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Billy Martin
Alfred Manuel Martin

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 165 lb.

Debut April 18, 1950
Final Game October 1, 1961
Born May 16, 1928 in Berkeley, CA
Died December 25, 1989 in Johnson City, NY

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1950 22 NYY AL  34   36   10    9   1  0   1    8   0  0   3   3  .250  .308  .361   73   13   0           0   0
 1951 23 NYY AL  51   58   10   15   1  2   0    2   0  1   4   9  .259  .328  .345   85   20   1           2   5
 1952 24 NYY AL 109  363   32   97  13  3   3   33   3  6  22  31  .267  .323  .344   91  125   8           8   8
 1953 25 NYY AL 149  587   72  151  24  6  15   75   6  7  43  56  .257  .314  .395   93  232   9           6  19 MVP-25
 1955 27 NYY AL  20   70    8   21   2  0   1    9   1  2   7   9  .300  .354  .371   97   26   1   2   1   0   2
 1956 28 NYY AL 121  458   76  121  24  5   9   49   7  3  30  56  .264  .310  .397   89  182   8   5   0   3   8 AS
 1957 29 TOT AL 116  410   45  103  14  5  10   39   9  2  15  34  .251  .282  .383   81  157   4   4   0   4  13
         NYY AL  43  145   12   35   5  2   1   12   2  1   3  14  .241  .257  .324   60   47   2   3   0   1   6
         KCA AL  73  265   33   68   9  3   9   27   7  1  12  20  .257  .295  .415   92  110   2   1   0   3   7
 1958 30 DET AL 131  498   56  127  19  1   7   42   5  3  16  62  .255  .279  .339   65  169  13   6   0   3  16
 1959 31 CLE AL  73  242   37   63   7  0   9   24   0  2   8  18  .260  .290  .401   91   97   4   2   2   3   5
 1960 32 CIN NL 103  317   34   78  17  1   3   16   0  1  27  34  .246  .304  .334   74  106   2   1   5   0  11
 1961 33 TOT    114  380   45   92  15  5   6   36   3  2  13  43  .242  .271  .355   62  135   5   3   0   3   9
         MLN NL   6    6    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         MIN AL 108  374   44   92  15  5   6   36   3  2  13  42  .246  .275  .361   65  135   5   3   0   3   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1021 3419  425  877 137 28  64  333  34 29 188 355  .257  .300  .369   81 1262  55  23   8  32  96
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        542   67  139  22  4  10   53   5  5  30  56  .257  .300  .369   81  200   9   4   1   5  15
 Career High    149  587   76  151  24  6  15   75   9  7  43  62  .267  .323  .401   93  232  13   6   5   8  19
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1950 22 NYY AL   39   27    4   3.9   111| .250  .275| .308  .361| .361  .412| .669  .773|  73  .395  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1951 23 NYY AL   65   50    6   3.2    99| .259  .263| .328  .343| .345  .385| .673  .728|  85  .351  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1952 24 NYY AL  401  288   37   3.5    91| .267  .253| .323  .332| .344  .369| .667  .701|  91  .419  -4.8  -0.5  33%
 1953 25 NYY AL  645  471   70   4.0   100| .257  .266| .314  .342| .395  .392| .709  .733|  93  .449  -7.8  -0.8  46%
 1955 27 NYY AL   80   56    9   4.3   102| .300  .265| .354  .345| .371  .395| .725  .739|  97  .471  -0.0   0.0  33%
 1956 28 NYY AL  504  361   57   4.2   104| .264  .264| .310  .345| .397  .402| .707  .748|  89  .441  -8.7  -0.8  70%
 1957 29 TOT AL  437  330   43   3.5    99| .251  .263| .282  .335| .383  .397| .665  .732|  81  .401 -13.2  -1.4  81%
         NYY AL  154  122   11   2.4    98| .241  .261| .257  .332| .324  .393| .581  .726|  60  .254  -8.5  -0.9  66%
         KCA AL  283  208   32   4.2   100| .257  .264| .295  .336| .415  .399| .710  .735|  92  .475  -4.7  -0.5  87%
 1958 30 DET AL  536  409   44   2.9   104| .255  .270| .279  .339| .339  .410| .618  .749|  65  .324 -25.6  -2.6  62%
 1959 31 CLE AL  259  192   27   3.8    96| .260  .257| .290  .328| .401  .392| .691  .720|  91  .431  -4.1  -0.4   0%
 1960 32 CIN NL  347  254   30   3.2   101| .246  .265| .304  .332| .334  .407| .638  .739|  74  .359 -11.4  -1.2   0%
 1961 33 TOT     404  307   35   3.0   109| .242  .271| .271  .347| .355  .421| .626  .768|  62  .315 -22.7  -2.3  60%
         MLN NL    6    6    0   0.0   100| .000  .263| .000  .328| .000  .409| .000  .738|-100  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
