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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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	37-39 / in Starts: 36-39
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 238 PAs	17
Actual Runners on Base	141 (72-49-20)
Avg. MLBer w/ 238 PAs	25
Avg. Runners on Base	145 (70-49-25)

Most Driven In
D Davis	4
Self	3
S Bando	3
J Gantner	2
E Romero	2
V Harris	1
M Brouhard	1
G Thomas	1

Most Driven In By
R Yount	5
C Cooper	4
Self	3
P Molitor	2
S Bando	2

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	520	2 (1)	Apr 12	MIL		BOS	W,18-1	GS-7	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.21	0.018	.33	0.02%	-0.43	C
2	521	5 (2)	Apr 17	MIL	@	TOR	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.66	-0.033	.97	-0.03%	-0.28	C
3	522	7 (1)	Apr 19	MIL	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.43	0.002	.65	0.00%	0.16	C
4	523	9 (1)	Apr 21	MIL		CLE	W,7-5	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	1.31	0.042	2.02	0.04%	0.49	C
5	524	11 (1)	Apr 23	MIL		CLE	L,3-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.231	.564	9	.70	0.011	1.23	0.01%	0.10	C
6	525	12	Apr 25	MIL		TOR	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	1.15	0.081	2.07	0.09%	0.74	C
7	526	14 (1)	Apr 27	MIL		TOR	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	9	.77	-0.014	1.22	-0.01%	-0.04	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	527	17 (2)	May 3	MIL	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.320	.261	.581	9	.61	-0.047	.82	-0.04%	-0.50	C
9	528	19 (1)	May 5	MIL	@	CHW	L,7-11	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.321	.308	.629	9	1.16	0.011	1.72	0.01%	0.07	C
10	529	22 (2)	May 8	MIL		BAL	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.313	.300	.613	9	.15	0.019	.18	0.01%	-0.15	C
11	530	24 (1)	May 10	MIL		BAL	W,5-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.314	.303	.617	9	1.08	-0.062	1.27	-0.04%	-0.54	C
12	531	27 (2)	May 14	MIL		CHW	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.289	.278	.567	9	.63	-0.049	.74	-0.04%	-0.74	C
13	532	28	May 15	MIL		CHW	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.275	.263	.538	9	1.72	-0.096	2.27	-0.08%	-0.82	C
14	533	30 (1)	May 17	MIL	@	MIN	W,14-11	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.286	.558	9	.29	-0.015	.31	-0.01%	0.31	C
15	534	32 (1)	May 19	MIL	@	SEA	L,3-4	GS-11	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.277	.289	.565	9	1.31	0.085	1.47	0.06%	0.26	C
16	535	33	May 20	MIL	@	SEA	W,14-5	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.308	.320	.628	9	.17	0.034	.16	0.02%	0.67	C
17	536	36 (2)	May 24	MIL		MIN	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.296	.308	.604	9	.48	-0.034	.50	-0.02%	-0.65	C
18	537	37	May 25	MIL		MIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.281	.291	.572	9	.53	-0.040	.56	-0.03%	-0.43	C
19	538	39 (1)	May 27	MIL		SEA	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.267	.276	.543	9	.43	-0.034	.56	-0.03%	-0.61	C
20	539	41 (1)	May 29	MIL	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.283	.569	9	.62	0.021	1.11	0.02%	0.65	C
21	540	42	May 30	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.277	.274	.551	9	.71	-0.037	1.15	-0.04%	-0.50	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	541	44 (1)	Jun 1	MIL	@	BOS	W,8-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.284	.281	.565	9	.68	0.010	1.11	0.01%	0.02	C
23	542	46 (1)	Jun 3	MIL	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.271	.269	.540	9	.55	-0.043	.81	-0.04%	-0.62	C
24	543	47	Jun 4	MIL	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.278	.275	.553	9	1.27	-0.005	2.06	-0.01%	-0.10	C
25	544	49 (1)	Jun 7	MIL		DET	W,5-3	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.292	.572	9	.43	-0.021	.79	-0.02%	-0.10	C
