Billy Martin

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: May 16, 1928 in Berkeley, CA us

Died: December 25, 1989 in Johnson City, NY

Buried: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY

High School: Berkeley HS (Berkeley, CA)

Debut: April 18, 1950 (Age 21-337d, 10,663rd in major league history)
vs. BOS 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1961 (Age 33-138d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Agents: Eddie Sapir

Full Name: Alfred Manuel Martin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.0

3419

877

.257

425

RBI

333

OBP

.300

SLG

.369

OPS

.669

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 64 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

5 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 28 go ahead

6 Tms
NYY	30
CLE	9
KCA	9
DET	7
MIN	6
CIN	3

Platoon
vs RHP	46
vs LHP	18

Home/Road
Away	37
Home	27

Outs
0	26
1	19
2	19

11 Opps
BOS	12
PHA/KCA	10
WSH	9
CLE	8
DET	8
BAL/SLB	6
NYY	4
CHW	4
PHI	1
MLN	1
LAD	1

54 Pitchers
Frank Sullivan	3
Mike Fornieles	2
Murray Wall	2
Tom Gorman	2
Art Houtteman	2
Bob Lemon	2
Jerry Walker	2
Pedro Ramos	2
Jim Bunning	2
Bob Keegan	1
Tracy Stallard	1
Duane Pillette	1
Art Ditmar	1
Dave Sisler	1
Juan Pizarro	1
Ray Narleski	1
Johnny Kucks	1
Sam Zoldak	1
Mudcat Grant	1
Mike Garcia	1
Johnny Schmitz	1
Jim Perry	1
Tom Brewer	1
Alex Kellner	1
Morrie Martin	1
Jerry Davie	1
Harry Byrd	1
Steve Gromek	1
Bill Monbouquette	1
Jim Archer	1
Jack Fisher	1
Ted Abernathy	1
Tom Sturdivant	1
Ike Delock	1
Dick Rozek	1
Hal Newhouser	1
Bob Cain	1
Whitey Ford	1
Dallas Green	1
Ralph Terry	1
Hal Brown	1
Billy Hoeft	1
Dick Littlefield	1
Chuck Stobbs	1
Al Cicotte	1
Bill Kennedy	1
Joe Coleman	1
Walt Masterson	1
Bunky Stewart	1
Mel Parnell	1
Don Rudolph	1
Lou Sleater	1
Russ Kemmerer	1
Roger Craig	1

13 Parks
Yankee Stad (NYC)	11
ClevelandStd (CLE)	9
Fenway Pk (BOS)	8
Munic. Stad (KAN)	7
Tiger Stad (DET)	7
GriffithStad (WAS)	5
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	5
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	4
Memor. Stad (BAL)	3
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	2
LA Coliseum (LOS)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	1

Where Hit
7	55
9	1
78	1

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	62
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	37
1--	9
-2-	6
12-	5
1-3	4
--3	3

100 RBI
RISP	18
0 on	37
1 on	18
2 on	9
Any on	27

Inning
1	12
2	3
3	12
4	8
5	4
6	5
7	8
8	8
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	27
4-6	17
7-end	20

