Barney Martin
Barney Martin was born in Columbia, South Carolina, United States on March 3rd, 1923 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 82, Barney Martin biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Barnes Robertson Martin (March 3, 1923 – October 30, 1997) was an American baseball pitcher who had a "cup of coffee" with the Cincinnati Reds in 1953. Despite the fact that Martin appeared in just one Major League Baseball game, he had a productive ten-year minor league career.
Martin, who was first signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1946 season, had a 44-43 record and a 4.06 earned run average in five seasons in their farm system.
He was then signed by the Reds sometime in the 1951 season and led to a 23-7 record, 2.13 ERA, and a South Atlantic League record of 174 strikeouts for the Columbia Reds in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, 1952. For 1953, he was granted a spot in the big leagues for his exploits.
manager Rogers Hornsby sent Bud Podbielan to relieve him in the sixth game of the season on April 22, 1953, after losing 6-2 to the St. Louis Cardinals with Stan Musial expected to lead off the seventh inning.
Martin ended Musial's career and came out of his first inning of work unscathed.
Martin allowed Rip Repulski to lead off triple in his second inning, followed by a double by Del Rice.
Martin had a single run out of the inning after retiring the next two batters, but Red Schoendienst came to the rescue in Rice with a double to drive in Musial.
Musial grounded out to short of ending the game without further injury. Martin was optioned back to Columbia, where he would record a 17.6 record with a 2.14 ERA.
In 245 games (128 starts), his overall minor league stats include 104 victories against 74 losses.
His ERA in minor leagues was 3.35.
Michael was the team's bus driver and was also a railroad engineer for Southern Railway, and he was named fifth overall in the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Jerry's older brother, Jerry, enrolled as an outfielder a year later.
Despite being together for three years in the same company, the two were never partners.
Career
Despite the fact that Martin appeared in just one MLB game, he was involved in a ten-year minor league career. Martin, who was originally signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1946 season, has a 44–43 record and a 4.06 earned run average in five seasons in the farm system. He was then signed by Cincinnati sometime in the 1951 season, a 23–7 record, 2.13 ERA, and a Sally League-leading 184 strikeouts for the Columbia Reds, who played in Martin's hometown town in 1952.
Because of his success, he was offered a spot in the big leagues for the first time. The Redlegs were already losing 6-2 to the St. Louis Cardinals on April 22, their sixth game of the season, with Stan Musial set to lead off the seventh inning when boss Rogers Hornsby summoned Martin to relieve Bud Podbielan. Martin Musial was fired from his first inning of work unscathed. He allowed Rip Repulski to lead-off triple and Del Rice a double in his second frame. Martin seemed to be out with only the one run scored after retiring the next two batters; however, Red Schoendienst returned with a double to drive in Rice and bring Musial back to the plate. Musial grounded the inning out to short, causing the inning to be over without further injury.
Martin was then optioned back to Columbia, where he would set a new record of 17.6 years with a 2.14 ERA. In 245 games (128 starts), 104 wins versus 74 losses in 104 games (128 starts). His ERA in minor leagues was 3.35. He was the team's bus driver and was also a railroad engineer for the Southern Railway while pitching for Columbia.