Marshall Lewis "Jit" Riddle (April 22, 1918 – September 2, 1988) was an American

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in the

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. He played from 1937 to 1943, playing mostly with the St. Louis Stars .

Career

Riddle made his

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debut in 1937 for the St. Louis Stars. The following year, he began a four-year stint with the Indianapolis ABCs/St. Louis Stars/St. Louis–New Orleans Stars. Riddle was selected to the

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in 1939 and 1940. His final Negro league season came in 1943 with the Cleveland Buckeyes. In 1951, he played for the Trois-Rivières Royals of the

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