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Speed Martin

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Full Name: Elwood Good Martin Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/165 First Game: July 5, 1917
Birthdate: September 15, 1893 Final Game: April 17, 1922
Birthplace: Wawawai, Washington MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: June 14, 1983
Deathplace: Lemon Grove, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on September 15, 1893 in Wawawai, Washington, Speed Martin (Elwood Good Martin) played for the St. Louis Browns and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 6 year career. Martin broke into the bigs on July 5, 1917 with the St. Louis Browns, and put up a 1.84 ERA in 53.2 innings pitched in 1918, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Speed Martin's best season was 1919, when he posted a 2.47 ERA and struck out 54 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1917 STL A 9 2 0 2 5.74 5 13 10 0 0 0 15.2 20 0 5 0 2 0
1918 CHI N 9 5 5 2 1.84 16 19 11 4 1 1 53.2 47 0 14 0 2 1
1919 CHI N 35 14 8 8 2.47 54 58 45 7 2 2 163.2 158 2 52 0 6 4
1920 CHI N 35 13 4 15 4.83 44 96 73 6 0 2 136 165 2 50 0 5 1
1921 CHI N 37 28 11 15 4.35 86 115 105 13 1 1 217.1 245 12 68 0 2 2
1922 CHI N 1 1 1 0 7.50 2 5 5 0 0 0 6 10 0 2 0 0 0
Total NL 117 61 29 40 3.73 202 293 239 30 4 6 576.2 625 16 186 0 15 8
Total AL 9 2 0 2 5.74 5 13 10 0 0 0 15.2 20 0 5 0 2 0
Total 126 63 29 42 3.78 207 306 249 30 4 6 592.1 645 16 191 0 17 8

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1917 STL A P 9 0 0 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .933
1918 CHI N P 9 0 0 4 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1919 CHI N P 35 0 0 9 53 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .954
1920 CHI N P 35 0 0 6 44 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .926
1921 CHI N P 37 28 216 9 65 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1922 CHI N P 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Total P 126 29 222 31 191 10 6 0 0 0 1 0 .957

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1917 STL A 10 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1918 CHI N 9 16 0 3 0 0 .188 .188 .250 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
1919 CHI N 35 44 3 8 0 2 .182 .200 .205 1 0 1 15 0 5 0 0 0
1920 CHI N 35 44 5 7 1 4 .159 .213 .250 1 0 3 10 0 1 1 0 0
1921 CHI N 37 73 2 17 0 6 .233 .243 .315 4 1 1 16 0 2 1 0 0
1922 CHI N 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 117 178 10 35 1 12 .197 .223 .264 7 1 6 44 0 9 2 0 0
Total AL 10 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 127 180 10 35 1 12 .194 .220 .261 7 1 6 44 0 9 2 0 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Sold by Chicago White Sox to St. Louis Browns (July 14, 1917).

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