Buck Martinez
[edit] Biography
Buck Martinez (John Albert Martinez) was born on November 7, 1948 in Redding, California. He made his Major League debut on June 18, 1969 for the Kansas City Royals. In 1969, his rookie year, he hit .229 with 4 home runs and 23 RBI. Martinez played for the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 17 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| KC
| A
| 72
| 205
| 14
| 47
| 4
| 23
| .229
| .258
| .327
| 6
| 1
| 8
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .273
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| 22
| 46
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .152
| .231
| .196
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| 14
| 32
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 6
| .250
| .333
| .375
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| 43
| 107
| 10
| 23
| 1
| 8
| .215
| .317
| .290
| 3
| 1
| 14
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| 80
| 226
| 15
| 51
| 3
| 23
| .226
| .293
| .323
| 9
| 2
| 21
| 28
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| 95
| 267
| 24
| 61
| 5
| 34
| .228
| .269
| .356
| 13
| 3
| 16
| 45
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| 29
| 80
| 3
| 18
| 1
| 9
| .225
| .253
| .313
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| MIL
| A
| 89
| 256
| 26
| 56
| 1
| 20
| .219
| .255
| .277
| 10
| 1
| 14
| 42
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| 69
| 196
| 17
| 53
| 4
| 26
| .270
| .296
| .372
| 8
| 0
| 8
| 25
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1980
| MIL
| A
| 76
| 219
| 16
| 49
| 3
| 17
| .224
| .266
| .306
| 9
| 0
| 12
| 33
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| 45
| 128
| 13
| 29
| 4
| 21
| .227
| .287
| .398
| 8
| 1
| 11
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| 96
| 260
| 26
| 63
| 10
| 37
| .242
| .301
| .423
| 17
| 0
| 24
| 34
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 10
|
| 1983
| TOR
| A
| 88
| 221
| 27
| 56
| 10
| 33
| .253
| .337
| .452
| 14
| 0
| 29
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 102
| 232
| 24
| 51
| 5
| 37
| .220
| .301
| .349
| 13
| 1
| 29
| 49
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 42
| 99
| 11
| 16
| 4
| 14
| .162
| .239
| .313
| 3
| 0
| 10
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 81
| 160
| 13
| 29
| 2
| 12
| .181
| .271
| .269
| 8
| 0
| 20
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 1049
| 2743
| 245
| 618
| 58
| 321
| .225
| .284
| .343
| 128
| 10
| 230
| 419
| 8
| 56
| 5
| 5
| 59
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| KC
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| KC
| A
| C
| 55
| 46
| 420.2
| 290
| 25
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 19
| 11
| 2
| .972
|
| 1970
| KC
| A
| C
| 5
| 3
| 30
| 20
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .958
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| C
| 21
| 14
| 138.1
| 84
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .968
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| C
| 14
| 10
| 94
| 52
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .966
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| C
| 38
| 31
| 281
| 151
| 16
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 19
| 7
| 0
| .977
|
| 1975
| KC
| A
| C
| 79
| 70
| 617.1
| 361
| 39
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 61
| 31
| 3
| .980
|
| 1976
| KC
| A
| C
| 94
| 86
| 739.1
| 420
| 40
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 76
| 38
| 1
| .991
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| C
| 28
| 22
| 202
| 133
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 6
| 1
| .993
|
| 1978
| MIL
| A
| C
| 89
| 85
| 716.1
| 327
| 32
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 44
| 24
| 0
| .978
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| C
| 68
| 67
| 547.2
| 198
| 39
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 31
| 23
| 3
| .967
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| MIL
| A
| C
| 76
| 75
| 622
| 293
| 33
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 38
| 24
| 2
| .985
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| C
| 45
| 43
| 372.1
| 192
| 22
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 24
| 13
| 0
| .991
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| C
| 93
| 79
| 677.2
| 382
| 35
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 27
| 23
| 3
| .988
|
| 1983
| TOR
| A
| C
| 86
| 69
| 579.1
| 331
| 25
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 29
| 14
| 0
| .989
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| C
| 98
| 66
| 616.2
| 360
| 34
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 29
| 15
| 2
| .995
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| C
| 42
| 32
| 270
| 155
| 16
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 10
| 0
| .988
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| C
| 78
| 47
| 417.2
| 289
| 19
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 27
| 12
| 0
| .994
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1009
| 845
| 7342.1
| 4038
| 396
| 70
| 59
| 0
| 49
| 464
| 258
| 17
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (January 28, 1967 - signed May 21, 1967).
- Selected by Houston Astros from Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 2, 1968).
- Traded by Houston Astros with Tommy Smith and Mickey Sinnerud to Kansas City Royals in exchange for John Jones (December 16, 1968).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals with Mark Littell to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Al Hrabosky (December 8, 1977).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for George Frazier (December 8, 1977).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Gil Kubski (May 10, 1981).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 6, 1981).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
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