Jerry Martin
[edit] Biography
Jerry Martin (Jerry Lindsey Martin) was born on May 11, 1949 in Columbia, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on September 7, 1974 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 6 home runs and 28 RBI. Martin played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals and New York Mets over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Jerry Martin's best season was 1979, when he slugged 19 home runs and knocked in 73 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| 13
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .214
| .267
| .286
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 57
| 113
| 15
| 24
| 2
| 11
| .212
| .288
| .345
| 7
| 1
| 11
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 4
| 1
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 130
| 121
| 30
| 30
| 2
| 15
| .248
| .287
| .355
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 116
| 215
| 34
| 56
| 6
| 28
| .260
| .328
| .447
| 16
| 3
| 18
| 42
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 128
| 266
| 40
| 72
| 9
| 36
| .271
| .339
| .451
| 13
| 4
| 28
| 65
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 3
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| 150
| 534
| 74
| 145
| 19
| 73
| .272
| .321
| .453
| 34
| 3
| 38
| 85
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 13
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| 141
| 494
| 57
| 112
| 23
| 73
| .227
| .281
| .419
| 22
| 2
| 38
| 107
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 11
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| 72
| 241
| 23
| 58
| 4
| 25
| .241
| .308
| .336
| 5
| 3
| 21
| 52
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 9
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| 147
| 519
| 52
| 138
| 15
| 65
| .266
| .316
| .399
| 22
| 1
| 38
| 138
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| 13
| 44
| 4
| 14
| 2
| 13
| .318
| .313
| .500
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| 51
| 91
| 6
| 14
| 3
| 5
| .154
| .206
| .264
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 858
| 2089
| 281
| 514
| 68
| 267
| .246
| .304
| .410
| 106
| 16
| 168
| 429
| 14
| 4
| 36
| 20
| 52
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 160
| 563
| 56
| 152
| 17
| 78
| .270
| .316
| .407
| 24
| 1
| 39
| 145
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 1018
| 2652
| 337
| 666
| 85
| 345
| .251
| .307
| .409
| 130
| 17
| 207
| 574
| 16
| 6
| 38
| 20
| 60
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 4
| 2
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 12
| 2
| 34
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 6
| 0
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 38
| 25
| 260
| 81
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 9
| 1
| 24
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 49
| 26
| 292
| 90
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 111
| 14
| 326.2
| 78
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 16
| 3
| 48.1
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 74
| 5
| 176.1
| 42
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 25
| 6
| 102
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 50
| 38
| 330
| 71
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 47
| 4
| 92.1
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 106
| 49
| 521
| 117
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 19
| 7
| 98.2
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 48
| 5
| 121
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 112
| 56
| 606
| 148
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 23
| 6
| 95
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 56
| 45
| 390
| 89
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 139
| 132
| 1158.2
| 296
| 13
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 5
| 3
| 35.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 144
| 135
| 1195
| 297
| 11
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1979
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 129
| 125
| 1133.1
| 262
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 4
| 0
| 6.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 105
| 99
| 853.1
| 216
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1980
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 42
| 26
| 273.1
| 42
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| LF
| 9
| 8
| 70
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| OF
| 64
| 60
| 552
| 138
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1981
| SF
| N
| CF
| 58
| 52
| 482
| 132
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| RF
| 134
| 127
| 1129
| 310
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| LF
| 12
| 8
| 75
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| OF
| 142
| 137
| 1214
| 333
| 4
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1982
| KC
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| OF
| 13
| 13
| 111
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| RF
| 13
| 13
| 111
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| OF
| 30
| 16
| 156
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 2
| 14
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| RF
| 21
| 15
| 132.2
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| LF
| 9
| 1
| 23.1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 342
| 270
| 2464.2
| 585
| 15
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 5
| 3
| 23
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 219
| 32
| 600.2
| 141
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 413
| 331
| 3075.2
| 811
| 27
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 912
| 633
| 6141
| 1530
| 44
| 29
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (July 17, 1971).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Barry Foote, Ted Sizemore, Derek Botelho and Henry Mack to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Manny Trillo, Dave Rader and Greg Gross (February 23, 1979).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Jesus Figueroa and a player to be named later to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Joe Strain and Phil Nastu (December 12, 1980); San Francisco Giants received Mike Turgeon (August 11, 1981).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Rich Gale and Bill Laskey (December 11, 1981).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
- Signed by New York Mets (March 17, 1984).
- Released by New York Mets (September 30, 1984).
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