#32 Billy Martin, Second Base, 26 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Billy Martin
5/16/1928 26 USA,CA,BERKELEY 6"0 165
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal Some ability 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Suffers Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1954 (Automatic) 4 Year(s), 89 Days (777 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 6 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 3 2 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 9 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 7 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 4 (Range), .947 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 4 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 4 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 4
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/21 | NYY | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/22 | @WS1 | W 16-8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/23 | @WS1 | W 10-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/24 | @WS1 | W 8-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/27 | @PHI | L 4-5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/28 | @PHI | W 9-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/30 | PHI | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/1 | PHI | W 4-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/2 | PHI | L 6-12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #7 | | |
10/4 | @PHI | W 6-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 144 | 563 | 187 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 76 | 84 | 53 | 40 | .332 | .391 | .442 | .834 | .776 | .110 |
Projected | 151 | 592 | 197 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 80 | 88 | 56 | 42 | .332 | .391 | .442 | .834 | .776 | .110 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 137 | 629 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 249 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 95.3 | 6.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 268 | 98 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .366 | .428 | .440 | .868 |
vs. RHP | 295 | 89 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 49 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .302 | .357 | .444 | .801 |
Close/Late | 58 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .369 | .328 | .697 |
Scoring Position | 137 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .365 | .393 | .482 | .875 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 279 | 99 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 23 | 19 | .355 | .397 | .466 | .863 |
Road | 72 | 284 | 88 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 42 | 30 | 21 | .310 | .376 | .419 | .795 |
This Week | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
Last Week | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 |
March/April | 21 | 84 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | .357 | .421 | .417 | .838 |
May | 25 | 101 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 5 | .376 | .411 | .465 | .876 |
June | 27 | 114 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 9 | .307 | .352 | .456 | .808 |
July | 24 | 91 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | .264 | .337 | .341 | .677 |
August | 26 | 97 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | .309 | .370 | .412 | .783 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 76 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 6 | .395 | .447 | .579 | 1.026 |
Postseason | 6 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .154 | .154 | .192 | .346 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1951 | 41 | 121 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .289 | .304 | .421 | .725 | CHA |
1952 | 140 | 496 | 149 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 65 | 76 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 1 | .300 | .345 | .435 | .780 | CHA |
1953 | 123 | 496 | 136 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 58 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 5 | .274 | .318 | .385 | .703 | CHA |
1954 | 144 | 563 | 187 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 76 | 84 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 0 | .332 | .391 | .442 | .834 | CHA,AL |
Total | 448 | 1676 | 507 | 77 | 6 | 37 | 211 | 236 | 107 | 19 | 7 | 141 | 14 | 7 | .303 | .350 | .422 | .772 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1950, AA | 72 | 281 | 87 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 8 | .310 | .392 | .495 | .887 |
1950, AAA | 61 | 266 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 34 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 3 | .263 | .286 | .353 | .640 |
1951, AAA | 90 | 386 | 121 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 70 | 63 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 2 | .313 | .347 | .505 | .852 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1954 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .192 | .346 |
Total | 6 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .192 | .346 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 18 | 17 | 43 | 73 | 17 | 119 | 3 | .975 | 146.2 | 7.30 | | | | |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Shortstop | 123 | 120 | 170 | 493 | 96 | 684 | 21 | .969 | 1031.0 | 5.97 | | | | |
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Transactions Traded from New York (A) to Chicago (A) on 4/20/1950 (Going to CHA: RF Cliff Mapes, 2B Billy Martin, P Bob Porterfield. Going to NYY: SS Luke Appling)... Milestones Had first career hit on 7/19/1951, off Early Wynn (CLE)... Hit first career homerun on 9/2/1951, off Milo Candini (WS1)... Injuries Injured on 6/21/1951 with a Concussion, out for 6 days... Injured on 8/27/1953 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game... Won World Championship with Chicago (A) in 1954...
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