J.C. Martin
[edit] Biography
J.C. Martin (Joseph Clifton Martin) was born on December 13, 1936 in Axton, Virginia. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1959 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .230 with 5 home runs and 32 RBI. Martin played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 14 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .100
| .100
| .150
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 110
| 274
| 26
| 63
| 5
| 32
| .230
| .290
| .336
| 8
| 3
| 21
| 31
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 18
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .077
| .077
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 105
| 259
| 25
| 53
| 5
| 28
| .205
| .278
| .313
| 11
| 1
| 26
| 35
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 2
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| 122
| 294
| 23
| 58
| 4
| 22
| .197
| .241
| .279
| 10
| 1
| 16
| 30
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 4
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 119
| 230
| 21
| 60
| 2
| 21
| .261
| .333
| .339
| 12
| 0
| 24
| 29
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 10
| 1
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 67
| 157
| 13
| 40
| 2
| 20
| .255
| .316
| .363
| 5
| 3
| 14
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 4
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 101
| 252
| 22
| 59
| 4
| 22
| .234
| .317
| .337
| 12
| 1
| 30
| 41
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 4
|
| 1968
| NY
| N
| 78
| 244
| 20
| 55
| 3
| 31
| .225
| .298
| .316
| 9
| 2
| 21
| 31
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1969
| NY
| N
| 66
| 177
| 12
| 37
| 4
| 21
| .209
| .257
| .316
| 5
| 1
| 12
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 40
| 77
| 11
| 12
| 1
| 4
| .156
| .333
| .208
| 1
| 0
| 20
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 2
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 47
| 125
| 13
| 33
| 2
| 17
| .264
| .336
| .352
| 5
| 0
| 12
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 2
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| 25
| 50
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 7
| .240
| .304
| .300
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 256
| 673
| 59
| 149
| 10
| 80
| .221
| .299
| .309
| 23
| 3
| 70
| 99
| 8
| 8
| 2
| 18
| 17
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 652
| 1516
| 130
| 338
| 22
| 150
| .223
| .287
| .317
| 59
| 9
| 131
| 200
| 9
| 14
| 7
| 35
| 19
|
| Total
|
|
| 908
| 2189
| 189
| 487
| 32
| 230
| .222
| .291
| .315
| 82
| 12
| 201
| 299
| 17
| 22
| 9
| 53
| 36
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 7.2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 5
| 44.2
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 36
| 36
| 308
| 39
| 89
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 60
| 34
| 347.2
| 314
| 29
| 4
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| C
| 6
| 5
| 37
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| C
| 98
| 63
| 653.1
| 468
| 48
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 12
| 19
| 15
| 2
| .983
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 11
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| C
| 119
| 72
| 751.1
| 530
| 43
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 24
| 15
| 17
| 2
| .986
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| C
| 112
| 41
| 541
| 348
| 41
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 33
| 28
| 12
| 1
| .982
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 3
| 22
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| C
| 63
| 42
| 407.1
| 243
| 23
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 23
| 7
| 2
| .982
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| C
| 96
| 69
| 655
| 478
| 39
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 16
| 32
| 15
| 0
| .987
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| NY
| N
| C
| 53
| 52
| 460.2
| 334
| 24
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 28
| 18
| 1
| .994
|
| 1968
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 14
| 13
| 118.1
| 124
| 7
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1969
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| NY
| N
| C
| 48
| 44
| 384.1
| 275
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 4
| 0
| .996
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| C
| 36
| 26
| 243.1
| 163
| 15
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 12
| 9
| 0
| .983
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| C
| 43
| 35
| 318.1
| 218
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 24
| 12
| 1
| .996
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| C
| 17
| 12
| 101.1
| 60
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 1
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 691
| 461
| 4553
| 3135
| 267
| 45
| 36
| 0
| 121
| 212
| 110
| 9
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 89
| 50
| 513
| 492
| 38
| 10
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 47
| 41
| 371
| 45
| 103
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1956).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to New York Mets (November 27, 1967) completing trade in which New York Mets traded Ken Boyer and a player to be named later to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bill Southworth and a player to be named later (July 22, 1967); Chicago White Sox received Sandy Alomar (August 15, 1967).
- Traded by New York Mets to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Randy Bobb (March 29, 1970).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (March 26, 1973).
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