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Carmelo Martinez
Carmelo (Salgado) Martinez
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: July 28, 1960 in Dorado, P.R.
High School: Jose S. Alegria (Dorado, PR)
Signed
by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 22, 1983
Final Game: October 2, 1991
Relatives: Cousin of Edgar Martinez
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Career Home Runs

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Carmelo Martinez: 108 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 8 tying, 35 go ahead
6 Tms
SDP82
PHI8
CIN6
CHC6
KCR4
PIT2
 
vs RHP65
vs LHP43
 
Home63
Away45
 
Leverage
High Lev19
Medium Lev49
Low Lev40
15 Opps
SFG16
ATL13
CIN12
NYM11
PIT11
HOU10
PHI8
LAD8
STL7
MON5
TEX2
SDP2
CHC1
BAL1
MIL1
91 Pitchers
Atlee Hammaker4
Dave Rucker3
Sid Fernandez3
Tom Browning2
John Candelaria2
Joe Niekro2
Randy O'Neal2
Bob Forsch2
Jim Deshaies2
Tom Hume2
Tom Glavine2
Mike Krukow2
Rick Rhoden2
Danny Clay1
Randy St. Claire1
Pat Perry1
Mark Lee1
Chris Gardner1
Dan Schatzeder1
Kurt Kepshire1
14 Parks
Qualcomm St52
Candlestick10
VeteransStad8
Atl-Fulton6
Cinergy Fld6
Dodger Stad5
Shea Stad5
3 Rivers Std4
Wrigley Fld3
KauffmanStad3
Busch Stad3
Astrodome1
Arlington1
Stade Olymp.1
Where Hit
758
Unk26
814
786
892
92
General field locations when available.
 
1 Inside the Park
 
Pitches
Unk64
317
112
45
25
54
61
Pitches in PA when available.
Game Totals
1·HR gms98
2·HR gms5
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
4th28
6th27
7th24
5th15
3rd9
9th3
8th2
Outs
039
138
231
 
DefPos
LF70
1B29
PH6
RF2
3B1
Bases
---64
1--15
12-8
1-37
-2-6
--35
1233
 
173 RBI
RISP29
0 on64
1 on26
2 on15
3 on3
Any on44
Inning
12
211
310
412
512
620
711
818
912
 
1-323
4-644
7-end41
RelScore
+4..7
+37
+215
+112
Tied27
-112
-26
-38
-4..14
 
Ahead41
Tied27
Behind40
Before event, for batter
Count
Unk64
0-012
1-112
1-25
2-04
2-13
0-13
1-02
0-21
3-11
2-21