         MIN AL  398  301   35   3.1   109| .246  .271| .275  .347| .361  .421| .636  .768|  65  .323 -21.0  -2.1  60%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     3717 2745  362   3.5   101| .257  .264| .300  .339| .369  .399| .669  .738|  81  .396 -101.3 -10.3  53%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1950 22 NYY AL 2B 22 24 16 1 5 .976 .976 1.82 5.39 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 1951 23 NYY AL 2B 23 36 49 1 15 .988 .978 3.70 5.35 SS 6 7 10 2 2 .895 .960 2.83 4.72 3B 2 2 3 1 0 .833 .943 2.50 2.85 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 1 0 1952 24 NYY AL 2B 107 244 323 9 92 .984 .978 5.30 5.13 1953 25 NYY AL 2B 146 376 390 12 121 .985 .979 5.25 5.13 SS 18 13 19 2 5 .941 .967 1.78 4.52 1955 27 NYY AL 2B 17 42 44 2 19 .977 .976 5.06 4.87 SS 3 4 6 1 1 .909 .962 3.33 4.03 1956 28 NYY AL 2B 105 241 260 10 84 .980 .973 4.77 4.74 5.15 5.44 101 876.0 AS 3B 16 12 28 5 3 .889 .950 2.50 2.78 3.52 3.22 11 102.3 AS 1957 29 TOT AL 2B 78 179 178 10 46 .973 .980 4.58 4.84 5.08 5.39 73 633.0 TOT AL 3B 33 40 49 3 6 .967 .951 2.70 2.77 3.08 3.23 31 260.3 NYY AL 2B 26 58 67 7 18 .947 .980 4.81 4.84 5.22 5.39 25 215.7 3B 13 11 25 1 2 .973 .950 2.77 2.77 3.36 3.23 12 96.3 KCA AL 2B 52 121 111 3 28 .987 .980 4.46 4.84 5.00 5.39 48 417.3 3B 20 29 24 2 4 .964 .952 2.65 2.77 2.91 3.23 19 164.0 SS 2 1 5 0 1 1.000 .968 3.00 4.45 4.15 5.12 1 13.0 1958 30 DET AL SS 88 159 229 17 58 .958 .964 4.41 4.17 4.61 4.96 88 757.7 3B 41 47 59 3 5 .972 .951 2.59 2.59 2.79 3.11 39 342.0 1959 31 CLE AL 2B 67 147 149 1 37 .997 .976 4.42 4.73 4.72 5.29 65 565.0 3B 4 3 4 1 0 .875 .946 1.75 2.73 2.86 3.19 1 22.0 1960 32 CIN NL 2B 97 228 207 11 52 .975 .974 4.48 4.48 5.11 5.20 88 766.7 1961 33 MIN AL 2B 105 217 224 17 61 .963 .978 4.20 4.72 4.90 5.24 91 810.0 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 5.14 0 0.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1950 22 NYY AL 2B 22 24 16 1 5 .976 .976 1.82 5.39 1951 23 NYY AL 2B 23 36 49 1 15 .988 .978 3.70 5.35 1952 24 NYY AL 2B 107 244 323 9 92 .984 .978 5.30 5.13 1953 25 NYY AL 2B 146 376 390 12 121 .985 .979 5.25 5.13 1955 27 NYY AL 2B 17 42 44 2 19 .977 .976 5.06 4.87 1956 28 NYY AL 2B 105 241 260 10 84 .980 .973 4.77 4.74 5.15 5.44 101 876.0 1957 29 TOT AL 2B 78 179 178 10 46 .973 .980 4.58 4.84 5.08 5.39 73 633.0 NYY AL 2B 26 58 67 7 18 .947 .980 4.81 4.84 5.22 5.39 25 215.7 KCA AL 2B 52 121 111 3 28 .987 .980 4.46 4.84 5.00 5.39 48 417.3 1959 31 CLE AL 2B 67 147 149 1 37 .997 .976 4.42 4.73 4.72 5.29 65 565.0 1960 32 CIN NL 2B 97 228 207 11 52 .975 .974 4.48 4.48 5.11 5.20 88 766.7 1961 33 MIN AL 2B 105 217 224 17 61 .963 .978 4.20 4.72 4.90 5.24 91 810.0 1950 22 NYY AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 1951 23 NYY AL 3B 2 2 3 1 0 .833 .943 2.50 2.85 1956 28 NYY AL 3B 16 12 28 5 3 .889 .950 2.50 2.78 3.52 3.22 11 102.3 1957 29 TOT AL 3B 33 40 49 3 6 .967 .951 2.70 2.77 3.08 3.23 31 260.3 NYY AL 3B 13 11 25 1 2 .973 .950 2.77 2.77 3.36 3.23 12 96.3 KCA AL 3B 20 29 24 2 4 .964 .952 2.65 2.77 2.91 3.23 19 164.0 1958 30 DET AL 3B 41 47 59 3 5 .972 .951 2.59 2.59 2.79 3.11 39 342.0 1959 31 CLE AL 3B 4 3 4 1 0 .875 .946 1.75 2.73 2.86 3.19 1 22.0 1951 23 NYY AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 1 0 1951 23 NYY AL SS 6 7 10 2 2 .895 .960 2.83 4.72 1953 25 NYY AL SS 18 13 19 2 5 .941 .967 1.78 4.52 1955 27 NYY AL SS 3 4 6 1 1 .909 .962 3.33 4.03 1957 29 KCA AL SS 2 1 5 0 1 1.000 .968 3.00 4.45 4.15 5.12 1 13.0 1958 30 DET AL SS 88 159 229 17 58 .958 .964 4.41 4.17 4.61 4.96 88 757.7 1961 33 MIN AL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 5.14 0 0.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total 2B* 767 1734 1840 74 532 .980 .977 4.66 4.88 418 3650.7 SS* 118 184 269 22 67 .954 .964 3.84 4.26 89 771.3 3B* 97 104 143 13 14 .950 .950 2.55 2.70 82 726.7 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 1 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 983 2022 2252 109 613 .975 .974 4.35 4.59
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1951   WS    NYY NYG     W   1   0   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1952   WS    NYY BRO     W   7  23   2   5  0  0  1   4   2   2  .217  .308  .348   0  1   0   0   1 
 1953   WS    NYY BRO     W   6  24   5  12  1  2  2   8   1   2  .500  .520  .958   1  2   0   0   0 
 1955   WS    NYY BRO     L   7  25   2   8  1  1  0   4   1   5  .320  .346  .440   0  2   0   0   0 
 1956   WS    NYY BRO     W   7  27   5   8  0  0  2   3   1   6  .296  .321  .519   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  5 World Series        4-1  28  99  15  33  2  3  5  19   5  15  .333  .371  .566   1  5   0   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1956   NYY AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1956 *

