#32 Billy Martin, Shortstop, 27 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Monday, 10/2/1955 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Billy Martin
5/16/1928 27 USA,CA,BERKELEY 6"0 165
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) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Suffers Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 1955 (Automatic) $ 4,500,000 (4 year(s)) 5 Year(s), 89 Days (949 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 7 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 | 7 | 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 : 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 | | |
9/14 | KC | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/15 | BOS | W 8-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/16 | BOS | L 3-8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/17 | BOS | W 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/19 | WS1 | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/20 | WS1 | W 6-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/21 | WS1 | W 8-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/22 | @CLE | L 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | @CLE | L 8-16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/24 | @CLE | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 150 | 593 | 189 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 107 | 44 | 41 | .319 | .373 | .413 | .787 | .718 | .094 |
Projected | 158 | 624 | 199 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 64 | 113 | 46 | 43 | .319 | .373 | .413 | .787 | .718 | .094 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 140 | 653 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 245 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 92.4 | 5.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 242 | 77 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .318 | .363 | .405 | .768 |
vs. RHP | 351 | 112 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 70 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .319 | .381 | .419 | .800 |
Close/Late | 67 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .224 | .274 | .284 | .558 |
Scoring Position | 136 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .346 | .396 | .426 | .823 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .500 | .929 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 76 | 294 | 91 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 59 | 19 | 18 | .310 | .358 | .412 | .770 |
Road | 74 | 299 | 98 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 48 | 25 | 23 | .328 | .383 | .415 | .797 |
March/April | 24 | 107 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 10 | .327 | .368 | .393 | .761 |
May | 27 | 105 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 5 | .305 | .382 | .438 | .820 |
June | 28 | 112 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 7 | .304 | .366 | .366 | .732 |
July | 25 | 96 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | .260 | .311 | .323 | .634 |
August | 26 | 97 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 9 | .320 | .346 | .423 | .769 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 76 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | .421 | .465 | .579 | 1.044 |
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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 |
Total | 598 | 2269 | 696 | 102 | 11 | 44 | 272 | 343 | 151 | 28 | 9 | 182 | 17 | 8 | .307 | .356 | .420 | .776 | |
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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% |
First Base | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
Second Base | 26 | 26 | 45 | 97 | 20 | 142 | 0 | 1.000 | 227.0 | 5.63 | | | | |
Third Base | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
Shortstop | 114 | 114 | 163 | 449 | 80 | 626 | 14 | .978 | 1021.2 | 5.51 | | | | |
Centerfield | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 6.00 | | | | |
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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.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1954 - .332 - 6th
| Hits 1954 - 187 - 3rd
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