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1983 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1983-08-22 CHC CIN Frank Pastore ahead 1-0 b 5 0 --- 1 7 3 11% 82% Home Run
2 2 2 1 1983-08-27 CHC @ HOU Joe Niekro ahead 4-1 t 6 2 --- 1 8 3 6% 93% Home Run
3 3 3 1 1983-08-30 CHC @ ATL Craig McMurtry tied 0-0 t 2 1 1-3 3 7 3 20% 77% Home Run; Durham Scores; Moreland Scores/unER
4 4 4 1 1983-09-01 CHC @ CIN Bruce Berenyi ahead 1-0 t 2 1 --- 1 7 3 10% 69% Home Run
5 5 5 1 1983-09-04 CHC HOU Bill Dawley behind 6-7 b 8 2 1-3 3 9 3 64% 93% Home Run; Rohn Scores; Johnstone Scores
6 6 6 1 1983-10-02 CHC @ STL Dave Rucker behind 4-9 t 8 2 --- 1 6 5 1% 1% Home Run
1984 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
7 7 1 1 1984-04-03 SDP PIT Rick Rhoden ahead 3-1 b 6 2 1-- 2 6 7 11% 95% Home Run; Kennedy Scores
8 8 2 1 1984-04-10 SDP STL Bob Forsch ahead 5-3 b 6 2 -2- 2 6 7 10% 95% Home Run; Kennedy Scores
9 9 3 1 1984-04-26 SDP LAD Orel Hershiser ahead 3-2 b 6 0 --- 1 6 7 11% 86% Home Run
10 10 4 1 1984-05-19 SDP NYM Ed Lynch behind 0-3 b 6 0 --- 1 7 7 9% 24% Home Run
11 11 5 1 1984-05-27 SDP @ PHI Jerry Koosman tied 0-0 t 5 0 --3 2 6 7 13% 77% Home Run; McReynolds Scores
12 12 6 1 1984-06-03 (2) SDP @ SFG Mark Grant behind 2-3 t 6 2 1-- 2 6 7 36% 64% Home Run; Bevacqua Scores
13 13 7 1 1984-06-17 SDP SFG Mike Krukow tied 2-2 b 4 0 --- 1 7 7 14% 69% Home Run
14 14 8 1 1984-06-23 SDP @ CIN Bob Owchinko ahead 3-1 t 6 1 --- 1 7 7 9% 86% Home Run
15 15 9 1 1984-06-25 SDP @ LAD Pat Zachry tied 3-3 t 5 1 12- 3 4 7 29% 85% Home Run; Gwynn Scores/unER; Garvey Scores
16 16 10 1 1984-07-06 SDP PIT Rick Rhoden tied 0-0 b 4 1 12- 3 7 7 26% 87% Home Run; Nettles Scores; Kennedy Scores
17 17 11 1 1984-07-15 SDP @ STL Kurt Kepshire tied 0-0 t 3 0 --- 1 7 7 12% 62% Home Run
18 18 12 1 1984-07-18 SDP @ CHC Rick Sutcliffe behind 0-4 t 7 1 --- 1 7 7 4% 8% Home Run
19 19 13 1 1984-09-02 SDP @ NYM Walt Terrell behind 0-2 t 2 0 --- 1 6 7 10% 39% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
1985 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
20 20 1 1 1985-04-15 SDP SFG Atlee Hammaker ahead 3-2 b 4 1 --- 1 6 7 11% 79% Home Run
21 21 2 2 1985-04-15 SDP SFG Greg Minton ahead 4-2 b 7 2 123 4 6 7 9% 99% Home Run; Garvey Scores; McReynolds Scores; Kennedy Scores
22 22 3 1 1985-04-24 SDP ATL Pascual Perez tied 0-0 b 4 2 1-- 2 7 7 25% 78% Home Run; Nettles Scores
23 23 4 1 1985-05-07 SDP @ STL Bob Forsch ahead 6-1 t 3 1 --- 1 7 7 3% 95% Home Run
24 24 5 1 1985-05-30 SDP MON Dan Schatzeder behind 0-1 b 4 0 12- 3 7 7 26% 80% Home Run; McReynolds Scores; Kennedy Scores
25 25 6 2 1985-05-30 SDP MON Randy St. Claire ahead 3-1 b 6 1 --- 1 7 7 7% 92% Home Run
26 26 7 1 1985-05-31 SDP NYM Sid Fernandez tied 2-2 b 6 2 --- 1 6 7 20% 72% Home Run
27 27 8 1 1985-06-07 (1) SDP @ CIN Tom Browning ahead 1-0 t 3 2 1-3 3 5 7 24% 86% Home Run; Garvey Scores; McReynolds Scores
28 28 9 1 1985-06-13 SDP @ SFG Bill Laskey ahead 2-0 t 6 2 --- 1 7 7 9% 87% Home Run
29 29 10 1 1985-06-29 SDP CIN Tom Hume ahead 2-0 b 7 1 --- 1 7 7 6% 95% Home Run
30 30 11 1 1985-07-01 SDP HOU Nolan Ryan behind 0-4 b 2 1 1-- 2 7 7 14% 30% Home Run; Nettles Scores
31 31 12 1 1985-07-18 SDP PIT John Candelaria tied 2-2 b 8 2 --- 1 6 7 33% 86% Home Run
32 32 13 1 1985-07-21 SDP PIT John Candelaria behind 0-5 b 9 1 1-- 2 6 7 1% 1% Home Run; Nettles Scores
33 33 14 1 1985-08-08 SDP HOU Joe Niekro behind 1-5 b 8 0 --- 1 7 7 4% 7% Home Run
34 34 15 1 1985-08-23 (2) SDP @ NYM Roger McDowell ahead 2-0 t 7 0 --- 1 4 7 7% 91% Home Run
