Buck Martinez

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)

Born: November 7, 1948 in Redding, CA us

High School: Elk Grove HS (Elk Grove, CA)

Schools: California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento, CA), Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: June 18, 1969 (Age 20-223d, 12,847th in major league history)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1986 (Age 37-330d)
vs. MIL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: John Albert Martinez

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.5

2743

618

.225

245

RBI

321

OBP

.284

SLG

.343

OPS

.627

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	11 (10)	Apr 21	KCR	@	CHW	L,7-11	GF	41	7.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
2	12	Apr 22	KCR	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
3	13	Apr 23	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
4	14	Apr 24	KCR	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
5	15	Apr 25	KCR	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	30 (14)	May 12 (2)	KCR	@	CAL	W,5-2	GS	30	7.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
7	33 (2)	May 14 (2)	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-2	GS	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
8	39 (5)	May 22	KCR		CAL	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
9	46 (6)	May 29	KCR		BAL	L,3-10	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	66 (19)	Jun 23	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	80 (13)	Jul 7 (2)	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-5	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
12	81	Jul 8	KCR	@	BOS	W,5-0	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
13	82	Jul 9	KCR		NYY	L,2-8	GF	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
14	83	Jul 10	KCR		NYY	L,4-9	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
15	100 (16)	Jul 30	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-7	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
16	101	Jul 31	KCR	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	102	Aug 1	KCR		TEX	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
18	105 (2)	Aug 4 (1)	KCR		CAL	W,10-4	GS	15	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
19	113 (7)	Aug 11	KCR		MIL	W,5-2	GF	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
20	116 (2)	Aug 14	KCR	@	DET	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
21	123 (6)	Aug 23 (1)	KCR	@	MIL	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
22	132 (8)	Aug 31	KCR		BAL	L,2-3	GS	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	133	Sep 1	KCR		BAL	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	3	3	1	7	0	C
24	139 (5)	Sep 8	KCR		MIN	L,4-8	GS	36	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
25	141 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
26	143 (1)	Sep 11	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	2	1	0	3	0	C
27	145 (1)	Sep 14 (1)	KCR	@	MIN	L,5-7	GS	27	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
28	146	Sep 14 (2)	KCR	@	MIN	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
29	147	Sep 15	KCR	@	MIN	L,2-5	GS	30	6.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
30	148	Sep 16	KCR	@	MIN	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
31	151 (2)	Sep 19	KCR		OAK	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
32	152	Sep 21 (1)	KCR	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
33	154 (1)	Sep 22	KCR	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
34	155	Sep 24	KCR		CAL	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
35	157 (1)	Sep 26	KCR		CAL	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
36	158	Sep 27	KCR		TEX	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	C
37	161 (2)	Oct 1	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
38	162	Oct 2	KCR	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	14	2.2	3	0	0	3	0	C
							38gm		281.0	151	16	4	171	1