26	545	51 (1)	Jun 10	MIL		TEX	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.273	.284	.557	9	1.28	-0.062	2.05	-0.06%	-0.52	C
27	546	52	Jun 11	MIL		TEX	W,7-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.263	.273	.535	9	.50	-0.040	.78	-0.04%	-0.69	C
28	547	54 (1)	Jun 13	MIL		KCR	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.265	.275	.540	9	1.25	0.031	2.13	0.03%	-0.01	C
29	548	56 (1)	Jun 15	MIL		KCR	L,2-7	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.271	.293	.563	9	.88	0.020	1.28	0.02%	0.18	C
30	549	57	Jun 16 (1)	MIL	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.258	.279	.537	9	.99	-0.124	1.42	-0.11%	-1.84	C
31	550	60 (2)	Jun 18	MIL	@	TEX	L,1-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.250	.270	.520	9	.23	-0.017	.26	-0.01%	-0.61	C
32	551	63 (2)	Jun 21	MIL	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.250	.269	.519	9	.39	-0.005	.41	0.00%	0.15	C
33	552	67 (3)	Jun 25	MIL	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.260	.309	.569	9	.88	0.014	1.12	0.01%	0.47	C
34	553	68	Jun 27	MIL	@	CAL	L,5-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.252	.300	.552	9	.85	-0.070	1.29	-0.06%	-1.08	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	554	72 (3)	Jul 1	MIL		OAK	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.252	.298	.550	9	.86	-0.087	1.35	-0.08%	-0.68	C
36	555	73	Jul 2	MIL		OAK	L,3-5	GS-10	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.270	.308	.579	9	1.35	0.179	2.21	0.18%	1.01	C
37	556	77 (3)	Jul 6	MIL		CAL	L,0-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.265	.303	.568	9	.84	-0.041	.94	-0.03%	-0.31	C
38	557	79 (1)	Jul 10 (2)	MIL		BOS	L,0-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.234	.261	.297	.558	9	.41	0.013	.53	0.01%	0.10	C
39	558	82 (2)	Jul 13 (1)	MIL	@	TOR	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.256	.292	.548	9	1.22	-0.064	1.47	-0.05%	-0.55	C
40	559	84 (1)	Jul 14	MIL	@	TOR	W,6-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.258	.287	.545	9	1.51	-0.049	1.79	-0.04%	-0.27	C
41	560	88 (3)	Jul 18	MIL		CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.266	.303	.569	9	.39	0.051	.26	0.02%	0.44	C
42	561	89	Jul 19	MIL		CHW	L,7-10	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.260	.295	.555	9	.36	-0.042	.30	-0.02%	-1.23	C
43	562	92 (2)	Jul 22 (1)	MIL	@	NYY	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.264	.298	.562	9	1.45	-0.053	2.67	-0.06%	-0.37	C
44	563	94 (1)	Jul 23	MIL	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.230	.260	.294	.553	9	2.27	-0.168	4.28	-0.19%	-1.37	C
45	564	98 (3)	Jul 29	MIL	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.225	.259	.287	.546	9	.72	-0.073	.50	-0.03%	-0.31	C
46	565	100 (1)	Jul 31	MIL		NYY	L,6-7	GS-9	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.266	.301	.567	9	1.03	0.058	1.39	0.05%	0.14	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
47	566	103 (2)	Aug 3	MIL		NYY	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.261	.294	.555	9	1.13	-0.113	.44	-0.03%	-1.16	C
48	567	106 (2)	Aug 6	MIL	@	BOS	W,9-4	CG	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.279	.297	.576	9	1.03	0.137	.20	0.02%	1.33	C
49	568	107	Aug 7	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.236	.285	.300	.585	9	1.21	0.020	.23	0.00%	0.47	C
50	569	109 (1)	Aug 9	MIL		CLE	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.279	.294	.573	9	1.12	-0.099	.20	-0.01%	-1.17	C
51	570	111 (1)	Aug 10 (2)	MIL		CLE	L,4-9	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.287	.308	.595	9	.57	0.079	.18	0.02%	2.32	C
52	571	112	Aug 12 (1)	MIL		TOR	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.286	.307	.592	9	1.32	-0.056	.24	-0.01%	-0.52	C
