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	10-12 / in Starts: 5-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	28 (20-2-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
C Rojas	1
E Kirkpatrick	0

Most Driven In By
P Schaal	1
S Valdespino	1
F Patek	1
D Drago	0

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	79	1	Apr 6	KCR	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	8	.74	-0.007	1.18	-0.01%	-0.72	C
2	80	4 (2)	Apr 9	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-5	3-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.27	-0.007	.46	-0.01%	-0.13	PH
3	81	6 (1)	Apr 11	KCR	@	OAK	W,10-5	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	5	.03	0.001	.04	0.00%	0.24	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	82	65 (58)	Jun 23	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-12	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.222	.143	.365	8	.56	-0.042	.63	-0.03%	-0.76	C
5	83	66	Jun 25	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.182	.111	.293	8	.88	-0.041	1.65	-0.05%	-0.46	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	84	115 (48)	Aug 12 (2)	KCR	@	WSA	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.154	.091	.245	8	.97	-0.048	.10	0.00%	-0.39	C
7	85	120 (4)	Aug 17 (2)	KCR	@	NYY	L,5-8	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.188	.077	.264	8	.64	-0.010	.02	0.00%	-0.03	C
8	86	126 (5)	Aug 24	KCR		BOS	W,5-4	8-GF(13)	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.222	.200	.422	7	1.44	0.031	.01	0.00%	0.07	C
9	87	127	Aug 25	KCR		BOS	W,7-5	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.238	.278	.516	8	.83	0.064	.01	0.00%	0.76	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	88	134 (6)	Sep 2	KCR	@	MIL	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.238	.278	.516	8						C
11	89	136 (1)	Sep 3 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	W,8-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.238	.278	.516	3						C
12	90	140 (3)	Sep 6 (2)	KCR		MIL	W,6-4	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.280	.250	.530	8	.85	0.077	.00	0.00%	0.49	C
13	91	141	Sep 7	KCR		MIL	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.250	.217	.467	8	.78	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.54	C
14	92	142	Sep 8	KCR		MIL	L,6-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.250	.222	.472	8	1.27	-0.085	.00	0.00%	0.31	C
15	93	144 (1)	Sep 11	KCR		CHW	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.250	.226	.476	8	.95	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.33	C
16	94	145	Sep 12	KCR		CHW	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.256	.212	.469	8	1.06	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.55	C
17	95	155 (9)	Sep 22	KCR	@	CAL	W,10-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.256	.212	.469	8						C
18	96	156	Sep 25 (1)	KCR		MIN	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.135	.233	.189	.422	8	1.43	-0.163	.00	0.00%	-1.34	C
19	97	158 (1)	Sep 26 (1)	KCR		MIN	L,2-6	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.250	.211	.461	7	1.83	0.118	.00	0.00%	0.97	C
20	98	159	Sep 26 (2)	KCR		MIN	W,5-3	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.244	.205	.450	7	.56	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.62	C
21	99	160	Sep 28	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.229	.190	.420	8	1.65	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-0.79	C
22	100	161	Sep 29	KCR	@	OAK	L,7-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.231	.196	.426	7	.50	0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.05	C
							10-12		53	46	3	7	2	0	0	1	5	0	9	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	.152	.231	.196	.426		.93	-0.425	.22	-0.09%	-3.87

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