Silvio Martinez
[edit] Biography
Born on August 19, 1955 in Santiago, Santiago (Dominican Republic), Silvio Martinez (Silvio Ramon (Cabrera) Martinez) played for the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 5 year career. Martinez broke into the bigs on April 9, 1977 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 3.64 ERA in 138.1 innings pitched in 1978, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Silvio Martinez's best season was 1979, when he posted a 3.27 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 102 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5.57
| 10
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 28
| 4
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 22
| 22
| 9
| 8
| 3.64
| 45
| 65
| 56
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 138.1
| 114
| 11
| 71
| 7
| 3
| 2
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 32
| 29
| 15
| 8
| 3.27
| 102
| 92
| 75
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 206.2
| 204
| 14
| 67
| 2
| 3
| 0
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 25
| 20
| 5
| 10
| 4.81
| 39
| 75
| 64
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 119.2
| 127
| 8
| 48
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 18
| 16
| 2
| 5
| 3.99
| 34
| 48
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 97
| 95
| 4
| 39
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 97
| 87
| 31
| 31
| 3.81
| 220
| 280
| 238
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 561.2
| 540
| 37
| 225
| 15
| 11
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5.57
| 10
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 28
| 4
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 107
| 87
| 31
| 32
| 3.88
| 230
| 294
| 251
| 14
| 4
| 1
| 582.2
| 568
| 41
| 237
| 17
| 11
| 5
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| P
| 10
| 0
| 21
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| .857
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| P
| 22
| 22
| 138.1
| 9
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 10
| 1
| .900
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| P
| 32
| 29
| 206.2
| 17
| 15
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 29
| 6
| 1
| .889
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| P
| 25
| 20
| 119.2
| 4
| 12
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 5
| 3
| .889
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| P
| 18
| 16
| 97
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 3
| 1
| .950
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 107
| 87
| 582.2
| 38
| 62
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 95
| 25
| 7
| .901
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 22
| 47
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .170
| .170
| .213
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 33
| 62
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .129
| .141
| .145
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 26
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 25
| 35
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .086
| .135
| .086
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 18
| 35
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .222
| .257
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 98
| 179
| 13
| 26
| 0
| 10
| .145
| .163
| .173
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 78
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 108
| 179
| 13
| 26
| 0
| 10
| .145
| .163
| .173
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 78
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 14, 1974).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Richie Zisk to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Rich Gossage and Terry Forster (December 10, 1976).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Dave Hamilton to St. Louis Cardinals (November 28, 1977) completing trade in which St. Louis Cardinals traded Clay Carroll to Chicago White Sox in exchange for 3 players to be named later (August 31, 1977); St. Louis Cardinals received Nyls Nyman (September 2, 1977).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Lary Sorensen to Cleveland Indians as part of 3-team trade in which Cleveland Indians sent Bo Diaz to Philadelphia Phillies; Philadelphia Phillies sent Lonnie Smith to St. Louis Cardinals (November 20, 1981); and Philadelphia Phillies sent Scott Munninghoff to Cleveland Indians (December 9, 1981).
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