53	572	115 (2)	Aug 14	MIL		TOR	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.279	.299	.577	9	.53	-0.058	.08	-0.01%	-1.01	C
54	573	116	Aug 15	MIL	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.278	.297	.576	9	.46	-0.026	.10	0.00%	-0.60	C
55	574	117	Aug 16	MIL	@	CLE	W,10-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.277	.296	.574	9	.66	-0.070	.19	-0.01%	-1.13	C
56	575	121 (3)	Aug 19	MIL		DET	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.280	.299	.579	9	.80	0.017	.63	0.01%	0.03	C
57	576	124 (2)	Aug 22 (2)	MIL	@	TEX	W,8-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.285	.299	.584	9	.47	0.040	.09	0.01%	-0.01	C
58	577	125	Aug 23	MIL	@	TEX	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.290	.310	.600	9	1.15	0.147	.27	0.02%	1.60	C
59	578	127 (1)	Aug 25	MIL		KCR	L,3-9	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.290	.328	.618	9	1.47	-0.020	.06	0.00%	0.49	C
60	579	129 (1)	Aug 27	MIL		KCR	L,4-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.286	.322	.608	9	1.34	-0.106	.04	0.00%	-0.86	C
61	580	130	Aug 28	MIL	@	DET	L,7-11	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.284	.324	.608	9	.72	-0.036	.01	0.00%	-0.35	C
62	581	132 (1)	Aug 30	MIL	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.283	.339	.622	9	.52	0.049	.00	0.00%	0.55	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
63	582	134 (1)	Sep 1	MIL	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.287	.339	.626	9	.52	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.38	C
64	583	135	Sep 3	MIL	@	KCR	W,3-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.282	.332	.613	9	1.61	-0.163	.01	0.00%	-1.07	C
65	584	137 (1)	Sep 5	MIL		TEX	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.279	.328	.607	9	.73	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.41	C
66	585	139 (1)	Sep 7	MIL		TEX	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.276	.325	.601	9	.61	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.38	C
67	586	140	Sep 9	MIL	@	MIN	L,2-15	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.274	.322	.595	9	.38	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.57	C
68	587	142 (1)	Sep 12	MIL	@	SEA	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.273	.320	.593	9	.92	-0.037	.00	0.00%	0.56	C
69	588	144 (1)	Sep 14	MIL	@	SEA	W,3-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.269	.316	.585	9	1.82	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-0.97	C
70	589	145	Sep 17 (1)	MIL		MIN	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.271	.317	.589	9	1.79	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.02	C
71	590	149 (3)	Sep 19	MIL		SEA	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.268	.313	.581	9	.42	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.43	C
72	591	151 (1)	Sep 21	MIL		SEA	L,5-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.264	.308	.573	9	1.61	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-0.93	C
73	592	152	Sep 22	MIL		CAL	L,3-7	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.265	.309	.574	9	.90	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.26	C
74	593	155 (2)	Sep 26	MIL	@	OAK	W,10-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.265	.309	.574	9						C
75	594	156	Sep 27	MIL	@	OAK	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.263	.306	.569	9	.59	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.24	C
76	595	161 (4)	Oct 4	MIL		OAK	L,0-4	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.266	.306	.572	9	2.01	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.30	C
							37-39		238	219	16	49	9	0	3	17	12	0	33	1	5	1	1	3	1	0	.224	.266	.306	.572		.84	-1.356	.69	-0.59%	-14.42

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