Ray Martin was born on Friday, March 13, 1925, in Norwood, Massachusetts. Martin was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 2, 1943, with the Boston Braves. 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 Ray Martin baseball stats page.
"Amazingly, in addition to his big-league work (in 1943), the 18-year-old Martin got to pitch to Babe Ruth that summer. The Braves held an exhibition game for the war effort and Ruth, who retired as a Brave in 1935, pinch-hit. A nervous Ray's first pitch was in the dirt. The second went to the backstop. 'Phil Masi, the catcher, called time after The Babe said something to him and walked out to the mound,' said Martin 'I asked what Ruth said. Masi said Ruth told him to remind me that nobody came to see me and to just throw one where he could get a good swing. I threw one belt high, and Ruth hit a long fly to the warning track for an out. As I passed the clubhouse after the game, I saw Ruth changing and heard him yell out, ''Hey Kid, nice pitch!'' as he raised a beer bottle in salute.'" - Baseball Historian Jim Gormley on SABR.org (SABR Baseball Biography Project, 'Ray Martin Biography', Source)
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Ray MartinRay Martin Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1943 | 18 | Braves | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1947 | 22 | Braves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | 23 | Braves | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
3 Years | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ray MartinRay Martin Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1943 | 18 | Braves | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1947 | 22 | Braves | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
1948 | 23 | Braves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
3 Years | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
Ray MartinRay Martin Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1943 Braves | P | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
1947 Braves | P | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.00 |
1948 Braves | P | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 5 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 1.4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.30 | |
3 Years | 5 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 1.4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.30 |
Ray MartinRay Martin Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1943 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 2.70 |
1947 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
1948 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.86 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
3 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 1.84 | 3.68 |
Ray MartinRay Martin Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1943 Boston Braves | 35 | Undetermined | - | - |
1947 Boston Braves | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
1948 Boston Braves | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
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