1922
Born September 3, 1922
Dixon, MO, USA
Morrie Martin Notable
b. September 3, 1922 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1949, Philadelphia Athletics 1951–1954, Chicago White Sox 1954–1956, Baltimore Orioles 1956, St. Louis Cardinals 1957–1958, Cleveland Indians 1958, Chicago Cubs 1959
Morrie Martin played for seven clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1959.
He went 38 and 34 with a 4.29 earned run average, pitching 604.7 innings in 250 games. He struck out 245 and threw 1 shutout. Across 250 games he batted .170, with 28 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Dixon, MO, USA on September 3, 1922, and died on May 25, 2010. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | BRO | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1951 | PHA | 35 | 50 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .220 |
| 1952 | PHA | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .111 |
| 1953 | PHA | 58 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .095 |
| 1954 | CHW/PHA | 48 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .188 |
| 1955 | CHW | 37 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| 1956 | BAL/CHW | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1957 | STL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1958 | CLE/STL | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | CHC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 250 | 165 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 0 | .170 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | BRO | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 30.2 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 7.04 |
| 1951 | PHA | 11 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 138.0 | 139 | 58 | 63 | 35 | 3.78 |
| 1952 | PHA | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25.1 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 6.39 |
| 1953 | PHA | 10 | 12 | 58 | 11 | 7 | 156.1 | 158 | 77 | 59 | 64 | 4.43 |
| 1954 | CHW/PHA | 7 | 8 | 48 | 8 | 5 | 122.2 | 109 | 48 | 43 | 55 | 3.52 |
| 1955 | CHW | 2 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 52.0 | 50 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 3.63 |
| 1956 | BAL/CHW | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 6.17 |
| 1957 | STL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10.2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.53 |
| 1958 | CLE/STL | 5 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 43.1 | 39 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 3.74 |
| 1959 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19.29 |
| Career | — | 38 | 34 | 250 | 42 | 15 | 604.2 | 607 | 288 | 249 | 245 | 4.29 |
On this day & linked events
2010
Died May 25, 2010
1949
Major-league debut: Morrie Martin
Morrie Martin made a major-league debut on April 25, 1949.
1953
Bobo Holloman's No-Hitter
Bobo Holloman threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Browns against the Philadelphia Athletics on May 6, 1953, winning 6–0.
1959
Final major-league game: Morrie Martin
Morrie Martin played a final major-league game on April 22, 1959.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain