Richard Burton Marlowe (June 27, 1929 – December 30, 1968) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 98 games in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox from 1951 to 1956. Born in Hickory, North Carolina, he threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg). He attended Davidson College. Marlowe died from cancer in Toledo, Ohio, on December 30, 1968.