Dennis Martinez was born on Friday, May 14, 1954, in Granada, Nicaragua. Martinez was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1976, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Dennis Martinez baseball stats page.
"'El Presidente … El Perfecto!' Those were the words of play-by-plan man Dave Van Horne on July 28, 1991, after pitcher Dennis Martinez completed the only perfect game in Montreal Expos history." - Canwest News Service (03/15/2008, 'The only Montreal Expo to ever pitch a perfect game is now teaching a new generation')
Dennis MartinezDennis 'El Presidente' Martinez Autograph on a 1989 Score (#114) |
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Dennis MartinezDennis Martinez 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 |
1976 | 22 | Orioles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 106 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1977 | 23 | Orioles | 42 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 4.10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 166.2 | 709 | 157 | 76 | 86 | 10 | 64 | 5 | 107 | 5 | 8 | 0 | - |
1978 | 24 | Orioles | 40 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3.52 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 276.1 | 1,140 | 257 | 108 | 121 | 20 | 93 | 4 | 142 | 8 | 3 | 0 | - |
1979 | 25 | Orioles | 40 | 39 | 0 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 3.66 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 292.1 | 1,206 | 279 | 119 | 129 | 28 | 78 | 1 | 132 | 9 | 1 | 2 | - |
1980 | 26 | Orioles | 25 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.97 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99.2 | 428 | 103 | 44 | 44 | 12 | 44 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
1981 | 27 | Orioles | 25 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 3.32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 179.0 | 753 | 173 | 66 | 84 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 88 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - |
1982 | 28 | Orioles | 40 | 39 | 0 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 4.21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 252.0 | 1,093 | 262 | 118 | 123 | 30 | 87 | 2 | 111 | 7 | 7 | 1 | - |
1983 | 29 | Orioles | 32 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 16 | .304 | 5.53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 153.0 | 688 | 209 | 94 | 108 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1984 | 30 | Orioles | 34 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5.02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 141.2 | 599 | 145 | 79 | 81 | 26 | 37 | 2 | 77 | 13 | 5 | 0 | - |
1985 | 31 | Orioles | 33 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 5.15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 180.0 | 789 | 203 | 103 | 110 | 29 | 63 | 3 | 68 | 4 | 9 | 1 | - |
1986 | 32 | Orioles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1986 | 32 | Expos | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98.0 | 416 | 103 | 50 | 52 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
1987 | 33 | Expos | 22 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 3.30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 144.2 | 599 | 133 | 53 | 59 | 9 | 40 | 2 | 84 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
1988 | 34 | Expos | 34 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 2.72 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 235.1 | 968 | 215 | 71 | 94 | 21 | 55 | 3 | 120 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
1989 | 35 | Expos | 34 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 7 | .696 | 3.18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 232.0 | 950 | 227 | 82 | 88 | 21 | 49 | 4 | 142 | 5 | 7 | 2 | - |
1990 | 36 | Expos | 32 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 2.95 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 226.0 | 908 | 191 | 74 | 80 | 16 | 49 | 9 | 156 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
1991 | 37 | Expos | 31 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 2.39 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 222.0 | 905 | 187 | 59 | 70 | 9 | 62 | 3 | 123 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | 38 | Expos | 32 | 32 | 0 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2.47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 226.1 | 900 | 172 | 62 | 75 | 12 | 60 | 3 | 147 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | 39 | Expos | 35 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.85 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 224.2 | 945 | 211 | 96 | 110 | 27 | 64 | 7 | 138 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
1994 | 40 | Indians | 24 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3.52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 176.2 | 730 | 166 | 69 | 75 | 14 | 44 | 2 | 92 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
