Fred Francis Marsh (January 5, 1924 – October 26, 2006) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball who played in and from to for the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles, primarily as a third baseman. Marsh threw and batted right-handed; he was tall and weighed pounds. Born in Valley Falls, Kansas, Marsh was signed originally by the Chicago Cubs in after graduating from Chicago's Steinmetz High School in 1941. Marsh joined the Navy during World War II and was discharged in 1945. Baseball career Marsh made his big league debut on April 19, 1949, at the age of 25 for the Indians, who acquired him from the Cubs' system before the 1947 season. He appeared in only one game that year, as a pinch runner. He did not play in the major leagues in 1950. In , on April 1, he was traded to the St. Louis Browns with $35,000 for infielders Snuffy Stirnweiss and Merl Combs. He played in 130 games for St. Louis, hitting .243 with four home runs, 21 doubles and 43 RBI in 445 at bats during the only season in which he would in 100 or more games. Marsh experienced an unusual campaign. He started the year with the Browns, but on May 12 was traded with Lou Sleater to the Washington Senators for Cass Michaels. Less than one month later, the Senators traded him back to the Browns for Earl Rapp. Marsh had started off poorly as a Brown, hitting only .208 in his first 11 games, thus prompting his trade to the Senators. He fared even worse with Washington, though, appearing in nine games and collecting only one hit in 24 at bats. His second turn with the Browns that year proved to be much more successful – in 76 games, he hit .287 with two home runs and 26 RBI. Overall that year, he hit .258 with two home runs, 28 RBI and 29 runs scored. On January 20, , he was traded to the White Sox for Dixie Upright and $25,000. His first year with the White Sox produced only a .200 average in 95 at bats over 67 games. He rebounded in , playing in 62 games and hitting a career-best .306 in 98 at bats. After the season, he was traded with Matt Batts, Don Ferrarese, and Don Johnson to