Major League Baseball Player: Mark Christman was the older brother of NFL quarterback and TV football announcer Paul Christman. A huge Cardinals fan, his dream of playing for the hometown club was spurned by Cardinal scouts, who felt that he was not Major League material. He instead got his chance with the Tigers, making his major league debut with Detroit on April 20th, 1938. After a year and change with the "Bengals" he was traded by Detroit along with Vern Kennedy, Bob Harris, George Gill, Roxie Lawsonand Chet Laabs to the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Beau Bell, Bobo Newsom and Red Kress along with Jim Walkup on May 13, 1939. with the Browns. A light hitter and steady fielder, he led AL third basemen with a .972 fielding average in his first year as a regular in 1944. He was a member of the 1944 Pennant Winning Brownies, the only Browns team to ever make the world Series. His career-high 83 RBI that year was more than twice his total for any other season. He was sold by St. Louis to the Washington Senators on April 9th, 1947. where he played two seasons as the regular Senator shortstop. After his Major league career was over, he managed in the Minors, then became a scout for the Yankees and Dodgers. He later became an executive for an insurance agency. He died from a heart attack. In 911 league games, Mark Christman accrued a lifetime .253 average with 19 homeruns and 348 RBI's. His totals included 113 doubles, 23 triples and 17 stolen bases and a .973 lifetime fielding percentage.
Major League Baseball Player: Mark Christman was the older brother of NFL quarterback and TV football announcer Paul Christman. A huge Cardinals fan, his dream of playing for the hometown club was spurned by Cardinal scouts, who felt that he was not Major League material. He instead got his chance with the Tigers, making his major league debut with Detroit on April 20th, 1938. After a year and change with the "Bengals" he was traded by Detroit along with Vern Kennedy, Bob Harris, George Gill, Roxie Lawsonand Chet Laabs to the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Beau Bell, Bobo Newsom and Red Kress along with Jim Walkup on May 13, 1939. with the Browns. A light hitter and steady fielder, he led AL third basemen with a .972 fielding average in his first year as a regular in 1944. He was a member of the 1944 Pennant Winning Brownies, the only Browns team to ever make the world Series. His career-high 83 RBI that year was more than twice his total for any other season. He was sold by St. Louis to the Washington Senators on April 9th, 1947. where he played two seasons as the regular Senator shortstop. After his Major league career was over, he managed in the Minors, then became a scout for the Yankees and Dodgers. He later became an executive for an insurance agency. He died from a heart attack. In 911 league games, Mark Christman accrued a lifetime .253 average with 19 homeruns and 348 RBI's. His totals included 113 doubles, 23 triples and 17 stolen bases and a .973 lifetime fielding percentage.
Bio by: Frank Russo
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