#16 Speed Martin, Starting Pitcher, 36 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox

#16 Speed Martin, Starting Pitcher, 36 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Saturday, 10/21/1942

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Speed Martin

1/1/1906
36
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
5"10
190

Starting Pitcher
R
R

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Minimal
Average
Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
5 / 6 (Very Popular)
Good
GREAT
Prone
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 445,000
1943
11 Year(s), 95 Days (1987 total Days)
172 Day(s)
13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days)
16 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	7	3	7	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	7	3	8
Versus RHB	7	3	7
Talent	6	3	8

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

8
49
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Sinker
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	3	4	1	2	5
Versus LHP	3	4	1	2	5
Versus RHP	3	4	1	2	5
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
3
1
Pull Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 3 (Range), .965 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/25	SLA	W 14-6	*	7.1	6	6	6	6	7	W
8/30	BOS	W 13-10	*	7	8	8	8	6	6	W
9/3	@WAS	W 8-6	*	9	9	6	6	3	7	W
9/7	NYY	W 3-1	*	9	7	1	1	3	10	W	PoG
9/12	@DET	L 0-5	*	8	9	5	5	3	7	L
9/16	CLE	L 4-5	*	10	9	5	5	4	6	L
9/20	@BOS	L 3-4	*	8	6	4	4	6	8	L
9/26	@WAS	L 1-3	*	0	1	1	1	0	0
9/30	DET	W 11-2	*	9	2	2	2	5	7	W	PoG
10/4	@CLE	W 12-7	*	8.2	9	7	7	5	6	W

Pitching Stats 1942

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	34	32	12	15	1	5.72	250.1	226	163	159	144	221	18	56.3	0	9	28.1
Projected	34	32	12	15	1	5.72	250.0	226	163	159	144	221

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	1	0	100.0	2	1	13.3	8.1	7.9	5.2	12	7	58.3	0	0	.0	4.86

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	357	74	28	4	10	50	51	59	70	0	0	0	.207	.314	.392	.706
vs. RHB	592	152	48	8	44	106	112	85	151	0	0	0	.257	.344	.588	.932

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	15	14	8	5	0	5.88	116.1	104	78	76	66	95
Road	19	18	4	10	1	5.57	134.0	122	85	83	78	126
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	3	1	0	1	1	5.68	12.2	12	8	8	8	8
May	4	4	0	3	0	8.31	26.0	30	26	24	16	26
June	5	5	3	1	0	4.50	42.0	38	21	21	22	42
July	7	7	2	4	0	4.55	57.1	41	31	29	37	45
August	7	7	3	3	0	8.17	50.2	53	46	46	32	49
Sept./Oct.	8	8	4	3	0	4.52	61.2	52	31	31	29	51

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1931	22	22	11	9	0	4.66	175.2	158	100	91	19	100	152	11	0	1.47	.287	NYY
1932	34	20	13	7	2	4.11	175.0	149	88	80	12	99	157	9	0	1.42	.286	NYY
1933	36	36	14	20	0	5.72	267.1	261	188	170	44	158	204	17	1	1.57	.276	NYY CIN
1934	23	18	8	10	0	5.51	153.2	160	102	94	25	89	118	14	0	1.62	.296	CIN
1935	37	37	14	18	0	5.97	291.0	313	221	193	62	142	265	21	0	1.56	.304	CIN
1936	44	44	21	18	0	4.55	348.0	295	214	176	44	177	305	25	0	1.36	.264	CIN,NL
1937	36	31	15	12	0	5.42	247.1	238	166	149	34	141	258	13	0	1.53	.304	CIN
1938	25	14	9	6	1	5.13	128.0	114	80	73	16	67	119	7	2	1.41	.282	CIN
1939	32	32	15	11	0	6.28	242.1	241	179	169	51	139	201	13	0	1.57	.273	CIN
1940	12	0	1	2	0	7.30	12.1	12	10	10	3	5	13	0	0	1.38	.300	CIN
1941	18	2	1	3	1	10.01	29.2	38	33	33	7	22	32	1	0	2.02	.383	CIN
1942	34	32	12	15	1	5.72	250.1	226	163	159	54	144	221	18	0	1.48	.255	CHA
Total	353	288	134	131	5	5.42	2320.2	2205	1544	1397	371	1283	2045	149	3	1.50	.283

