Morrie Martin

Q: When was Morrie Martin born?

Morrie Martin was born on September 3, 1922.

Q: Where was Morrie Martin born?

Morrie Martin was born in Dixon, MO .

Q: How tall was Morrie Martin?

Morrie Martin was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Morrie Martin weigh when playing?

Morrie Martin weighed 173 lbs (78 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Morrie Martin play?

Morrie Martin played 10 seasons.

Q: Is Morrie Martin in the Hall of Fame?

Morrie Martin has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Morrie Martin have?

Morrie Martin had 245 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Morrie Martin played for?

Morrie Martin played for 7 teams; the Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs.

Q: When did Morrie Martin retire?

Morrie Martin last played in 1959.

Q: What are Morrie Martin's nicknames?

Lefty is a nickname for Morrie Martin.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 173lb (183cm, 78kg)

Born: September 3, 1922 in Dixon, MO us

Died: May 25, 2010 in Washington, MO

Buried: St. Francis Borgia Cemetery, Washington, MO

High School: Dixon HS (Dixon, MO)

Debut: April 25, 1949 (Age 26-234d, 10,604th in major league history)
vs. BSN 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: April 22, 1959 (Age 36-231d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Morris Webster Martin

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

ERA

4.29

250

604.2

245

WHIP

1.416

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1941	18	CHW-min	C	16	7	.696	2.05	27						193.0	170	60	44		58									1.181	7.9		2.7			GFK NORL
1946	23	BRO-min	B	14	6	.700	2.71	25			13	2		173.0	144	71	52		69		141	3	0	7				1.231	7.5		3.6	7.3	2.04	AVL TRIS
1947	24	BRO-min	AAA	2	3	.400	4.12	19	3	9	1	0		59.0	47	34	27		34		30	2	0	8				1.373	7.2		5.2	4.6	0.88	STP AA
1948	25	BRO-min	AAA	13	11	.542	4.16	35			15	3		186.0	171	93	86		71		129	4	0	1				1.301	8.3		3.4	6.2	1.82	STP AA
1949	26	BRO-min	AAA	3	6	.333	3.87	16			4	1		79.0	83	41	34		31		51	1	0	0				1.443	9.5		3.5	5.8	1.65	STP AA
1949	26	BRO	NL	1	3	.250	7.04	10	4	2	0	0	0	30.2	39	25	24	5	15	1	15	2	0	1	143	59	5.32	1.761	11.4	1.5	4.4	4.4	1.00

1950	27	BRO-min	AAA	14	9	.609	3.65	31	28		13	1		197.0	216	101	80		62		114	4	1	1				1.411	9.9		2.8	5.2	1.84	STP AA
1951	28	PHA	AL	11	4	.733	3.78	35	13	9	3	1	0	138.0	139	70	58	13	63	2	35	5	1	3	609	113	4.67	1.464	9.1	0.8	4.1	2.3	0.56
1952	29	PHA	AL	0	2	.000	6.39	5	5	0	0	0	0	25.1	32	19	18	1	15	2	13	2	0	1	123	62	3.89	1.855	11.4	0.4	5.3	4.6	0.87
1953	30	PHA	AL	10	12	.455	4.43	58	11	41	2	0	7	156.1	158	85	77	12	59	1	64	8	0	7	679	97	4.06	1.388	9.1	0.7	3.4	3.7	1.08
1954	31	TOT	AL	7	8	.467	3.52	48	8	20	3	0	5	122.2	109	50	48	14	43	4	55	3	0	1	512	109	4.11	1.239	8.0	1.0	3.2	4.0	1.28
1954	31	PHA	AL	2	4	.333	5.47	13	6	3	2	0	0	52.2	57	32	32	9	19	1	24	2	0	0	232	72	4.90	1.443	9.7	1.5	3.2	4.1	1.26
1954	31	CHW	AL	5	4	.556	2.06	35	2	17	1	0	5	70.0	52	18	16	5	24	3	31	1	0	1	280	184	3.51	1.086	6.7	0.6	3.1	4.0	1.29
1955	32	CHW	AL	2	3	.400	3.63	37	0	11	0	0	2	52.0	50	27	21	4	20	2	22	2	0	0	223	109	3.79	1.346	8.7	0.7	3.5	3.8	1.10
1956	33	TOT	AL	2	1	.667	6.17	19	0	5	0	0	0	23.1	31	16	16	2	9	0	12	1	0	1	109	67	3.74	1.714	12.0	0.8	3.5	4.6	1.33
1956	33	CHW	AL	1	0	1.000	4.91	10	0	3	0	0	0	18.1	21	10	10	1	7	0	9	0	0	1	80	85	3.24	1.527	10.3	0.5	3.4	4.4	1.29
1956	33	BAL	AL	1	1	.500	10.80	9	0	2	0	0	0	5.0	10	6	6	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	29	39	5.57	2.400	18.0	1.8	3.6	5.4	1.50
1957	34	BAL-min	Opn	14	4	.778	1.89	31	22		11	3		176.0	154	51	37	3	30		87	2	0	5				1.045	7.9	0.2	1.5	4.4	2.90	VAN PCL
1957	34	STL	NL	0	0		2.53	4	1	1	0	0	0	10.2	5	3	3	0	4	0	7	1	0	0	41	162	2.55	0.844	4.2	0.0	3.4	5.9	1.75
1958	35	TOT	MLB	5	1	.833	3.74	31	0	11	0	0	1	43.1	39	20	18	3	20	0	21	2	1	1	184	108	3.93	1.362	8.1	0.6	4.2	4.4	1.05
1958	35	STL	NL	3	1	.750	4.74	17	0	3	0	0	0	24.2	19	13	13	3	12	0	16	2	1	0	104	89	4.46	1.257	6.9	1.1	4.4	5.8	1.33
1958	35	CLE	AL	2	0	1.000	2.41	14	0	8	0	0	1	18.2	20	7	5	0	8	0	5	0	0	1	80	157	3.23	1.500	9.6	0.0	3.9	2.4	0.63
1959	36	CHC-min	AAA	2	4	.333	2.67	40	7		0	0		91.0	88	34	27	5	23	3	41	2	0	0				1.220	8.7	0.5	2.3	4.1	1.78	FTW AA
1959	36	CHC	NL	0	0		19.29	3	0	1	0	0	0	2.1	5	5	5	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	14	24	15.40	2.571	19.3	7.7	3.9	3.9	1.00
1960	37	CHC-min	AAA	3	3	.500	3.13	33	0		0	0		69.0	70	26	24	8	16	2	38	0	0	0				1.246	9.1	1.0	2.1	5.0	2.38	HSN AA
10 Yrs				38	34	.528	4.29	250	42	101	8	1	15	604.2	607	320	288	56	249	12	245	27	2	15	2637	96	4.24	1.416	9.0	0.8	3.7	3.6	0.98
162 Game Avg.				9	8	.528	4.29	58	10	24	2	0	3	141	141	75	67	13	58	3	57	6	0	3	614	96	4.24	1.416	9.0	0.8	3.7	3.6	0.98

