Babe Martin

Positions: Leftfielder, First Baseman and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 194lb (180cm, 87kg)

Born: March 28, 1920 in Seattle, WA us

Died: August 1, 2013 in Tucson, AZ

High School: McKinley HS (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: September 25, 1944 (Age 24-181d, 9,789th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 1, 1953 (Age 33-095d)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Boris Michael Martin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

206

.214

RBI

OBP

.260

SLG

.291

OPS

.552

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1940	20	SLB-min	C																									TYL,PAL · ETXL
1941	21	SLB-min	D	75	261	261		92	17	7	9						.352	.352	.575	.927		150						PGD · NEAR
1942	22	SLB-min	B	97	345	345		112	19	7	12						.325	.325	.525	.849		181						SPR · IIIL
1944	24	SLB-min	AA	114	435	386	82	135	27	10	14	72	7		40	33	.350	.418	.580	.998		224	19	5	4			TOL · AA
1944	24	SLB	AL	2	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.000	1.750	384	4	0	0	0	0	/7H
1945	25	SLB-min	AA	9	30	30		9									.300	.300										TOL · AA
1945	25	SLB	AL	54	203	185	13	37	5	2	2	16	0	1	11	24	.200	.245	.281	.526	49	52	5	0	7	2	7/93H
1946	26	SLB-min	AAA	50	154	136	24	36	7	0	3	17	2		17	17	.265	.351	.382	.733		52	4	1	0			TOL · AA
1946	26	SLB	AL	3	10	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.222	.300	.222	.522	44	2	0	0	0	0	/2H

1947	27	SLB-min	AAA	110	342	310	44	99	20	4	15	64	0		32	28	.319	.383	.555	.938		172	16	0	0			TOL · AA
1948	28	BOS	AL	4	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	161	2	0	0	0	0	/H2
1949	29	BOS	AL	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	/2H

1950	30	BOS-DET-min	AAA	58																								LOU,TOL · AA
1951	31	SLB-min	AA	147	487	487		127	29	4	14						.261	.261	.423	.684		206						SAN · TL
1952	32	SLB-min	AA	105	331	331		109	14	0	14						.329	.329	.498	.828		165						SAN · TL
1953	33	SLB	AL	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	-4	0	0	0	0	0	/H2
6 Yrs				69	226	206	13	44	6	2	2	18	0	1	13	27	.214	.260	.291	.552	55	60	5	0	7	2
162 Game Avg.				162	531	484	31	103	14	5	5	42	0	2	31	63	.214	.260	.291	.552	55	141	12	0	16	5

SLB (4 yrs)				63	220	200	13	42	6	2	2	18	0	1	13	26	.210	.258	.290	.548	55	58	5	0	7	2
BOS (2 yrs)				6	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	73	2	0	0	0	0

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