Babe Martin, baseball player, 1944-1953

Babe Martin

Born: 3/28/1920 in Seattle, WA, USA

Died: 8/1/2013 in Tucson, AZ, USA

MLB Debut: 1944-09-25 | Final Game: 1953-07-01

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'11" | Weight: 194 lbs

Full name: Boris Michael Martin

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Biography

Babe Martin was a professional baseball player born in 1920, who played as a position player in Major League Baseball from 1944 until his retirement on July 1, 1953. Over the course of his career, Martin appeared in 69 games, during which he recorded 44 hits and demonstrated power with 2 home runs. He contributed 18 runs batted in, finishing his career with a batting average of .214. His playing style was characterized by a focus on contact hitting, though he did not record any stolen bases. Martin's career unfolded during a transformative period in baseball, following World War II, when the sport began to see a surge in talent and attendance as returning soldiers reinvigorated the game. While his statistics may not reflect the prominence of some of his contemporaries, Martin's time in the league was part of a larger narrative of resilience and adaptation in baseball during the early 1950s. His contributions, albeit modest in terms of numbers, were a part of the fabric of the game during an era of significant change and competition.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
69 206 13 44 6 2 2 18 0 13 27 0.214 0.260 0.291 0.552 -762.0

Career AVG .214 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 18.3% below league average.

Career OBP .260 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 22.0% below league average.

Career SLG .291 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 21.5% below league average.

Career OPS 0.552 vs. league average 0.704 across their career seasons — 21.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1944 SLA AL 2 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.750 — — — — 0.0
1945 SLA AL 54 185 13 37 5 2 2 16 0 11 24 0.200 .260 (-23%) .328 (-26%) .354 (-21%) .683 (-23%) -762.0
1946 SLA AL 3 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0.222 — — — — 0.0
1948 BOS AL 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.500 — — — — 0.0
1949 BOS AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1953 SLA AL 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 6 0 36 4 2 1
C 5 0 18 0 0 0
OF 49 0 117 7 1 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1944 SLA OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1945 SLA 1B 6 0 36 4 2 1
1945 SLA OF 48 0 116 7 1 2
1946 SLA C 2 0 18 0 0 0
1948 BOS C 1 0 0 0 0 0
1949 BOS C 1 0 0 0 0 0
1953 SLA C 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Catcher 5
First Base 6
Left Field 43
Right Field 8