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Billy Martin
Alfred Manuel Martin
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 165 lb.

Born: May 16, 1928 in Berkeley, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1950
Final Game: October 1, 1961
Died: December 25, 1989 in Johnson City, NY
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1950 22 NYY AL 34 39 36 10 9 1 0 1 8 0 0 3 3 .250 .308 .361 .669 73 13 0 0 0 4/5
1951 23 NYY AL 51 65 58 10 15 1 2 0 2 0 1 4 9 .259 .328 .345 .673 85 20 5 2 1 4/65O
1952 24 NYY AL 109 401 363 32 97 13 3 3 33 3 6 22 31 .267 .323 .344 .668 91 125 8 8 8 *4
1953 25 NYY AL 149 645 587 72 151 24 6 15 75 6 7 43 56 .257 .314 .395 .710 93 232 19 6 9 *46 MVP-25
1955 27 NYY AL 20 80 70 8 21 2 0 1 9 1 2 7 9 .300 .354 .371 .726 97 26 2 0 1 2 1 4/6
1956 28 NYY AL 121 504 458 76 121 24 5 9 49 7 3 30 56 .264 .310 .397 .708 89 182 8 3 8 5 0 *45 AS
1957 29 TOT AL 116 437 410 45 103 14 5 10 39 9 2 15 34 .251 .282 .383 .665 81 157 13 4 4 4 0 45/6
1957 29 NYY AL 43 154 145 12 35 5 2 1 12 2 1 3 14 .241 .257 .324 .581 60 47 6 1 2 3 0 45
1957 29 KCA AL 73 283 265 33 68 9 3 9 27 7 1 12 20 .257 .295 .415 .710 92 110 7 3 2 1 0 45/6
1958 30 DET AL 131 536 498 56 127 19 1 7 42 5 3 16 62 .255 .279 .339 .619 65 169 16 3 13 6 0 65
1959 31 CLE AL 73 259 242 37 63 7 0 9 24 0 2 8 18 .260 .290 .401 .691 91 97 5 3 4 2 2 4/5
1960 32 CIN NL 103 347 317 34 78 17 1 3 16 0 1 27 34 .246 .304 .334 .639 74 106 11 0 2 1 5 4
1961 33 TOT 114 404 380 45 92 15 5 6 36 3 2 13 43 .242 .271 .355 .626 62 135 9 3 5 3 0 *4/6
1961 33 MLN NL 6 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 33 MIN AL 108 398 374 44 92 15 5 6 36 3 2 13 42 .246 .275 .361 .636 65 135 9 3 5 3 0 4/6
11 Seasons 1021 3717 3419 425 877 137 28 64 333 34 29 188 355 .257 .300 .369 .669 81 1262 96 32 55 23 8
162 Game Avg. 162 590 542 67 139 22 4 10 53 5 5 30 56 .257 .300 .369 .669 81 200 15 5 9
NYY (7 yrs) 527 1888 1717 220 449 70 18 30 188 19 20 112 178 .262 .313 .376 .688 88 645 48 20 29 10 1
MIN (1 yr) 108 398 374 44 92 15 5 6 36 3 2 13 42 .246 .275 .361 .636 65 135 9 3 5 3 0
MLN (1 yr) 6 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 73 283 265 33 68 9 3 9 27 7 1 12 20 .257 .295 .415 .710 92 110 7 3 2 1 0
CIN (1 yr) 103 347 317 34 78 17 1 3 16 0 1 27 34 .246 .304 .334 .639 74 106 11 0 2 1 5
CLE (1 yr) 73 259 242 37 63 7 0 9 24 0 2 8 18 .260 .290 .401 .691 91 97 5 3 4 2 2
DET (1 yr) 131 536 498 56 127 19 1 7 42 5 3 16 62 .255 .279 .339 .619 65 169 16 3 13 6 0
AL (10 yrs) 912 3364 3096 390 799 120 27 61 317 34 28 161 320 .258 .300 .373 .673 82 1156 85 32 53 22 3
NL (2 yrs) 109 353 323 35 78 17 1 3 16 0 1 27 35 .241 .299 .328 .627 71 106 11 0 2 1 5

