Buck Martinez

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)

Born: November 7, 1948 in Redding, CA us

High School: Elk Grove HS (Elk Grove, CA)

Schools: California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento, CA), Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: June 18, 1969 (Age 20-223d, 12,847th in major league history)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1986 (Age 37-330d)
vs. MIL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: John Albert Martinez

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.5

2743

618

.225

245

RBI

321

OBP

.284

SLG

.343

OPS

.627

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-7 / in Starts: 6-4
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 37 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	19 (8-6-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 37 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	22 (11-7-3)

Most Driven In
T Poquette	2
K Bevacqua	1
P Schaal	1
R Reichardt	1
Self	1
E Kirkpatrick	0
F Patek	0

Most Driven In By
J Wohlford	1
Self	1

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	101	142 (141)	Sep 9 (2)	KCR		CAL	W,6-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.57	-0.021	.79	-0.02%	-0.69	C
2	102	143	Sep 10	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-13	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	C
3	103	147 (3)	Sep 14	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			.000	.400	.000	.400	1						C
4	104	151 (3)	Sep 18	KCR		MIN	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	.91	0.021	.05	0.00%	0.26	C
5	105	152	Sep 19	KCR		CHW	L,3-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			.167	.375	.167	.542	9						C
6	106	153	Sep 20	KCR		CHW	W,10-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	9	.99	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.23	C
7	107	154	Sep 21	KCR		CHW	L,5-6	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.429	.273	.701	9	.88	0.094	.01	0.00%	0.89	C
8	108	155	Sep 22	KCR		TEX	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.471	.538	1.009	9	1.24	0.188	.00	0.00%	1.02	C
9	109	157 (1)	Sep 25	KCR	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.381	.412	.793	9	1.09	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-1.19	C
10	110	158	Sep 26	KCR	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.400	.476	.876	9	.36	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.26	C
11	111	159	Sep 27	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.280	.379	.440	.819	9	1.31	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-0.79	C
12	112	160	Sep 28	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.344	.393	.737	9	1.12	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.42	C
13	113	161	Sep 29	KCR	@	TEX	W,7-1	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.364	.414	.777	9	.25	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.72	C
14	114	162	Sep 30	KCR	@	TEX	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	9	1.09	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.70	C
							7-7		37	32	2	8	1	1	6	4	0	5	1	0	2	.250	.333	.375	.708		.90	0.013	.09	-0.02%	-0.55

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