35 35 16 1 1985-08-27 SDP @ PHI Dave Rucker ahead 3-0 t 9 1 --- 1 6 7 2% 99% Home Run
36 36 17 1 1985-09-03 SDP NYM Rick Aguilera behind 0-7 b 5 0 --- 1 6 7 2% 4% Home Run
37 37 18 1 1985-09-16 SDP LAD Ken Howell tied 1-1 b 7 0 1-3 3 7 7 15% 95% Home Run; Bevacqua Scores; Kennedy Scores
38 38 19 1 1985-09-18 SDP @ SFG Vida Blue behind 2-5 t 3 1 1-- 2 6 7 16% 35% Home Run; Bevacqua Scores
39 39 20 1 1985-10-02 SDP CIN Tom Hume tied 4-4 b 8 1 --- 1 4 7 31% 86% Home Run
40 40 21 1 1985-10-03 SDP CIN Mike Smith ahead 7-3 b 7 2 -2- 2 6 7 2% 99% Home Run; Kennedy Scores
1986 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
41 41 1 1 1986-04-10 SDP @ LAD Rick Honeycutt tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 6 7 12% 62% Home Run (Line Drive to LF Line)
42 42 2 1 1986-05-01 SDP STL Pat Perry ahead 3-2 b 8 1 --- 1 6 7 8% 94% Home Run
43 43 3 1 1986-05-03 SDP PIT Bob Kipper ahead 2-0 b 3 2 --- 1 5 7 8% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
44 44 4 1 1986-06-03 SDP @ NYM Sid Fernandez behind 3-4 t 6 1 --3 2 5 7 24% 65% Home Run; McReynolds Scores
45 45 5 1 1986-06-05 SDP ATL Zane Smith behind 1-4 b 9 0 --- 1 5 3 5% 8% Home Run
46 46 6 1 1986-08-05 SDP ATL Ed Olwine behind 1-3 b 9 2 --- 1 9 PH 3% 4% Home Run
47 47 7 1 1986-09-01 SDP @ PHI Bruce Ruffin behind 2-3 t 5 2 1-- 2 6 7 29% 60% Home Run; Bochy Scores/unER; Martinez Scores/unER
48 48 8 1 1986-09-14 SDP HOU Mike Scott behind 1-2 b 9 1 1-- 2 7 PH 80% 100% Walk-Off Home Run; Roberts Scores
49 49 9 1 1986-09-28 SDP CIN Ted Power behind 1-6 b 8 2 1-- 2 4 7 3% 4% Home Run; McReynolds Scores
1987 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
50 50 1 1 1987-04-06 SDP @ SFG Mike Krukow tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 4 7 11% 61% Home Run
51 51 2 1 1987-05-04 SDP PIT Bob Patterson ahead 3-1 b 2 2 12- 3 4 3 17% 92% Home Run; Ready Scores; Gwynn Scores
52 52 3 1 1987-05-19 SDP @ NYM John Mitchell behind 1-4 t 5 2 12- 3 4 3 30% 45% Home Run; Cora Scores; Gwynn Scores
53 53 4 1 1987-05-22 SDP MON Bryn Smith behind 2-3 b 6 1 --- 1 4 3 19% 54% Home Run
54 54 5 1 1987-06-14 SDP @ SFG Mark Davis ahead 3-0 t 3 2 --- 1 4 3 7% 85% Home Run
55 55 6 1 1987-06-17 SDP LAD Fernando Valenzuela behind 0-1 b 1 2 1-- 2 4 3 20% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF Line); Gwynn Scores
56 56 7 1 1987-06-18 SDP SFG Atlee Hammaker tied 1-1 b 4 0 --- 1 4 3 13% 69% Home Run
57 57 8 2 1987-06-18 SDP SFG Atlee Hammaker ahead 2-1 b 6 0 --- 1 4 3 11% 85% Home Run
58 58 9 1 1987-06-27 SDP ATL Randy O'Neal behind 0-1 b 2 0 --- 1 4 7 11% 55% Home Run
59 59 10 1 1987-07-17 SDP STL Greg Mathews behind 0-4 b 9 0 --- 1 3 7 2% 4% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
60 60 11 1 1987-07-25 SDP PIT Brian Fisher behind 0-6 b 4 0 --- 1 3 7 3% 9% Home Run
61 61 12 1 1987-09-13 SDP HOU Jim Deshaies ahead 3-2 b 5 1 1-3 3 3 3 15% 93% Home Run; Jones Scores/unER; Gwynn Scores
62 62 13 1 1987-09-14 SDP @ SFG Joe Price behind 1-2 t 4 0 --- 1 3 7 13% 50% Home Run
63 63 14 1 1987-09-15 SDP @ SFG John Burkett behind 0-10 t 6 1 --- 1 3 7 0% 0% Home Run
64 64 15 1 1987-09-30 SDP CIN Tom Browning behind 0-3 b 9 0 --- 1 3 7 5% 9% Home Run
1988 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
65 65 1 1 1988-04-26 SDP STL Randy O'Neal tied 0-0 b 7 2 --- 3,(1-1)  1 6 3 26% 78% Home Run
66 66 2 1 1988-05-13 SDP MON Andy McGaffigan ahead 5-1 b 7 2 --3 3,(2-0)  2 6 7 2% 99% Home Run; Ready Scores
67 67 3 1 1988-06-22 SDP @ SFG Atlee Hammaker ahead 4-1 t 3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  1 5 3 7% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
