Marty Marion

Martin Whiteford Marion (December 1, 1917 – March 15, 2011) was a professional baseball shortstop and manager who played 13 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns from 1940 to 1953. Nicknamed "Slats" and "The Octopus" for his unusually long arms, Marion grew up in Atlanta and attended Georgia Tech. A defensive cornerstone of the Cardinals' 1940s dynasty — which produced three World Series titles in five years — he was named National League MVP in 1944, the first shortstop in NL history to receive the award. He later managed the Cardinals, Browns, and Chicago White Sox.