nine games for them in late September before spending all of 1928 on their roster. Even at age 41, when Maranville batted .218 in 143 games and hit no homers, he finished in a tie for 12th in the 1933 NL MVP voting. He missed the entire 1934 season after breaking his left fibula and tibia in a collision at home plate during an exhibition game. Maranville attempted a comeback in 1935 but was unable to play like he used to. Following the end of his major league career, Maranville turned to managing, including stints as a minor league manager for Montreal Royals, at Albany, Elmira, and Springfield, Massachusetts. With Elmira in 1936, he served as a player-manager, batting .323 in 123 games. After managing in the minor leagues, Maranville was employed by youth baseball programs in Detroit and Rochester. Then, he directed a baseball school sponsored by the New York Journal-American newspaper. He enjoyed working with children and always cautioned them against adopting the same wild lifestyle he had pursued during his earlier career. Death and legacy Maranville was well-known for his eccentric nature; in one notable incident, he dove into a hotel fountain and emerged with a goldfish between his teeth. Maranville died of a heart attack shortly after midnight on January 6, 1954, at his home in Woodside, New York. Death was nearly instantaneous. He was 62 years old. Maranville was buried in the Holy Family Section B, Lot 206, Grave 5, of the St. Michael's Cemetery in Springfield, Massachusetts. Maranville was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954, just months after his death, along with Bill Terry and Bill Dickey, in his 14th year of eligibility. See also List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball player-managers Further reading References External links Rabbit Maranville Biography at Baseball Biography Baseball-Reference 1891 births 1954 deaths Albany Senators players American people of French descent American people of Irish descent Baseball players from Springfield, Massachusetts Boston Braves players Brooklyn Robins players Chicago Cubs managers Chicago Cubs players Elmira Pioneers players Major League Baseball player-managers Major League Baseball shortstops Montreal Royals managers National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees New Bedford Whalers (baseball) players People from Woodside, Queens Pittsburgh Pirates players Rochester Tribe players St. Louis Cardinals players