PHA (4 yrs)				23	22	.511	4.47	111	35	53	7	1	7	372.1	386	206	185	35	156	6	136	17	1	11	1643	94	4.39	1.456	9.3	0.8	3.8	3.3	0.87
CHW (3 yrs)				8	7	.533	3.01	82	2	31	1	0	7	140.1	123	55	47	10	51	5	62	3	0	2	583	129	3.58	1.240	7.9	0.6	3.3	4.0	1.22
STL (2 yrs)				3	1	.750	4.08	21	1	4	0	0	0	35.1	24	16	16	3	16	0	23	3	1	0	145	103	3.88	1.132	6.1	0.8	4.1	5.9	1.44
BRO (1 yr)				1	3	.250	7.04	10	4	2	0	0	0	30.2	39	25	24	5	15	1	15	2	0	1	143	59	5.32	1.761	11.4	1.5	4.4	4.4	1.00
CHC (1 yr)				0	0		19.29	3	0	1	0	0	0	2.1	5	5	5	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	14	24	15.40	2.571	19.3	7.7	3.9	3.9	1.00
CLE (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	2.41	14	0	8	0	0	1	18.2	20	7	5	0	8	0	5	0	0	1	80	157	3.23	1.500	9.6	0.0	3.9	2.4	0.63
BAL (1 yr)				1	1	.500	10.80	9	0	2	0	0	0	5.0	10	6	6	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	29	39	5.57	2.400	18.0	1.8	3.6	5.4	1.50

AL (7 yrs)				34	30	.531	4.08	216	37	94	8	1	15	536.1	539	274	243	46	217	11	206	21	1	14	2335	101	4.15	1.410	9.0	0.8	3.6	3.5	0.95
NL (4 yrs)				4	4	.500	5.93	34	5	7	0	0	0	68.1	68	46	45	10	32	1	39	6	1	1	302	71	4.92	1.463	9.0	1.3	4.2	5.1	1.22

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Morrie Martin born?

Morrie Martin was born on September 3, 1922.

Where was Morrie Martin born?

Morrie Martin was born in Dixon, MO.

How tall was Morrie Martin?

Morrie Martin was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Morrie Martin weigh when playing?

Morrie Martin weighed 173 lbs (78 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Morrie Martin play?

Morrie Martin played 10 seasons.

Is Morrie Martin in the Hall of Fame?

Morrie Martin has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Morrie Martin play?

Morrie Martin was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Morrie Martin have?

Morrie Martin had 245 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Morrie Martin played for?

Morrie Martin played for 7 teams; the Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs.

When did Morrie Martin retire?

Morrie Martin last played in 1959.

What are Morrie Martin's nicknames?

Lefty is a nickname for Morrie Martin.

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