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Chito Martínez

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: December 19, 1965 in Belize, Belize bz

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 6th round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from Brother Martin HS (New Orleans, LA).

High School: Brother Martin HS (New Orleans, LA)

Debut: July 5, 1991 (Age 25-198d, 15,972nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 20, 1993 (Age 27-122d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Full Name: Reyenaldo Ignacio Martínez

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.2

429

111

.259

RBI

OBP

.330

SLG

.445

OPS

.775

OPS+

116

Summary of 18 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 5 go ahead

1 Tm
BAL	18

Platoon
vs RHP	15
vs LHP	3

Home/Road
Home	10
Away	8

Outs
0	9
2	5
1	4

8 Opps
OAK	3
TEX	3
CAL	3
MIN	2
SEA	2
DET	2
MIL	2
NYY	1

17 Pitchers
Mark Leiter	2
Bert Blyleven	1
Jeff Parrett	1
Vince Horsman	1
Bob Kipper	1
Chuck Crim	1
Bryan Harvey	1
Rich DeLucia	1
Wayne Rosenthal	1
Jack Morris	1
Gerald Alexander	1
Scott Sanderson	1
Oil Can Boyd	1
Gene Nelson	1
Chuck Finley	1
Jaime Navarro	1
Jim Acker	1

8 Parks
Memor. Stad (BAL)	8
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
89	6
9	5
8	4
7	2
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
5	4
6	3
4	3
3	3
2	3
1	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	16
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	9
1--	3
--3	2
-2-	2
12-	1
-23	1

29 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	9
1 on	7
2 on	2
Any on	9

Inning
2	2
5	4
6	4
7	3
8	3
9	2

1-3	2
4-6	8
7-end	8

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	1
+2	3
Tied	2
-1	4
-4..	5

Ahead	7
Tied	2
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	3
1-2	3
1-0	3
0-0	2
3-1	2
2-2	2
2-0	2
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	12
DH	5
PH	1

OrderPos
6th	11
7th	2
5th	2
9th	1
8th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	3
Low Lev	11

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1991-07-11	BAL	@	OAK	Gene Nelson	behind 0-8	t 8	0	---	5,(2-2) ....BFFBX	1	9	PH	0.002	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball); C. Martínez Scores
2	2	2	1	1991-07-15	BAL	@	CAL	Bryan Harvey	behind 0-1	t 9	2	-2-	2,(1-0) .1B.X	2	6	9	0.699	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Anderson Scores; C. Martínez Scores
3	3	3	1	1991-07-19	BAL		SEA	Rich DeLucia	ahead 3-1	b 7	0	---	6,(3-2) CBFBBX	1	6	9	0.053	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Martínez Scores
4	4	4	1	1991-07-24	BAL		CAL	Chuck Finley	tied 2-2	b 7	1	---	5,(2-2) CFBBX	1	2	9	0.229	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Martínez Scores
5	5	5	1	1991-08-06	BAL		MIL	Chuck Crim	ahead 7-2	b 5	1	---	4,(1-2) FFBX	1	6	9	0.017	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Martínez Scores
6	6	6	1	1991-08-14	BAL		TEX	Gerald Alexander	behind 1-2	b 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	DH	0.114	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Martínez Scores
7	7	7	2	1991-08-14	BAL		TEX	Wayne Rosenthal	ahead 9-2	b 7	1	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	6	DH	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Martínez Scores
8	8	8	1	1991-08-15	BAL		TEX	Oil Can Boyd	behind 0-1	b 2	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	DH	0.183	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Milligan Scores; C. Martínez Scores
9	9	9	1	1991-08-17	BAL	@	MIL	Jaime Navarro	behind 2-7	t 8	2	12-	4,(1-2) FBFX	3	6	DH	0.057	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Evans Scores/unER; R. Milligan Scores/unER; C. Martínez Scores/unER
10	10	10	1	1991-09-01	BAL	@	MIN	Jack Morris	behind 1-8	t 6	2	-2-	5,(3-1) BBB.CX	2	5	9	0.020	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball); G. Davis Scores/unER; C. Martínez Scores/unER
11	11	11	1	1991-09-09	BAL		NYY	Scott Sanderson	tied 0-0	b 5	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	9	0.208	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball); S. Horn Scores; C. Martínez Scores
12	12	12	1	1991-09-30	BAL	@	DET	Mark Leiter	behind 0-6	t 5	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	9	0.025	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Martínez Scores
13	13	13	1	1991-10-05	BAL		DET	Mark Leiter	behind 1-2	b 6	1	--3	6,(3-2) BFBBFX	2	6	9	0.253	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Davis Scores; C. Martínez Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1992-05-26	BAL	@	SEA	Jim Acker	ahead 12-6	t 9	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	9	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball); C. Martínez Scores
15	15	2	1	1992-05-29	BAL	@	OAK	Jeff Parrett	behind 0-4	t 8	2	--3	6,(3-2) CB.BFBX	2	7	9	0.047	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Milligan Scores; C. Martínez Scores
16	16	3	1	1992-05-30	BAL	@	OAK	Vince Horsman	ahead 4-2	t 6	0	-23	3,(0-2) .CSX	3	7	9	0.070	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Milligan Scores; C. Hoiles Scores; C. Martínez Scores
17	17	4	1	1992-07-09	BAL		MIN	Bob Kipper	ahead 2-0	b 5	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	DH	0.125	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Milligan Scores; C. Martínez Scores
18	18	5	1	1992-08-25	BAL		CAL	Bert Blyleven	ahead 3-0	b 6	0	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	6	9	0.038	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Martínez Scores