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J.C. Martin
Joseph Clifton Martin

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.

Debut September 10, 1959
  vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 12, 1972
Born December 13, 1936 in Axton, VA

Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1959 22 CHW AL   3    4    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .250   39    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1960 23 CHW AL   7   20    0    2   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   6  .100  .100  .150  -33    3   0   0   0   0   1
 1961 24 CHW AL 110  274   26   63   8  3   5   32   1  2  21  31  .230  .290  .336   68   92   3   0   2   2   2
 1962 25 CHW AL  18   26    0    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   3  .077  .077  .077  -58    2   0   0   0   0   1
 1963 26 CHW AL 105  259   25   53  11  1   5   28   0  0  26  35  .205  .278  .313   67   81   2   2   6   1   2
 1964 27 CHW AL 122  294   23   58  10  1   4   22   0  0  16  30  .197  .241  .279   47   82   3   3   7   2   4
 1965 28 CHW AL 119  230   21   60  12  0   2   21   2  1  24  29  .261  .333  .339   98   78   3   2  10   2   1
 1966 29 CHW AL  67  157   13   40   5  3   2   20   0  0  14  24  .255  .316  .363  101   57   1   2   6   1   4
 1967 30 CHW AL 101  252   22   59  12  1   4   22   4  4  30  41  .234  .317  .337  100   85   2   1   4   1   4
 1968 31 NYM NL  78  244   20   55   9  2   3   31   0  0  21  31  .225  .298  .316   85   77   3   2   3   5   4
 1969 32 NYM NL  66  177   12   37   5  1   4   21   0  0  12  32  .209  .257  .316   59   56   1   2   1   0   6
 1970 33 CHC NL  40   77   11   12   1  0   1    4   0  0  20  11  .156  .333  .208   43   16   1   1   7   1   2
 1971 34 CHC NL  47  125   13   33   5  0   2   17   1  1  12  16  .264  .336  .352   86   44   2   1   6   2   2
 1972 35 CHC NL  25   50    3   12   3  0   0    7   1  0   5   9  .240  .304  .300   66   15   1   1   1   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     908 2189  189  487  82 12  32  230   9  8 201 299  .222  .291  .315   73  689  22  17  53  17  36
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        391   34   87  15  2   6   41   2  1  36  53  .222  .291  .315   73  123   4   3   9   3   6
 Career High    122  294   26   63  12  3   5   32   4  4  30  41  .261  .333  .339  100   92   3   3  10   5   6
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1959 22 CHW AL    4    3    0   0.0    98| .250  .259| .250  .330| .250  .396| .500  .726|  39  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1960 23 CHW AL   20   19    0   0.0   101| .100  .263| .100  .337| .150  .403| .250  .740| -33  .000  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1961 24 CHW AL  300  218   27   3.3   103| .230  .263| .290  .338| .336  .409| .626  .746|  68  .348 -13.5  -1.3  33%
 1962 25 CHW AL   26   25    0   0.0   103| .077  .263| .077  .335| .077  .410| .154  .745| -58  .000  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1963 26 CHW AL  290  212   24   3.1    93| .205  .253| .278  .319| .313  .391| .591  .710|  67  .359 -11.1  -1.2   0%
 1964 27 CHW AL  318  246   20   2.2    94| .197  .252| .241  .320| .279  .392| .520  .712|  47  .230 -21.3  -2.2   0%
 1965 28 CHW AL  261  177   28   4.3    86| .261  .243| .333  .311| .339  .372| .672  .683|  98  .525   0.7   0.1  66%
