Babe Martin
[edit] Biography
Babe Martin (Boris Michael Martin) was born on March 28, 1920 in Seattle, Washington. He made his Major League debut on September 25, 1944 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1945, his rookie year, he hit .200 with 2 home runs and 16 RBI. Martin played for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 6 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1944
| STL
| A
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .750
| .750
| 1.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1945
| STL
| A
| 54
| 185
| 13
| 37
| 2
| 16
| .200
| .245
| .281
| 5
| 2
| 11
| 24
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1946
| STL
| A
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .222
| .300
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 69
| 206
| 13
| 44
| 2
| 18
| .214
| .260
| .291
| 6
| 2
| 13
| 27
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1944
| STL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1945
| STL
| A
| OF
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 116
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1945
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1946
| STL
| A
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 117
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1940).
- Selected by Boston Red Sox from St. Louis Browns in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 10, 1947).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to Detroit Tigers (July, 1950).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (March 16, 1954).
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