Speed Martin

Elwood Good Martin

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 165 lb.

• Debut July 5, 1917
• Final Game April 17, 1922
• Born September 15, 1893 in Wawawai, WA USA
• Died June 14, 1983 in Lemon Grove, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Speed Martin pitched six years in the majors.

One source says Martin came out of the Oakland semipro leagues. He was with Medicine Hat in 1914 and then from 1916 to 1918 pitched for the Oakland Oaks.

After a cup of coffee with the St. Louis Browns in 1917, he joined the Chicago Cubs the next summer and went 5-2 as the club won the pennant (but he did not appear in the World Series). He had his best year with the Cubs in 1921, winning 11 games, but was back in the minors with the St. Paul Saints the next summer, going 13-10 on a team that won 107 games.

Later, Martin played for Sacramento, Atlanta, Seattle and Mission.