Rabbit Maranville

Walter James Vincent Maranville (November 11, 1891 - January 5, 1954), better known as Rabbit Maranville, was a Major League Baseball shortstop. At the time of his retirement in 1935, he had played in a record 23 seasons in the National League, a mark which wasn't broken until 1986 by Pete Rose.

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Over his lengthy career, Maranville played for the Boston Braves (1912 - 1920, 1929 - 1933, 1935), Pittsburgh Pirates (1921 - 1924), Chicago Cubs (1925), Brooklyn Robins (1926) and St. Louis Cardinals (1927 - 1928). He retired having compiled a .258 batting average, 1255 runs, 28 home runs, 884 RBI and 291 stolen bases. As a shortstop, he finished his career with a positional record 5,139 putouts. He won his only World Series championship in 1914 as a member of the Braves, and won his only other National League championship in 1928 as a member of the Cardinals.

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Maranville was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954.

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1891: 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar)....

January 5: January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. 360 days (361 in leap years) remain in the year after this day....

1954: 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar....

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