Marty Martinez Stats

Marty Martinez was born on Saturday, August 23, 1941, in Havana, Cuba. Martinez was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 2, 1962, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Marty Martinez baseball stats page.

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"He (Marty Martinez) was a big part of my development, throughout the minor leagues. I remember his passion for helping young players. He was almost like a father figure to many of the Latin players, and anyone who played in the infield. They were all like his sons. He took his work very personally and very serious." - Edgar Martinez in The Seattle Times (Larry Stone, 03/19/2007)

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Marty Martinez Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#126 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1970top01' title='1970 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Marty Martinez Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#126 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Orlando (Oliva) Martinez
Nickname:   Baseball Marty or Marty
Born On:   08-23-1941  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Havana, Cuba
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-15-2007 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Cemetery:   Green Acres Cemetery, Skiatook, Oklahoma
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   05-02-1962 (Age 20)
Last Game:   07-19-1972
Draft:   Not Applicable

Marty Martinez

Marty Martinez Pitching Stats

1969 28 Astros 1 0 1 0 0 .000 13.49 0 0 0 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1 Year 1 0 1 0 0 .000 13.49 0 0 0 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

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Marty Martinez Hitting Stats

1962 21 Twins 37 18 13 3 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 4 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .278
1967 26 Braves 44 73 14 21 2 1 0 0 5 11 1 11 1 1 1 2 .288 .384 .342
1968 27 Braves 113 356 34 82 5 3 0 0 12 29 4 28 7 1 2 8 .230 .291 .261
1969 28 Astros 78 198 14 61 5 4 0 0 15 10 1 21 4 1 0 5 .308 .340 .374
1970 29 Astros 75 150 12 33 3 0 0 0 12 9 0 22 0 0 0 3 .220 .264 .240
1971 30 Astros 32 62 4 16 3 1 0 0 4 3 0 6 0 0 0 3 .258 .292 .339
1972 31 Cardinals 9 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429
1972 31 Athletics 22 40 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 1 0 0 2 .125 .186 .125
1972 31 Rangers 26 41 3 6 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 8 0 1 0 1 .146 .182 .220
7 Years 436 945 97 230 19 11 0 0 57 70 6 107 16 4 3 24 .243 .296 .287

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Marty Martinez Fielding Stats

1962 Twins 3B 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1962 Twins SS 11 6 180 25 2.3 23 6 17 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .920 3.45
1967 Braves 1B 1 0 3 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 18.00
1967 Braves 2B 9 0 78 8 0.9 8 5 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.77
1967 Braves 3B 2 0 9 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.00
1967 Braves C 3 0 6 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
1967 Braves SS 25 17 510 113 4.5 104 36 68 9 14 n/a n/a n/a .920 5.51
1968 Braves 2B 16 13 360 68 4.3 67 21 46 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .985 5.03
1968 Braves 3B 37 31 861 88 2.4 83 23 60 5 8 n/a n/a n/a .943 2.60
1968 Braves C 14 6 241 48 3.4 47 40 7 1 0 3 0 2 .979 5.27
1968 Braves SS 54 49 1,293 247 4.6 236 85 151 11 32 n/a n/a n/a .955 4.93
1969 Astros 2B 1 0 18 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1969 Astros 3B 15 8 252 33 2.2 30 7 23 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .909 3.21
1969 Astros C 7 4 105 30 4.3 27 24 3 3 0 1 1 3 .900 6.94
1969 Astros LF 21 21 444 22 1.0 22 21 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.34
1969 Astros P 1 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1969 Astros SS 17 16 366 67 3.9 62 23 39 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .925 4.57
1970 Astros 2B 4 1 39 8 2.0 8 5 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.54
1970 Astros 3B 10 6 171 17 1.7 17 6 11 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.68
1970 Astros C 6 2 45 13 2.2 12 12 0 1 0 1 2 0 .923 7.20
1970 Astros SS 29 16 546 99 3.4 98 34 64 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .990 4.85
1971 Astros 1B 4 2 54 24 6.0 24 22 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 12.00
1971 Astros 2B 9 4 150 31 3.4 30 12 18 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .968 5.40
1971 Astros 3B 3 0 18 2 0.7 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1971 Astros SS 7 4 126 22 3.1 22 7 15 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.71
1972 Cardinals 2B 2 0 15 3 1.5 3 2 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1972 Cardinals 3B 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1972 Cardinals SS 3 0 15 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1972 Athletics 2B 17 4 198 36 2.1 34 20 14 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .944 4.64
1972 Athletics 3B 1 0 18 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1972 Athletics SS 6 4 120 34 5.7 32 8 24 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .941 7.20
1972 Rangers 2B 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1972 Rangers 3B 4 3 81 11 2.8 9 2 7 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .818 3.00
1972 Rangers SS 5 4 102 18 3.6 17 10 7 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .944 4.50
SS Totals 157 116 3,258 626 4.0 595 209 386 31 70 n/a n/a n/a .950 4.93
3B Totals 74 48 1,419 157 2.1 147 39 108 10 13 n/a n/a n/a .936 2.80
2B Totals 59 22 858 157 2.7 153 68 85 4 12 n/a n/a n/a .975 4.81
C Totals 30 12 397 93 3.1 88 78 10 5 0 5 3 5 .946 5.98
LF Totals 21 21 444 22 1.0 22 21 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.34
1B Totals 5 2 57 26 5.2 26 24 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 12.32
P Totals 1 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
7 Years 347 221 6,435 1,081 3.1 1,031 439 592 50 97 5 3 5 .954 4.33

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Marty Martinez Miscellaneous Stats

1962 Twins 0 0 .000 0 29 n/a 0.0 4.5 6.0 - - -
1967 Braves 0 1 .000 1 8 n/a 0.0 6.6 14.6 - - -
1968 Braves 6 6 .500 1 6 n/a 0.0 12.7 29.7 - - -
1969 Astros 0 0 .000 21 2 n/a 0.0 9.4 13.2 0.00 0.00 0.00
1970 Astros 0 0 .000 39 0 n/a 0.0 6.8 12.5 - - -
1971 Astros 1 0 1.000 14 1 n/a 0.0 10.3 15.5 - - -
1972 Cardinals 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 7.0 3.5 - - -
1972 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 2 n/a 0.0 6.7 40.0 - - -
1972 Rangers 0 1 .000 18 0 n/a 0.0 5.1 13.7 - - -
7 Years 7 8 .467 97 48 n/a 0.0 8.8 16.6 0.00 0.00 0.00

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Marty Martinez Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1962 Minnesota Twins 38 Undetermined - -
1967 Atlanta Braves 2 Undetermined - -
1968 Atlanta Braves 2 Undetermined - -
1969 Houston Astros 14 Undetermined - -
1970 Houston Astros 14 Undetermined - -
1971 Houston Astros 14 Undetermined - -
1972 St. Louis Cardinals 11 Undetermined - -
1972 Oakland Athletics 11 Undetermined - -
1972 Texas Rangers 10 Undetermined - -

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