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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	28 (27)	May 11	TOR		BOS	L,6-7	GF	18	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
2	29	May 12	TOR		BAL	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
3	30	May 13	TOR		BAL	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
4	31	May 14	TOR		BAL	L,0-10	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
5	32	May 15	TOR	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
6	33	May 16	TOR	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
7	34	May 17 (1)	TOR	@	CLE	L,0-1	GS	28	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
8	36 (1)	May 18	TOR		CHW	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
9	37	May 19	TOR		CHW	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
10	38	May 20	TOR		CHW	L,5-6	GS	41	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
11	39	May 22	TOR	@	OAK	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
12	41 (1)	May 24 (1)	TOR	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	55	11.1	4	4	1	9	0	C
13	48 (6)	May 31	TOR		OAK	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	51 (2)	Jun 3	TOR		CAL	L,6-17	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
15	58 (6)	Jun 11	TOR		KCR	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	8	2	1	11	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	60 (1)	Aug 11	TOR	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
17	63 (2)	Aug 15	TOR		MIL	W,4-3	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
18	64	Aug 16 (1)	TOR		MIL	L,2-6	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
19	65	Aug 16 (2)	TOR		MIL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
20	67 (1)	Aug 18	TOR	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
21	68	Aug 19	TOR	@	KCR	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
22	69	Aug 21	TOR		CHW	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
23	70	Aug 22	TOR		CHW	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
24	72 (1)	Aug 24	TOR		TEX	L,0-3	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
25	74 (1)	Aug 27	TOR		KCR	L,5-11	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
26	76 (1)	Aug 29	TOR		KCR	L,0-2	GS	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	79 (2)	Sep 2	TOR	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
28	80	Sep 3	TOR	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
29	82 (1)	Sep 5	TOR	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS	21	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
30	83	Sep 6	TOR	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
31	84	Sep 7	TOR	@	MIN	L,0-4	GS	22	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
32	85	Sep 8	TOR	@	MIN	L,0-1	GS	23	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
33	86	Sep 9	TOR	@	MIN	L,1-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
34	88 (1)	Sep 11	TOR		SEA	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
35	89	Sep 12	TOR		SEA	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
36	90	Sep 14	TOR		MIN	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
37	91	Sep 15	TOR		MIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
38	92	Sep 16	TOR		MIN	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
39	93	Sep 18	TOR		CAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
40	95 (1)	Sep 20	TOR		CAL	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
41	96	Sep 22 (1)	TOR		OAK	L,2-3	CG	59	13.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
42	99 (2)	Sep 25	TOR	@	CAL	L,5-11	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
43	101 (1)	Sep 27	TOR	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
44	102	Sep 29	TOR	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
45	106 (3)	Oct 4	TOR	@	SEA	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
							45gm		372.1	192	22	2	216	3