 1966 29 CHW AL  175  124   18   3.9    84| .255  .240| .316  .306| .363  .370| .679  .676| 101  .500   0.4   0.0   0%
 1967 30 CHW AL  286  204   27   3.6    79| .234  .235| .317  .303| .337  .353| .654  .656| 100  .480   1.0   0.1  50%
 1968 31 NYM NL  275  198   24   3.3    81| .225  .252| .298  .310| .316  .355| .614  .666|  85  .460  -4.2  -0.5   0%
 1969 32 NYM NL  192  149   14   2.5    96| .209  .262| .257  .332| .316  .388| .573  .720|  59  .285 -10.4  -1.1   0%
 1970 33 CHC NL  100   69    6   2.3   112| .156  .280| .333  .354| .208  .427| .541  .781|  43  .222  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1971 34 CHC NL  142   98   15   4.1   102| .264  .274| .336  .342| .352  .401| .688  .743|  86  .506  -2.2  -0.2  50%
 1972 35 CHC NL   57   43    4   2.5   100| .240  .268| .304  .337| .300  .395| .604  .733|  66  .294  -2.1  -0.2 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     2446 1785  207   3.1    92| .222  .253| .291  .321| .315  .383| .606  .705|  73  .377 -78.6  -8.1  52%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1959 22 CHW AL 3B 2 0 2 1 0 .667 .952 1.00 2.70 2.34 3.16 0 7.7 1960 23 CHW AL 3B 5 5 8 0 0 1.000 .949 2.60 2.72 2.62 3.14 5 44.7 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.00 9.00 9.60 0 3.0 1961 24 CHW AL 1B 60 314 29 4 27 .988 .990 5.72 8.29 8.88 9.45 34 347.7 3B 36 39 89 6 11 .955 .950 3.56 2.79 3.74 3.18 36 308.0 1962 25 CHW AL C 6 18 0 0 0 1.000 .989 3.00 5.57 4.38 6.30 5 37.0 2 0 2 0 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.80 4.50 9.45 0 2.0 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.80 9.00 3.15 0 2.0 1963 26 CHW AL C 98 468 48 9 9 .983 .989 5.27 5.78 7.11 6.64 63 653.3 12 23 19 15 1B 3 8 1 0 0 1.000 .989 3.00 8.60 7.36 9.49 0 11.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.00 0 2.7 1964 27 CHW AL C 120 530 43 8 6 .986 .990 4.78 6.07 6.86 7.07 72 751.3 24 28 15 17 1965 28 CHW AL C 112 348 41 7 4 .982 .988 3.47 5.67 6.47 6.96 41 541.0 33 30 28 12 1B 4 36 0 0 3 1.000 .992 9.00 7.88 14.73 9.57 3 22.0 3B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.85 4.50 3.15 0 6.0 1966 29 CHW AL C 63 243 23 5 3 .982 .988 4.22 5.86 5.88 6.86 42 407.3 9 26 23 7 1967 30 CHW AL C 96 478 39 7 3 .987 .989 5.39 6.15 7.10 7.22 69 655.0 16 26 32 15 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.30 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1968 31 NYM NL C 53 334 24 2 4 .994 .990 6.75 6.12 6.99 6.87 52 460.7 9 16 28 18 1B 14 124 7 4 7 .970 .992 9.36 8.91 9.97 10.09 13 118.3 1969 32 NYM NL C 48 275 9 1 2 .996 .989 5.92 6.25 6.65 7.06 44 384.3 3 17 15 4 1B 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.85 9.00 9.90 0 4.0 1970 33 CHC NL C 36 163 15 3 2 .983 .987 4.94 5.94 6.58 6.85 26 243.3 6 8 12 9 1B 3 1 1 2 0 .500 1.000 0.67 8.37 4.50 9.67 0 4.0 1971 34 CHC NL C 43 218 21 1 2 .996 .988 5.56 5.63 6.76 6.34 35 318.3 7 10 24 12 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 3.0 1972 35 CHC NL C 17 60 4 2 1 .970 .988 3.76 5.87 5.69 6.61 12 101.3 0 2 14 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1960 23 CHW AL 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.00 9.00 9.60 0 3.0 1961 24 CHW AL 1B 60 314 29 4 27 .988 .990 5.72 8.29 8.88 9.45 34 347.7 1962 25 CHW AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.80 4.50 9.45 0 2.0 1963 26 CHW AL 1B 3 8 1 0 0 1.000 .989 3.00 8.60 7.36 9.49 0 11.0 1965 28 CHW AL 1B 4 36 0 0 3 1.000 .992 9.00 7.88 14.73 9.57 3 22.0 1967 30 CHW AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.30 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1968 31 NYM NL 1B 14 124 7 4 7 .970 .992 9.36 8.91 9.97 10.09 13 118.3 1969 32 NYM NL 1B 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.85 9.00 9.90 0 4.0 1970 33 CHC NL 1B 3 1 1 2 0 .500 1.000 0.67 8.37 4.50 9.67 0 4.0 1959 22 CHW AL 3B 2 0 2 1 0 .667 .952 1.00 2.70 2.34 3.16 0 7.7 1960 23 CHW AL 3B 5 5 8 0 0 1.000 .949 2.60 2.72 2.62 3.14 5 44.7 1961 24 CHW AL 3B 36 39 89 6 11 .955 .950 3.56 2.79 3.74 3.18 36 308.0 1962 25 CHW AL 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.80 9.00 3.15 0 2.0 1963 26 CHW AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.00 0 2.7 1965 28 CHW AL 3B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.85 4.50 3.15 0 6.0 1962 25 CHW AL C 6 18 0 0 0 1.000 .989 3.00 5.57 4.38 6.30 5 37.0 2 0 2 0 1963 26 CHW AL C 98 468 48 9 9 .983 .989 5.27 5.78 7.11 6.64 63 653.3 12 23 19 15 1964 27 CHW AL C 120 530 43 8 6 .986 .990 4.78 6.07 6.86 7.07 72 751.3 24 28 15 17 1965 28 CHW AL C 112 348 41 7 4 .982 .988 3.47 5.67 6.47 6.96 41 541.0 33 30 28 12 1966 29 CHW AL C 63 243 23 5 3 .982 .988 4.22 5.86 5.88 6.86 42 407.3 9 26 23 7 1967 30 CHW AL C 96 478 39 7 3 .987 .989 5.39 6.15 7.10 7.22 69 655.0 16 26 32 15 1968 31 NYM NL C 53 334 24 2 4 .994 .990 6.75 6.12 6.99 6.87 52 460.7 9 16 28 18 1969 32 NYM NL C 48 275 9 1 2 .996 .989 5.92 6.25 6.65 7.06 44 384.3 3 17 15 4 1970 33 CHC NL C 36 163 15 3 2 .983 .987 4.94 5.94 6.58 6.85 26 243.3 6 8 12 9 1971 34 CHC NL C 43 218 21 1 2 .996 .988 5.56 5.63 6.76 6.34 35 318.3 7 10 24 12 1972 35 CHC NL C 17 60 4 2 1 .970 .988 3.76 5.87 5.69 6.61 12 101.3 0 2 14 1 1971 34 CHC NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 3.0 1971 34 CHC NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.10 0 3.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 692 3135 267 45 36 .987 .989 4.92 5.93 6.72 6.90 461 4553.0 121 186 212 110 1B* 89 492 38 10 37 .981 .991 5.96 8.40 9.30 9.61 50 513.0 3B* 47 45 103 7 11 .955 .951 3.15 2.78 3.59 3.17 41 371.0 LF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 3.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 829 3672 408 62 84 .985 .988 4.92 6.01 6.75 6.90 552 5440
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1969   NLCS  NYM ATL     W   2   2   0   1  0  0  0   2   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYM BAL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   2-0   3   2   0   1  0  0  0   2   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

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Intentional Walks
1965 AL-10-9

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Transactions 

Before 1956 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 27, 1967: Sent by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Mets to complete an earlier deal made on July 22, 1967. The Chicago White Sox sent a player to be named later and Bill Southworth to the New York Mets for a player to be named later and Ken Boyer. The New York Mets sent Sandy Alomar (August 15, 1967) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade. The Chicago White Sox sent J.C. Martin (November 27, 1967) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

March 29, 1970: Traded by the New York Mets to the Chicago Cubs for Randy Bobb.

March 26, 1973: Released by the Chicago Cubs.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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