RelScore
+4..	10
+3	4
+2	3
+1	7
Tied	25
-1	6
-2	5
-4..	4

Ahead	24
Tied	25
Behind	15

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
2B	53
SS	7
3B	4

OrderPos
1st	17
2nd	15
8th	14
7th	12
6th	4
5th	2

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	29
Low Lev	25

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1950	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1950-08-06	NYY	@	CLE	Sam Zoldak	ahead 6-0	t 5	2	1-3	3	8	4	0.033	99%		Home Run; J. DiMaggio Scores; B. Brown Scores
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1952-06-18	NYY	@	DET	Art Houtteman	ahead 6-2	t 8	2	---	1	8	4	0.019	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	2	1	1952-07-10	NYY		SLB	Duane Pillette	behind 0-2	b 4	1	-2-	2	8	4	0.223	53%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Woodling Scores
4	4	3	1	1952-09-12	NYY	@	CHW	Bill Kennedy	tied 3-3	t 4	1	-2-	2	8	4	0.201	73%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. McDougald Scores
1953	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1953-04-17	NYY	@	WSH	Chuck Stobbs	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	1	1	4	0.120	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	2	1	1953-05-27	NYY		WSH	Walt Masterson	tied 1-1	b 3	1	---	1	1	4	0.124	65%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	3	1	1953-05-29	NYY	@	PHA	Dick Rozek	ahead 11-4	t 7	0	---	1	1	4	0.004	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	4	1	1953-06-07 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	Dick Littlefield	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	4	0.097	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run
9	9	5	1	1953-06-18 (2)	NYY		SLB	Bob Cain	tied 0-0	b 6	0	---	1	1	4	0.173	75%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	6	1	1953-06-21 (1)	NYY		DET	Hal Newhouser	ahead 2-1	b 3	1	---	1	1	4	0.104	76%		Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	7	1	1953-07-06 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	Morrie Martin	behind 1-2	t 4	2	--3	2	6	4	0.223	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Bollweg Scores
12	12	8	1	1953-07-11	NYY		WSH	Johnny Schmitz	tied 2-2	b 10	0	---	1	1	4	0.367	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	9	1	1953-07-26 (2)	NYY	@	DET	Steve Gromek	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	7	4	0.112	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	10	1	1953-07-29	NYY		CLE	Bob Lemon	tied 3-3	b 6	0	1--	2	7	4	0.228	85%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Woodling Scores
15	15	11	1	1953-08-05	NYY		DET	Billy Hoeft	behind 2-3	b 4	1	---	1	7	4	0.142	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	12	1	1953-08-07	NYY		CHW	Mike Fornieles	ahead 4-1	b 8	0	1--	2	7	4	0.017	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Woodling Scores
17	17	13	1	1953-08-15	NYY	@	PHA	Harry Byrd	ahead 5-4	t 8	0	1--	2	7	4	0.150	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); I. Noren Scores
18	18	14	1	1953-08-17 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	Joe Coleman	ahead 3-0	t 1	2	-2-	2	7	4	0.110	86%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Renna Scores
19	19	15	1	1953-09-20	NYY	@	BOS	Frank Sullivan	ahead 7-2	t 6	1	12-	3	6	4	0.033	99%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF); M. Mantle Scores; Y. Berra Scores
1955	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1955-09-21	NYY	@	WSH	Ted Abernathy	ahead 4-0	t 5	2	12-	3	7	4	0.076	98%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; J. Collins Scores; E. Howard Scores
1956	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1956-05-16	NYY	@	CLE	Mike Garcia	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	4	0.095	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	2	1	1956-06-10	NYY		CLE	Bob Lemon	ahead 4-0	b 6	2	---	1	7	4	0.026	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
23	23	3	1	1956-06-26	NYY	@	KCA	Tom Gorman	behind 1-3	t 3	0	---	1	1	4	0.099	39%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	4	1	1956-07-04 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	Ike Delock	behind 4-5	t 9	2	--3	2	1	4	0.650	78%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. McDougald Scores
25	25	5	1	1956-07-28	NYY	@	KCA	Alex Kellner	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	4	0.096	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	6	1	1956-07-30	NYY	@	CLE	Art Houtteman	ahead 8-2	t 3	2	-2-	2	1	4	0.038	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Carey Scores
27	27	7	1	1956-08-09	NYY	@	WSH	Bunky Stewart	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2	2	4	0.153	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Bauer Scores
28	28	8	1	1956-08-14	NYY		BOS	Mel Parnell	tied 0-0	b 1	0	--3	2	2	4	0.097	73%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Bauer Scores
29	29	9	1	1956-08-18 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	Hal Brown	ahead 2-1	t 5	1	---	1	2	4	0.123	75%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1957	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1957-04-21	NYY	@	BOS	Dave Sisler	ahead 2-1	t 8	2	-2-	2	2	5	0.185	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Coleman Scores