Awards
1953-AL-Babe Ruth Award

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1953-AL-25-0.01
Car-1440-0.01 shares

At Bats
1953 AL-587-8

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1953 AL-645-10

Hit By Pitch
1952 AL-8-4
1953 AL-6-5

Sac. Hits
1956 AL-8-7
1958 AL-13-1

Sac. Flies
1958 AL-6-8

Grounded into Double Plays
1953 AL-19-4

Caught Stealing
1953 AL-7-6

Power/Speed Number
1953 AL-8.6-9

Outs
1953 AL-471-5

Gray Ink: Batting - 1 (2299) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 11.9 (1408) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 18.0 (839) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

October 13, 1949: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Oakland (PCL).

June 15, 1957: Traded by the New York Yankees with Woodie Held, Bob Martyn, and Ralph Terry to the Kansas City Athletics for Ryne Duren, Jim Pisoni, and Harry Simpson.

November 20, 1957: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, Lou Skizas, Tim Thompson, and Gus Zernial to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later, Bill Tuttle, Jim Small, Duke Maas, John Tsitouris, Frank House, and Kent Hadley. The Detroit Tigers sent Jim McManus (April 3, 1958) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.

November 20, 1958: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Al Cicotte to the Cleveland Indians for Don Mossi, Ray Narleski, and Ossie Alvarez.

December 15, 1959: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Gordy Coleman and Cal McLish to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Johnny Temple.

December 3, 1960: Purchased by the Milwaukee Braves from the Cincinnati Reds.

June 1, 1961: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves to the Minnesota Twins for Billy Consolo.

April 3, 1962: Released by the Minnesota Twins.


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