#32 Billy Martin, Shortstop, 28 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Billy Martin
5/16/1928 28 USA,CA,BERKELEY 6"0 170
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal Some ability 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average Suffers Normal 4.0 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 $ 4,500,000 1959 6 Year(s), 89 Days (1121 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 8 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 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
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 : 8 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 6 (Range), .977 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 3 (Range), .946 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 3 (Range), .969 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 3 (Range), .952 (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 | L 7-11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/22 | @KC | W 1-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | @KC | W 4-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/24 | @KC | W 8-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/27 | @BRO | W 9-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/28 | @BRO | W 4-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/30 | BRO | L 8-16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/1 | BRO | W 8-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/2 | BRO | L 2-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/4 | @BRO | W 10-9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 147 | 559 | 186 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 66 | 98 | 53 | 35 | .333 | .395 | .470 | .865 | .838 | .138 |
Projected | 155 | 588 | 196 | 34 | 3 | 14 | 69 | 103 | 56 | 37 | .333 | .395 | .470 | .865 | .838 | .138 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 141 | 635 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 263 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 106.4 | 7.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 216 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 45 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .315 | .385 | .500 | .885 |
vs. RHP | 343 | 118 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 53 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 6 | .344 | .399 | .452 | .851 |
Close/Late | 71 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .366 | .420 | .493 | .913 |
Scoring Position | 113 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .292 | .376 | .381 | .756 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 268 | 86 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 47 | 28 | 14 | .321 | .376 | .437 | .813 |
Road | 74 | 291 | 100 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 51 | 25 | 21 | .344 | .401 | .502 | .903 |
This Week | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .444 | .500 | .778 | 1.278 |
Last Week | 4 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .389 | .400 | .789 |
March/April | 23 | 94 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 3 | .330 | .356 | .479 | .834 |
May | 26 | 101 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 7 | .446 | .509 | .574 | 1.083 |
June | 26 | 96 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | .292 | .361 | .385 | .747 |
July | 24 | 100 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 9 | .360 | .430 | .510 | .940 |
August | 27 | 90 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 3 | .322 | .380 | .489 | .869 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 78 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | .218 | .264 | .359 | .623 |
Postseason | 6 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .375 | .429 | .542 | .970 |
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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 |
1955 | 150 | 593 | 189 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 107 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 1 | .319 | .373 | .413 | .787 | CHA,AL |
1956 | 147 | 559 | 186 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 66 | 98 | 53 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .395 | .470 | .865 | CHA,AL |
Total | 745 | 2828 | 882 | 134 | 14 | 57 | 338 | 441 | 204 | 36 | 15 | 217 | 18 | 9 | .312 | .364 | .430 | .794 | |
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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 |
1956 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .429 | .542 | .970 |
Total | 12 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .302 | .360 | .662 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 13.50 | | | | |
Second Base | 70 | 69 | 126 | 262 | 46 | 402 | 14 | .965 | 598.0 | 6.05 | | | | |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
Shortstop | 73 | 72 | 121 | 283 | 58 | 415 | 11 | .973 | 634.0 | 5.89 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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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... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... 9/14/1955: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $4,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston on 5/30/1956... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1956, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 3 RBI... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Kansas City on 7/19/1956... Won World Championship with Chicago (A) in 1956...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1954 - .332 - 6th
| Hits 1954 - 187 - 3rd 1955 - 189 - 4th
| Triples 1955 - 5 - 6th
| Runs 1955 - 107 - 6th
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