1995 | 41 | Indians | 28 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 3.08 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 187.0 | 771 | 174 | 64 | 71 | 17 | 46 | 2 | 99 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 42 | Indians | 20 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 112.0 | 483 | 122 | 56 | 63 | 12 | 37 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | 43 | Mariners | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 7.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 239 | 65 | 42 | 46 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | 44 | Braves | 53 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 91.0 | 396 | 109 | 45 | 53 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 62 | 2 | 3 | 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 | ||
23 Years | 692 | 562 | 51 | 245 | 193 | .559 | 3.70 | 122 | 30 | 8 | 3,999.2 | 16,754 | 3,897 | 1,643 | 1,835 | 372 | 1,165 | 71 | 2,149 | 89 | 122 | 30 | 0 |
Dennis MartinezDennis Martinez 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 |
1976 | 22 | Orioles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1977 | 23 | Orioles | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1978 | 24 | Orioles | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1979 | 25 | Orioles | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1980 | 26 | Orioles | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1981 | 27 | Orioles | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1982 | 28 | Orioles | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1983 | 29 | Orioles | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1984 | 30 | Orioles | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 31 | Orioles | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1986 | 32 | Orioles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1986 | 32 | Expos | 19 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .129 | .167 |
1987 | 33 | Expos | 22 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .065 | .122 | .065 |
1988 | 34 | Expos | 34 | 78 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .192 | .213 | .218 |
1989 | 35 | Expos | 34 | 72 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .182 | .125 |
1990 | 36 | Expos | 32 | 68 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .103 | .129 | .118 |
1991 | 37 | Expos | 32 | 72 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .153 | .164 | .208 |
1992 | 38 | Expos | 32 | 74 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .189 | .189 | .189 |
1993 | 39 | Expos | 36 | 69 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .159 | .178 | .188 |
1994 | 40 | Indians | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1995 | 41 | Indians | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1996 | 42 | Indians | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1997 | 43 | Mariners | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1998 | 44 | Braves | 53 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .182 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
23 Years | 695 | 520 | 25 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 168 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .142 | .169 | .165 |
Dennis MartinezDennis Martinez Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1976 Orioles | P | 4 | 2 | 83 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.28 |
1977 Orioles | P | 42 | 13 | 500 | 36 | 0.9 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 1.89 |
1978 Orioles | P | 40 | 38 | 829 | 79 | 2.0 | 78 | 27 | 51 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.54 |
1979 Orioles | P | 40 | 39 | 877 | 90 | 2.3 | 85 | 26 | 59 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.62 |
1980 Orioles | P | 25 | 12 | 299 | 21 | 0.8 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.90 |
1981 Orioles | P | 25 | 24 | 537 | 66 | 2.6 | 64 | 20 | 44 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 3.22 |
1982 Orioles | P | 40 | 39 | 756 | 52 | 1.3 | 51 | 13 | 38 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.82 |
1983 Orioles | P | 32 | 25 | 459 | 59 | 1.8 | 58 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 3.41 |
1984 Orioles | P | 34 | 20 | 425 | 38 | 1.1 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.29 |
1985 Orioles | P | 33 | 31 | 540 | 44 | 1.3 | 43 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.15 |
1986 Orioles | P | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.05 |
1986 Expos | P | 19 | 15 | 294 | 27 | 1.4 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.39 |
1987 Expos | P | 22 | 22 | 434 | 34 | 1.5 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.05 |
1988 Expos | P | 34 | 34 | 706 | 64 | 1.9 | 58 | 19 | 39 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .906 | 2.22 |
1989 Expos | P | 34 | 33 | 696 | 63 | 1.9 | 61 | 11 | 50 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.37 |
1990 Expos | P | 32 | 32 | 678 | 52 | 1.6 | 51 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.03 |
1991 Expos | P | 31 | 31 | 666 | 73 | 2.4 | 69 | 21 | 48 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 2.80 |
1992 Expos | P | 32 | 32 | 679 | 69 | 2.2 | 65 | 20 | 45 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 2.58 |
