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+

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

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYY		PHA	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
2	2	Apr 15	NYY		PHA	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	2B
3	3	Apr 16	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
4	4	Apr 17	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
5	5	Apr 19 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
6	6	Apr 19 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
7	7	Apr 21	NYY		BOS	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
8	8	Apr 22	NYY		BOS	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
9	9	Apr 23	NYY		BOS	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
10	10	Apr 24	NYY		WSH	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
11	11	Apr 25	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
12	12	Apr 26	NYY		WSH	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	8	0	9	1	2B
13	13	Apr 28	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	3	4	0	7	1
14	14	Apr 30	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
16	16	May 2	NYY	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	41	8.2	2	5	2	9	1	2B
17	17	May 3	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
18	18	May 4	NYY	@	DET	L,8-10	GS	36	7.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
19	19	May 5	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-1	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
20	20	May 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	37	10.1	5	1	0	6	0	2B
21	21	May 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
22	22	May 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	3	1	1	5	1	2B
23	23	May 12	NYY		CLE	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
24	24	May 13	NYY		CLE	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
25	25	May 14	NYY		CHW	L,5-7	CG	47	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
26	26	May 16	NYY		CHW	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	7	4	0	11	2	2B
27	27	May 17	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	GS	46	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS 2B
28	28	May 19	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG	41	11.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
29	29	May 20	NYY		DET	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
30	30	May 21	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	GS	18	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
31	31	May 22	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-12	CG	48	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
32	32	May 23	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
33	33	May 24	NYY		BOS	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
34	34	May 25	NYY		BOS	L,10-14	CG	50	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
35	35	May 27	NYY		WSH	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
36	36	May 28	NYY		WSH	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	6	3	0	9	3	2B
37	37	May 29	NYY	@	PHA	W,12-7	CG	43	9.0	5	5	0	10	2	2B
38	38	May 31	NYY		PHA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
40	40	Jun 3	NYY	@	CHW	W,18-2	GS	30	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
41	41	Jun 4	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-5	CG	44	10.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
42	42	Jun 5	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
43	43	Jun 6	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
44	44	Jun 7 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-2	CG	31	9.0	5	3	0	8	3
45	45	Jun 7 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
46	46	Jun 9	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
47	47	Jun 10	NYY	@	DET	W,11-4	GS	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B SS
48	48	Jun 11	NYY	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	6	4	0	10	2	2B
49	49	Jun 12	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B SS
50	50	Jun 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
51	51	Jun 14 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
52	52	Jun 14 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-0	GS	26	8.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
53	53	Jun 16	NYY		SLB	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
54	54	Jun 17	NYY		SLB	W,5-3	GS	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B SS
55	55	Jun 18 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	5	2	1	8	1	2B
56	56	Jun 18 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
57	57	Jun 19	NYY		DET	L,2-3	GS	38	9.0	6	3	0	9	3	2B SS
58	58	Jun 20	NYY		DET	W,6-2	GS	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B SS
59	59	Jun 21 (1)	NYY		DET	W,6-3	GS	27	7.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
60	60	Jun 21 (2)	NYY		DET	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	4	2	1	7	1	SS
61	61	Jun 23	NYY		CHW	L,3-11	GS	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B SS
62	62	Jun 24	NYY		CHW	L,4-8	GS	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
63	63	Jun 25	NYY		CHW	L,2-4	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
64	64	Jun 26	NYY		CLE	L,2-7	GS	26	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
65	65	Jun 27	NYY		CLE	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	2B
66	66	Jun 28	NYY		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	4	4	1	9	2	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	68 (1)	Jul 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-4	GS	33	8.0	4	4	0	8	3	2B SS
68	69	Jul 2	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	10.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
69	70	Jul 3	NYY		PHA	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
70	71	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
71	72	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
72	73	Jul 5 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-4	GS	31	8.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B SS
73	74	Jul 5 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
74	75	Jul 6 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	0
75	76	Jul 6 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
76	77	Jul 7	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	3	3	0	6	1	2B
77	78	Jul 8	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
78	79	Jul 9	NYY		BOS	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
79	80	Jul 10	NYY		WSH	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
80	81	Jul 11	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
81	82	Jul 12	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
82	83	Jul 16 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
83	84	Jul 16 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	2B
84	85	Jul 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
85	86	Jul 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	3	7	0	10	1	2B
86	87	Jul 19 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B
87	88	Jul 19 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
88	89	Jul 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-8	GS	41	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B SS
89	90	Jul 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
90	91	Jul 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
91	92	Jul 24	NYY	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
92	93	Jul 25	NYY	@	DET	W,15-11	GS	64	12.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B SS
93	94	Jul 26 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
94	95	Jul 26 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,14-4	GS	8	2.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
95	96	Jul 28	NYY		CLE	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
96	97	Jul 29	NYY		CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	2	2B
97	98	Jul 30	NYY		CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
98	99	Jul 31	NYY		SLB	W,11-5	GS	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	100	Aug 1	NYY		SLB	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
100	101	Aug 3	NYY		SLB	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
101	102	Aug 4	NYY		DET	W,15-0	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
102	103	Aug 5	NYY		DET	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
103	104	Aug 6	NYY		DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
104	105	Aug 7	NYY		CHW	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
105	106	Aug 8 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
106	107	Aug 8 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
107	108	Aug 9	NYY		CHW	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
108	109	Aug 11	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
109	110	Aug 12	NYY	@	WSH	W,22-1	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
110	111	Aug 13	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
111	112	Aug 15	NYY	@	PHA	L,8-9	CG	42	8.2	2	3	1	6	1	2B
112	113	Aug 16 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
113	114	Aug 16 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
114	115	Aug 17 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
115	116	Aug 17 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-0	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
116	117	Aug 18	NYY		WSH	L,8-10	CG	44	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
117	118	Aug 19	NYY		WSH	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
118	119	Aug 20	NYY		WSH	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
119	120	Aug 21	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	CG	45	11.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
120	121	Aug 22	NYY		PHA	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
121	122	Aug 23	NYY		PHA	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
122	123	Aug 25	NYY	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	48	11.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
123	124	Aug 26	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
124	125	Aug 27	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	42	10.1	4	3	0	7	0	2B
125	126	Aug 28	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	2B
126	127	Aug 29	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	41	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
127	128	Aug 30 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B
128	129	Aug 30 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	130	Sep 1	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	5	1	10	3	2B
130	131	Sep 2	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
131	132	Sep 3	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-5	GS	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
132	133	Sep 7 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	GS	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B SS
133	134	Sep 7 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B SS
134	135	Sep 9	NYY		CHW	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	4	7	0	11	2	2B
135	136	Sep 10	NYY		CHW	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
136	137	Sep 11	NYY		DET	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
137	138	Sep 12	NYY		DET	W,13-4	CG	40	9.0	3	7	0	10	3	2B
138	139	Sep 13	NYY		CLE	W,6-3	GF	29	7.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
139	140	Sep 14	NYY		CLE	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
140	141	Sep 15	NYY		CLE	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
141	142	Sep 16 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,3-5	GS	15	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
142	145 (2)	Sep 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
143	146	Sep 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-8	GS	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
144	147	Sep 22	NYY		PHA	W,7-2	GS	20	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
145	148	Sep 23	NYY		PHA	W,3-1	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
146	149	Sep 25	NYY		BOS	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
147	150	Sep 26	NYY		BOS	L,1-2	GF	21	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
148	151	Sep 27	NYY		BOS	L,1-2	GS	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B SS
							164gm		1288.2	389	409	14	812	126