31	31	2	1	1957-06-16	KCA		NYY	Johnny Kucks	tied 3-3	b 8	0	---	1	2	4	0.270	87%		Home Run (Deep LF)
32	32	3	1	1957-06-19	KCA	@	WSH	Russ Kemmerer	ahead 4-3	t 9	1	1--	2	1	4	0.119	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); V. Trucks Scores
33	33	4	1	1957-06-22	KCA	@	BOS	Mike Fornieles	behind 0-5	t 6	0	---	1	1	4	0.034	8%		Home Run (Deep LF)
34	34	5	1	1957-07-18	KCA		BOS	Tom Brewer	behind 0-2	b 3	1	---	1	2	4	0.113	40%		Home Run
35	35	6	1	1957-07-30	KCA	@	NYY	Whitey Ford	behind 3-10	t 8	2	---	1	5	4	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
36	36	7	1	1957-08-06	KCA	@	CHW	Bob Keegan	tied 1-1	t 4	0	---	1	2	4	0.131	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
37	37	8	1	1957-08-15	KCA		DET	Lou Sleater	ahead 5-2	b 7	2	---	1	5	4	0.031	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
38	38	9	1	1957-09-24	KCA		CHW	Don Rudolph	behind 3-7	b 5	2	---	1	6	5	0.056	14%		Home Run (Deep LF)
39	39	10	1	1957-09-25	KCA		CLE	Ray Narleski	tied 1-1	b 4	1	---	1	6	5
1958	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	1958-05-11	DET		KCA	Tom Gorman	ahead 7-3	b 8	2	12-	3	2	6	0.011	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Harris Scores; F. Bolling Scores
41	41	2	1	1958-05-25 (2)	DET		WSH	Al Cicotte	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	6	0.102	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
42	42	3	1	1958-06-08	DET	@	WSH	Pedro Ramos	behind 2-4	t 9	0	---	1	7	6	0.085	15%		Home Run (Deep LF)
43	43	4	1	1958-06-11 (2)	DET	@	BOS	Murray Wall	behind 0-1	t 2	1	-2-	2	7	6	0.172	59%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Bolling Scores
44	44	5	2	1958-06-11 (2)	DET	@	BOS	Murray Wall	ahead 3-1	t 3	2	1-3	3	7	6	0.182	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Bolling Scores; C. Maxwell Scores
45	45	6	1	1958-07-04 (2)	DET	@	CLE	Mudcat Grant	tied 1-1	t 7	1	---	1	7	6	0.220	68%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	7	1	1958-07-29	DET		BOS	Frank Sullivan	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	2	2	6	0.152	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Bolling Scores
1959	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	1959-04-18	CLE		KCA	Ralph Terry	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	4	0.106	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	2	1	1959-04-23	CLE	@	DET	Jim Bunning	ahead 4-0	t 3	2	1-3	3	8	4	0.098	96%		Home Run; R. Colavito Scores; G. Strickland Scores
49	49	3	1	1959-05-02	CLE		NYY	Tom Sturdivant	ahead 3-2	b 7	0	1--	2	8	4	0.123	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Strickland Scores
50	50	4	1	1959-05-03 (1)	CLE		WSH	Pedro Ramos	ahead 3-0	b 7	0	1--	2	8	4	0.034	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Strickland Scores
51	51	5	1	1959-05-31	CLE	@	DET	Jerry Davie	behind 3-4	t 4	2	---	1	8	4	0.125	45%		Home Run
52	52	6	1	1959-06-05	CLE		NYY	Art Ditmar	behind 0-11	b 8	0	---	1	8	4	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
53	53	7	1	1959-06-10	CLE	@	BAL	Jerry Walker	ahead 3-1	t 2	1	---	1	8	4	0.086	78%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	8	1	1959-07-18	CLE	@	BOS	Frank Sullivan	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	1	8	4	0.113	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
55	55	9	1	1959-07-28 (2)	CLE		BOS	Bill Monbouquette	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	5	0.103	65%	Lead-Off,IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Deep RF Line)
1960	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
56	56	1	1	1960-05-02	CIN	@	LAD	Roger Craig	behind 2-3	t 7	1	---	1	8	4	0.200	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
57	57	2	1	1960-06-05 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	Juan Pizarro	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	4	0.108	61%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
58	58	3	1	1960-09-05	CIN	@	PHI	Dallas Green	ahead 5-1	t 7	0	1-3	3	8	4	0.020	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Coleman Scores; W. Jones Scores
1961	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
59	59	1	1	1961-06-08	MIN	@	BAL	Jack Fisher	tied 0-0	t 3	0	1--	2	1	4	0.178	72%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Kaat Scores
60	60	2	1	1961-06-12	MIN	@	BOS	Tracy Stallard	behind 6-8	t 7	0	---	1	8	4	0.123	31%		Home Run (Deep LF)
61	61	3	1	1961-08-14	MIN		KCA	Jerry Walker	ahead 1-0	b 3	1	12-	3	2	4	0.182	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Kaat Scores/unER; L. Green Scores
62	62	4	1	1961-08-15	MIN		KCA	Jim Archer	ahead 4-2	b 4	2	12-	3	2	4	0.159	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Kralick Scores/unER; L. Green Scores/unER; B. Martin Scores/unER
63	63	5	1	1961-09-27	MIN		CLE	Jim Perry	tied 0-0	b 3	2	---	1	2	4	0.118	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
64	64	6	1	1961-09-29	MIN		DET	Jim Bunning	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	4	0.098	62%		Home Run (Deep LF)

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