Mike Marshall, the former major league pitcher who had a dominant stretch as a reliever that culminated in his winning the National League Cy Young Award in 1974, has died at the age of 78, it was announced today.
Marshall debuted in the majors with the Detroit Tigers in 1967, and was selected by the Seattle Pilots in the expansion draft prior to the 1969 season, making him one of the few who was an official Pilot in their one season. Marshall was friends with Jim Bouton while with the Pilots, and features prominently in Bouton’s book “Ball Four.