1993 Expos | P | 35 | 34 | 674 | 64 | 1.8 | 63 | 17 | 46 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.52 |
1994 Indians | P | 24 | 24 | 530 | 44 | 1.8 | 44 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.24 |
1995 Indians | P | 28 | 28 | 561 | 65 | 2.3 | 61 | 15 | 46 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.94 |
1996 Indians | P | 20 | 20 | 336 | 37 | 1.9 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.89 |
1997 Mariners | P | 9 | 9 | 147 | 14 | 1.6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 2.20 |
1998 Braves | P | 53 | 5 | 273 | 23 | 0.4 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.18 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 692 | 562 | 11,999 | 1,124 | 1.6 | 1,082 | 319 | 763 | 42 | 61 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.43 | |
23 Years | 692 | 562 | 11,999 | 1,124 | 1.6 | 1,082 | 319 | 763 | 42 | 61 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.43 |
Dennis MartinezDennis Martinez 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 |
1976 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.25 | 5.86 | 2.60 |
1977 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.67 | 5.78 | 3.46 |
1978 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.53 | 4.62 | 3.03 |
1979 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.69 | 4.06 | 2.40 |
1980 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.95 | 3.79 | 3.97 |
1981 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.42 | 4.42 | 3.12 |
1982 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.28 | 3.96 | 3.11 |
1983 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.58 | 4.18 | 2.65 |
1984 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.08 | 4.89 | 2.35 |
1985 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.08 | 3.40 | 3.15 |
1986 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 2.70 |
1986 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 5.79 | 2.57 |
1987 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 15.3 | 2.10 | 5.23 | 2.49 |
1988 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 11.1 | 2.18 | 4.59 | 2.10 |
1989 Expos | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 24.0 | 2.90 | 5.51 | 1.90 |
1990 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 11.3 | 3.18 | 6.21 | 1.95 |
1991 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 36.0 | 1.98 | 4.99 | 2.51 |
1992 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 37.0 | 2.45 | 5.85 | 2.39 |
1993 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.1 | 17.3 | 2.16 | 5.53 | 2.56 |
1994 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.09 | 4.69 | 2.24 |
1995 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.15 | 4.76 | 2.21 |
1996 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.30 | 3.86 | 2.97 |
1997 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.59 | 3.12 | 5.33 |
1998 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 3.26 | 6.13 | 1.88 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
23 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 15.8 | 1.84 | 4.84 | 2.62 |
Dennis MartinezDennis Martinez Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1976 Baltimore Orioles | 61 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Baltimore Orioles | 30 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Baltimore Orioles | 30 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1979 Baltimore Orioles | 30 | $53,000.00 | - | Stats |
1980 Baltimore Orioles | 30 | $285,000.00 | - | - |
1981 Baltimore Orioles | 30 | $440,000.00 | - | - |
1982 Baltimore Orioles | 30 | $455,000.00 | - | - |
1983 Baltimore Orioles | 30 | $490,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Baltimore Orioles | 30 | $490,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Baltimore Orioles | 30 | $560,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Baltimore Orioles | 30 | $560,458.00 | - | - |
1986 Montreal Expos | 32 | " " | - | - |
1987 Montreal Expos | 32 | $162,500.00 | - | - |
1988 Montreal Expos | 32 | $735,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Montreal Expos | 32 | $735,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Montreal Expos | 32 | $1,400,000.00 | Stats | - |
1991 Montreal Expos | 32 | $3,333,333.00 | Stats | - |
1992 Montreal Expos | 32 | $3,348,333.00 | Stats | - |
1993 Montreal Expos | 32 | $2,833,333.00 | - | - |
1994 Cleveland Indians | 32 | $4,500,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Cleveland Indians | 32 | $4,550,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1996 Cleveland Indians | 32 | $3,816,766.00 | - | - |
1997 Seattle Mariners | 32 | $2,400,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Atlanta Braves | 32 | $550,000.00 | - | - |
Dennis Martinez Stats by Baseball Almanac |
José Dennis Martínez was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Baltimore Orioles (1976-1986), Montreal Expos (1986-1993), Cleveland Indians (1994-1996), Seattle Mariners (1997), and Atlanta Braves (1998). Did you know that El Presidente, his nickname, was the first Nicaraguan baseball player (pitcher or positional player) to play in the Major Leagues?
