1970
Born October 8, 1970
Villa Mella, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
Sandy Martínez Notable
b. October 8, 1970 · Toronto Blue Jays 1995–1997, Chicago Cubs 1998–1999, Florida Marlins 2000, Montreal Expos 2001, Cleveland Indians 2004, Boston Red Sox 2004
Sandy Martínez played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1995 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 2004.
Across 218 games he batted .230, with 130 hits and 39 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 32 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 198 games behind the plate, with 1,042 putouts and 14 errors. He turned 15 double plays.
He was born in Villa Mella, Distrito Nacional, D.R. on October 8, 1970. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | TOR | 62 | 191 | 12 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 45 | 0 | .241 |
| 1996 | TOR | 76 | 229 | 17 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 58 | 0 | .227 |
| 1997 | TOR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | CHC | 45 | 87 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 1 | .264 |
| 1999 | CHC | 17 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .167 |
| 2000 | FLA | 10 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .222 |
| 2001 | MON | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | BOS/CLE | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 218 | 564 | 39 | 130 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 37 | 147 | 1 | .230 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Major-league debut: Sandy Martínez
Sandy Martínez made a major-league debut on June 24, 1995.
2004
Final major-league game: Sandy Martínez
Sandy Martínez played a final major-league game on October 3, 2004.
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