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1952 24 NYY AL WS BRO W 7 26 23 2 5 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 2 .217 .308 .348 .656 8 0 1 0 0 1
1953 25 NYY AL WS BRO W 6 25 24 5 12 1 2 2 8 1 2 1 2 .500 .520 .958 1.478 23 1 0 0 0 0
1955 27 NYY AL WS BRO L 7 26 25 2 8 1 1 0 4 0 2 1 5 .320 .346 .440 .786 11 1 0 0 0 0
1956 28 NYY AL WS BRO W 7 28 27 5 8 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 6 .296 .321 .519 .840 14 2 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons (5 Series) 28 105 99 15 33 2 3 5 19 1 5 5 15 .333 .371 .566 .937 56 4 1 0 0 1
5 WS 28 105 99 15 33 2 3 5 19 1 5 5 15 .333 .371 .566 .937 56 4 1 0 0 1
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1950 NYY AL 22 2B 22 41 24 16 1 5 .976 1.82 .976 5.39
1950 NYY AL 22 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00
1951 NYY AL 23 2B 23 86 36 49 1 15 .988 3.70 .978 5.35
1951 NYY AL 23 SS 6 19 7 10 2 2 .895 2.83 .963 4.72
1951 NYY AL 23 3B 2 6 2 3 1 0 .833 2.50 .950 2.85
1951 NYY AL 23 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0-1-0
1952 NYY AL 24 2B 107 576 244 323 9 92 .984 5.30 .978 5.13
1953 NYY AL 25 2B 146 778 376 390 12 121 .985 5.25 .979 5.13 MVP-25
1953 NYY AL 25 SS 18 34 13 19 2 5 .941 1.78 .968 4.52 MVP-25
1955 NYY AL 27 2B 17 17 147.0 88 42 44 2 19 .977 3.5 28.6 2.5 1.2 1.2 1 5.27 5.06 .976 5.37 4.87
1955 NYY AL 27 SS 3 3 27.0 11 4 6 1 1 .909 -1.5 -66.7 -1.5 0.0 -1.5 0 3.33 3.33 .964 4.93 4.03
1956 NYY AL 28 2B 105 101 876.0 511 241 260 10 84 .980 -5.1 -7.0 -5.1 2.3 -7.3 0 5.15 4.77 .973 5.44 4.74 AS
1956 NYY AL 28 3B 16 11 102.1 45 12 28 5 3 .889 1.5 17.6 1.5 0.2 1.3 0 3.52 2.50 .953 3.22 2.78 AS
1957 TOT AL 29 2B 78 73 633.0 367 179 178 10 46 .973 -8.0 -15.2 -6.0 -8.1 2.1 -2 5.08 4.58 .980 5.39 4.84
1957 TOT AL 29 3B 33 31 260.1 92 40 49 3 6 .967 -1.6 -7.4 -1.6 -0.4 -1.2 0 3.08 2.70 .950 3.23 2.77
1957 NYY AL 29 2B 26 25 215.2 132 58 67 7 18 .947 -0.5 -2.8 0.5 -1.2 1.7 -1 5.22 4.81 .980 5.39 4.84
1957 NYY AL 29 3B 13 12 96.1 37 11 25 1 2 .973 0.4 5.0 0.4 0.5 -0.1 0 3.36 2.77 .949 3.23 2.77
1957 KCA AL 29 2B 52 48 417.1 235 121 111 3 28 .987 -7.5 -21.6 -6.5 -6.9 0.4 -1 5.00 4.46 .980 5.39 4.84
1957 KCA AL 29 3B 20 19 164.0 55 29 24 2 4 .964 -2.0 -14.6 -2.0 -0.9 -1.1 0 2.91 2.65 .951 3.23 2.77
1957 KCA AL 29 SS 2 1 13.0 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -27.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 4.15 3.00 .967 5.12 4.45
1958 DET AL 30 SS 88 88 757.2 405 159 229 17 58 .958 -9.9 -15.7 -9.9 -2.4 -7.5 0 4.61 4.41 .964 4.96 4.17
1958 DET AL 30 3B 41 39 342.0 109 47 59 3 5 .972 0.0 0.0 -1.0 0.3 -1.3 1 2.79 2.59 .950 3.11 2.59
1959 CLE AL 31 2B 67 65 565.0 297 147 149 1 37 .997 4.4 9.3 3.4 2.2 1.2 1 4.72 4.42 .975 5.29 4.73
1959 CLE AL 31 3B 4 1 22.0 8 3 4 1 0 .875 -0.3 -16.4 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 2.86 1.75 .950 3.19 2.72
1960 CIN NL 32 2B 97 88 766.2 446 228 207 11 52 .975 -11.3 -17.7 -11.3 -10.5 -0.9 0 5.11 4.48 .974 5.20 4.48
1961 MIN AL 33 2B 105 91 810.0 458 217 224 17 61 .963 -6.6 -9.8 -5.6 -2.8 -2.9 -1 4.90 4.20 .978 5.24 4.72
1961 MIN AL 33 SS 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.40
10 Seasons 2B 767 435 3797.2 3648 1734 1840 74 532 .980 -23.1 -7.3 -22.1 -15.7 -6.6 -1 8.47 4.66 .977 5.32 4.88
6 Seasons SS 118 92 798.1 475 184 269 22 67 .954 -11.7 -17.6 -11.7 -2.7 -9.0 0 5.11 3.84 .964 4.96 4.26
6 Seasons 3B 97 82 726.2 260 104 143 13 14 .950 -0.4 -0.7 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 1 3.06 2.55 .950 3.17 2.70
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0-1-0
11 Seasons TOT 983 609 5322.2 4383 2022 2252 109 613 .975 -35.2 -7.9 -35.2 -18.3 -17.1 0 7.23 4.35 .949 4.97 4.59 0-1-0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1956 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1953-AL-Babe Ruth Award

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1953-AL-25-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

At Bats s c a p y
1953 AL--587--8th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1953 AL--645--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1952 AL--8--4th
1953 AL--6--5th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1956 AL--8--7th
1958 AL--13--1st

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1958 AL--6--8th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1953 AL--19--4th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1953 AL--7--6th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1953 AL--8.6--9th

Outs Made s c a p y
1953 AL--471--5th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2493), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 18 (843), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1408), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

October 13, 1949: Purchased by the New York Yankees from 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 Kent Hadley, Frank House, Duke Maas, Jim Small, John Tsitouris and Bill Tuttle. 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 Ossie Alvarez, Don Mossi and Ray Narleski.

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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Name and misspellings: Alfred billie Billy manny Manuel Martin

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