 pitches. I don't recall any of them having arm problems.

[@zacharybinx8642]

Another crazy pitcher from the 70's was Blue Moon Odom. He would switch pitching styles in the middle of an at bat just to mess with the batter. It would be sweet to see a video like this about him. Here's a link to a short clip of him switching pitching styles against Al Kaline. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJfVnp-cgNGfmqc

[@carsonhoneywell6897]

That’s my cousin. Legend.

[@chriscook215]

He’s throwing the ball like a javelin.

[@Blurryface-et7td]

How was your Christmas Jomboy?

[@JomboyMedia]

was really nice!

[@Blurryface-et7td]

Jomboy Media that’s great to hear

[@diogutierrez1719]

Dude this guy has uncanny resemblance to BAUER ‼😯😂😂😂

[@hooper4581]

Great stuff ! When vid started I said to myself hey he was a met I don’t know what I had for lunch. But I remember mike marshal pitched for Mets when I was 9. Go figure

[@frootloopshake1672]

The goat Will White in 1879