1912
Born October 20, 1912
Santiago, Santiago, D.R.
Rabbit Martínez Notable
b. October 20, 1912 · New York Cubans 1935–1936, 1940–1947
Rabbit Martínez spent all 13 of his major-league seasons with the New York Cubans as a shortstop, from 1935 to 1947.
Across 283 games he batted .228, with 217 hits and 116 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 26 doubles and 16 stolen bases.
He played 226 games at shortstop, with 616 assists and 74 errors. He turned 102 double plays.
He was selected to five All-Star teams between 1940 and 1945.
He was born in Santiago, Santiago, D.R. on October 20, 1912, and died on April 14, 1992. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 5 | 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NYC | 24 | 67 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .209 |
| 1936 | NYC | 33 | 92 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .174 |
| 1940 | NYC | 23 | 89 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| 1941 | NYC | 39 | 159 | 25 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .258 |
| 1942 | NYC | 20 | 66 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | .197 |
| 1943 | NYC | 33 | 126 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .230 |
| 1944 | NYC | 36 | 125 | 16 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .272 |
| 1945 | NYC | 23 | 76 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| 1946 | NYC | 31 | 90 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| 1947 | NYC | 21 | 60 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
| Career | — | 283 | 950 | 116 | 217 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 85 | 85 | 6 | 16 | .228 |
On this day & linked events
1992