68 68 4 1 1988-07-19 (2) SDP @ PIT Dave Rucker behind 3-9 t 9 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  2 9 3 1% 1% Home Run (LF-CF); Templeton Scores
69 69 5 1 1988-07-26 SDP HOU Jim Deshaies tied 0-0 b 4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  2 4 7 26% 78% Home Run; Thon Scores
70 70 6 1 1988-08-01 SDP ATL Tom Glavine tied 0-0 b 4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  1 5 7 15% 68% Home Run (Deep LF)
71 71 7 1 1988-08-05 SDP @ CIN Rob Murphy behind 4-7 t 7 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  3 5 7 31% 46% Home Run; Gwynn Scores; Moreland Scores
72 72 8 1 1988-08-19 SDP NYM Sid Fernandez tied 0-0 b 1 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  2 3 9 17% 74% Home Run; Jefferson Scores
73 73 9 1 1988-08-23 SDP PHI Kevin Gross ahead 3-1 b 3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  2 4 7 11% 91% Home Run; Gwynn Scores
74 74 10 2 1988-08-23 SDP PHI Danny Clay ahead 7-1 b 6 2 --3 2,(0-1)  2 4 7 1% 100% Home Run; Kruk Scores
75 75 11 1 1988-08-24 SDP PHI David Palmer ahead 4-0 b 3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  1 4 7 4% 95% Home Run (LF-CF)
76 76 12 1 1988-08-26 SDP @ MON John Dopson behind 0-2 t 2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 4 7 10% 39% Home Run (Deep LF)
77 77 13 1 1988-09-10 SDP ATL Rick Mahler ahead 4-1 b 5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 4 7 4% 95% Home Run
78 78 14 1 1988-09-12 SDP SFG Roger Samuels behind 0-4 b 9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  1 3 9 2% 3% Home Run
79 79 15 1 1988-09-17 (1) SDP @ ATL Jim Acker ahead 5-2 t 7 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  2 4 7 6% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gwynn Scores
80 80 16 1 1988-09-22 SDP @ LAD Tim Leary tied 3-3 t 6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  1 5 7 18% 68% Home Run
81 81 17 2 1988-09-22 SDP @ LAD Alejandro Pena tied 4-4 t 8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  1 5 7 31% 74% Home Run
82 82 18 1 1988-09-24 SDP HOU Brian Meyer ahead 2-0 b 8 1 --- 3,(2-0)  1 4 7 3% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
1989 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
83 83 1 1 1989-04-10 SDP ATL Pete Smith behind 1-2 b 6 0 12- 4,(2-1)  3 6 7 32% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Clark Scores; Kruk Scores
84 84 2 1 1989-04-24 SDP @ ATL Jose Alvarez ahead 3-2 t 8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  1 6 7 12% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
85 85 3 1 1989-04-27 SDP @ PIT Logan Easley ahead 2-1 t 8 0 123 3,(0-2)  4 6 7 8% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gwynn Scores; Clark Scores; Santiago Scores
86 86 4 1 1989-07-18 SDP PIT Miguel Garcia ahead 14-4 b 8 1 12- 3,(1-1)  3 3 PH 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Abner Scores; Templeton Scores
87 87 5 1 1989-08-02 SDP @ ATL Tom Glavine tied 1-1 t 4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  2 5 7 20% 75% Home Run (LF-CF); Clark Scores
88 88 6 1 1989-08-23 SDP @ PHI Todd Frohwirth ahead 6-2 t 7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  1 5 7 2% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1990 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
89 89 1 1 1990-04-27 PHI @ ATL Rick Luecken tied 1-1 t 8 1 123 3,(1-1)  4 4 3 28% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Dykstra Scores; Herr Scores; Hayes Scores