Did you know that Dennis Martinez (245 Wins / Most Overall) is one-of-only-ten twirlers with 200-or-more victories, and no 20-win single seasons? Pitchers in the same "club" include Frank Tanana (240 Wins), Jerry Reuss (220 Wins), Kenny Rogers (219 Wins), Charlie Hough (216 Wins), Mark Buehrle (214 Wins), Milt Pappas (209 Wins), Zack Greinke (205 Wins), Chuck Finley (200 Wins), and Tim Wakefield (200 Wins).
Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal was the winningest Latin pitcher in history, until Martinez won his 244th career game on August 9, 1998, taking over the all-time leader in wins among Latin born pitchers (since broken, in 2018, by Bartolo Colon). However, El Presidente is even better known for his perfect game, the thirteenth in history, pitched on July 28, 1991:
Dennis Martinez Perfect Game | 1991 Upper Deck Final Edition (#50F)
Dennis Martinez Perfect Game (Box Score: 07-28-1991)
Dennis Martinez was in the midst of a splendid streak of nine straight years of 10 or more wins when he took the hill for the NL East's sixth-place Montreal Expos on Sunday July 28 against the NL West's first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.
The clever hurler had licked an alcohol problem five years earlier, and had become one of the big league's top pitchers. He had a 10-6 record as he faced Mike Morgan before a crowd of 45,560 at Dodger Stadium.
Less than 48 hours earlier, the Expos' Mark Gardner had pitched a nine-inning no-hitter against the Dodgers, only to lose that and the game in the 10th inning. Now, it was Martinez' turn, and by the time he was finished, he had, at the age of 36, become the second oldest hurler (beyond Cy Young) ever to fire a perfect game.
In also becoming the first moundsman to toss a complete game no-hitter against the Dodgers at home since 1938, Martinez threw just 96 pitches while striking out five. His defense had few difficult chances as one of Nicaragua's most popular citizens kept the Dodgers off balance with a baffling array of pitches. The Dodgers hit into 17 ground outs.
Morgan was almost as sharp for the Dodgers. He had a perfect game until Ron Hassey led off the sixth with a single. He eventually gave up two unearned runs in the seventh when Martinez reached first on Alfredo Griffin's error and two outs later scored on a triple.
Martinez was in rare form right from the start. He struck out Brett Butler, and got Juan Samuel on a grounder to short and Eddie Murray on a grounder to second in the first inning. Then with one out, he fanned Kal Daniels and Lenny Harris in the second.
Over the next three innings, Martinez induced eight straight Dodgers to ground out. One bouncer, a one-out, fourth inning smash to third by Samuel, was the Dodgers' hardest hit ball. Tim Wallach fielded the ball on the lip of the grass, and threw the runner out at first.
As he faced the next batter, Martinez complained of tightness in his right hip. He was allowed to throw two warmup pitches, then shook off the problem and retired Murray on a grounder to first.
Harris lofted the first fly off Martinez to left to end the fifth. It was one of only four balls hit to the outfield.
Martinez had a close call in the sixth when, with one out, second baseman Delino DeShields fielded Griffin's grounder, but threw low to first. Larry Walker was nearly pulled off the bag, but held on to get the out.
After a perfect seventh, Martinez cruised through the eighth by getting Darryl Strawberry on a grounder to second, Daniels on a strikeout and Harris on a bouncer back to the mound.
In the ninth, Mike Scioscia led off with a fly to Ivan Calderon in medium left field. Pinch hitter Stan Javier then struck out. The final out came when another pinch-hitter, Chris Gwynn, hit a fly deep to center where Marquis Grissom pulled it down.
Martinez had just the fourth modern perfect game in National League history and the first for a Latin American pitcher. He said he dedicated the game to "his people."
His record for the season was 14-11.
Dennis Martinez Es Perfecto | BB Moments | July 28, 1991 | MLB Advanced Media, LP
On September 28, 1993, Dennis Martinez won his 100th game for the Montreal Expos—becoming the ninth Major League pitcher with 100-or-more wins in both the American & National League! The previous eight twirlers who also had won at least a hundred games in each league were: Kevin Brown, Jim Bunning, Fergie Jenkins, Randy Johnson, Al Orth, Gaylord Perry, Nolan Ryan and Cy Young.