Joseph Marshall was born in Audubon, Minnesota. He started his professional baseball career in 1897, in the Red River Valley League. He played on the Montana State League\'s Helena Senators in early 1900 but was then traded to the Great Falls Indians for one player and US$200. The player he was traded for was future Hall of Famer Joe Tinker. The following season, Marshall went to the Spokane Blue Stockings of the Pacific Northwest League. He was a shortstop for the only time in his career and fielded at a .848 clip, but he also batted .291 and slugged 15 home runs. In 1902, he raised his batting average to .309 but hit just 6 homers.\n', '

1903 was Marshall\'s big year. Playing for the San Francisco Pirates of the Pacific National League, he batted .343 with a league-leading 25 home runs. The home run total was more than double of any other player in the league. He also led the circuit in slugging percentage (.601) and total bases (282) and was the overall "minor league slugging champion" that year.\n', '

Marshall was acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates towards the end of the season, and he made his major league debut on September 7. In 10 games, he went 6 for 23 (.261) with 2 runs batted in. The Pirates won the National League pennant and faced the Boston Americans in the 1903 World Series. Marshall was in the teams\' dugout during the series but did not play, and the Pirates lost in eight games.\n', '

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