90 90 2 1 1990-04-28 PHI @ ATL Joe Boever tied 1-1 t 9 1 --- 3,(1-1)  1 4 3 38% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
91 91 3 1 1990-05-03 PHI HOU Bill Gullickson behind 1-4 b 8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  1 4 3 6% 11% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
92 92 4 1 1990-05-15 PHI @ SDP Dennis Rasmussen ahead 1-0 t 5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  1 5 7 12% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
93 93 5 1 1990-06-24 PHI @ NYM Bob Ojeda tied 1-1 t 3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  3 4 3 29% 79% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ready Scores; Hayes Scores
94 94 6 1 1990-07-05 PHI CIN Jack Armstrong behind 0-4 b 2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 4 3 7% 24% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
95 95 7 1 1990-07-06 PHI CIN Danny Jackson behind 0-3 b 8 1 --- 5,(3-1)  1 4 3 6% 11% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
96 96 8 1 1990-07-24 PHI NYM David Cone ahead 2-0 b 6 2 --3 3,(1-1)  2 5 3 10% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Herr Scores
97 97 9 1 1990-09-04 PIT PHI Don Carman behind 5-7 b 5 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  2 6 3 28% 51% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bonilla Scores
98 98 10 1 1990-10-03 PIT NYM Frank Viola behind 1-3 b 6 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  2 5 7 30% 52% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bonilla Scores
1991 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
99 99 1 1 1991-05-18 KCR MIL Mark Lee ahead 5-4 b 8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  1 6 PH 8% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martinez Scores
100 100 2 1 1991-06-06 KCR TEX Jeff Russell behind 2-3 b 9 0 --- 3,(2-0)  1 5 PH 44% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martinez Scores
101 101 3 1 1991-06-17 KCR @ TEX Mark Petkovsek ahead 6-4 t 8 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  3 7 3 8% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Tartabull Scores; Macfarlane Scores; Martinez Scores/unER
102 102 4 1 1991-06-20 KCR BAL Jeff Ballard tied 0-0 b 5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  1 7 3 14% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores
103 103 5 1 1991-07-14 CIN PIT Stan Belinda behind 4-10 b 9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  1 8 PH 0% 1% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores
104 104 6 1 1991-08-09 CIN @ SDP Mike Maddux ahead 4-1 t 8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 4 3 3% 97% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores
105 105 7 1 1991-08-13 CIN @ LAD Mike Morgan tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  1 6 3 11% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Martinez Scores
106 106 8 1 1991-08-15 CIN @ SFG Paul McClellan behind 0-2 t 6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 7 7 12% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores
107 107 9 1 1991-09-15 CIN HOU Chris Gardner ahead 2-0 b 4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  2 7 7 12% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Quinones Scores; Martinez Scores
108 108 10 1 1991-09-19 CIN @ SFG Gil Heredia tied 0-0 t 5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  1 7 7 16% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Martinez Scores

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