Marv Blaylock
Marvin Edward Blaylock (September 30, 1929 – October 23, 1993) was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants. Between and , he appeared in 287 big league games. Blaylock threw and batted left-handed, standing tall and weighing , during his playing days. Originally signed by the Giants in 1947, Blaylock appeared in only one MLB game for them, as a pinch hitter on September 26, 1950. Batting for pitcher Larry Jansen, he popped out to third baseman Billy Cox off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Blaylock then returned to Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for four full seasons, batting over .300 for the 1954 Syracuse Chiefs of the Triple-A International League, the top farm club of the Phillies, which earned him a second trial in MLB. Blaylock was the Phillies' most-used first baseman in both and . In 1955, he appeared in 113 games, starting 55 of them (while Earl Torgeson, Eddie Waitkus, and Stan Lopata each started more than 25 games at first for the team). Blaylock batted only .208 with three home runs that season. However, in 1956, he started 110 games