Jim Marshall, 1962 Met and ex-Cubs manager, dead at 94

Jim Marshall, the oldest living former Met, died Monday night.

He was 94.

Marshall’s passing was confirmed by Jay Horwitz, the team’s VP of alumni relations.

The Danville, Ill., native played five MLB seasons, including just 17 games for the Mets as an outfielder in 1962 before being traded in May to the Pirates for pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell.

“They loved a loser,” Marshall, 94, told The Post’s Howie Kussoy earlier this year about his time with the 1962 Mets. “It was a special place, a special time. It was unlike anywhere else I had ever been. They treated us great. Everyone was so enthusiastic. I could never forget all of that.”

Marshall, who came over from the Giants, hit .344 with three homers, four RBIs and six runs scored in 35 plate appearances for the Amazin’s.

He hit .242 with a .709 OPS for his career in 410 games to go along with 29 home runs and 106 RBIs while playing for the Orioles and Cubs.

Marshall was signed by the White Sox out of Compton (Calif.) College but never played a game for the team as he was shipped to the Orioles in a trade that sent him, future Hall of Famer Larry Doby, Jack Harshman, and Russ Heman to Baltimore for Tito Francona (father of Reds manager Terry Francona), Billy Goodman and Ray Moore.

Marshall would go on to become one of the first American-born major leaguers to play in Japan, suiting up for the Chunichi Dragons from 1963-65.

When his playing days were over, he returned to the U.S. to coach from 1968-72 in the minor leagues.

He was named Cubs third base coach in 1973 and took over from manager Whitey Lockman, who was moved to the front off in 1974.

Marshall went 229-326 in three seasons with the Cubs and one with the Athletics in 1979.

He retired from baseball at the age of 90 in 2021, after 70 years in the game.

He had taken on roles as minor league manager, coach, scout and advisor once his time as a big league skipper came to an end.

There are six surviving members of the 1962 Mets, who once held the modern baseball record for losses in a season, with 120.

The 2024 White Sox set the new mark with 121.

They are Craig Anderson (87), Rick Herrscher (88), Jay Hook (88), Galen Cisco (89), Cliff Cook (89), and John DeMerit (89).

George Altman, who played 124 games for the team in 1964, is now the oldest living former Mets player at 92 years old.