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1926, AAA	28	28	9	13	0	5.78	185.1	176	133	119	48	128	215	6	0	1.64	.291
1927, AAA	25	25	9	12	0	4.84	178.2	158	104	96	34	96	202	8	2	1.42	.282
1928, AAA	30	30	10	10	0	4.17	235.0	185	119	109	35	123	284	9	1	1.31	.274
1929, AAA	31	31	19	9	0	3.48	245.2	206	101	95	36	115	255	10	0	1.31	.277
1930, AAA	31	31	16	12	0	4.08	238.1	215	117	108	26	129	245	10	3	1.44	.300
1931, AAA	19	19	11	7	0	3.17	153.1	108	62	54	11	100	133	8	2	1.36	.242

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1931	4	4	1	1	0	4.64	33.0	30	18	17	19	25	1	0
1932	4	4	3	0	0	3.31	35.1	33	14	13	12	22	2	0
1938	3	3	2	1	0	3.81	26.0	18	12	11	11	26	2	0
1939	1	1	0	1	0	12.00	6.0	8	10	8	6	3	0	0
1940	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1941	2	0	0	0	0	12.27	3.2	5	5	5	2	3	0	0
Total	15	12	6	3	0	4.64	104.2	94	59	54	50	81	5	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1931	22	67	6	1	0	0	3	5	1	21	0	0	.090	.103	.104	.207	NYY
1932	34	57	8	2	0	1	6	3	8	14	0	0	.140	.242	.228	.470	NYY
1933	36	98	15	1	2	0	11	5	1	32	0	0	.153	.162	.204	.366	NYY CIN
1934	23	55	9	2	0	0	6	8	4	13	0	0	.164	.217	.200	.417	CIN
1935	37	111	13	3	0	0	11	6	5	33	0	0	.117	.155	.144	.299	CIN
1936	44	128	18	4	1	0	9	9	3	41	0	0	.141	.160	.188	.348	CIN,NL
1937	36	93	16	2	0	0	7	8	4	33	0	0	.172	.206	.194	.400	CIN
1938	25	40	8	1	0	1	7	5	2	12	0	0	.200	.233	.300	.533	CIN
1939	32	95	14	2	0	0	6	10	2	32	0	0	.147	.163	.168	.332	CIN
1940	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CIN
1941	18	8	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	CIN
1942	34	94	10	2	0	0	9	5	3	29	0	0	.106	.134	.128	.262	CHA
Total	353	849	119	21	3	2	75	66	33	264	0	0	.140	.172	.179	.351

Fielding Stats 1942

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.980

250.1

1.83

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1926...
Traded from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia (A) on 2/6/1926 (Going to PHA: P Speed Martin. Going to PIT: LF Adam Comorosky)...
Injured on 7/31/1927 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week...
Injured on 8/26/1927 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week...
Traded from Philadelphia (A) to New York (A) on 4/25/1929 (Going to PHA: P Clarence Fisher, P Harry Salmon, 1B Joe Judge. Going to NYY: P Sheriff Blake, P Speed Martin)...
Had first career hit on 7/7/1931, off Ed Walsh (PHA)...
Earned first career win on 7/7/1931...
Struck out 15 batters against Boston (A) on 8/8/1931...
Hit first career homerun on 8/6/1932, off Si Johnson (CLE)...
Won World Series with New York (A) in 1932...
Traded from New York (A) to Cincinnati on 3/2/1933 (Going to CIN: P Speed Martin. Going to NYY: SS Red Kress)...
Injured on 9/7/1933 with a Broken Finger, out for 4-5 weeks...
Injured on 5/9/1934 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks...
1/31/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $811,429 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,150,000 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game...
1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,650,000 through salary arbitration...
Struck out 15 batters against Chicago (N) on 4/15/1937...
7/22/1937: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1938...
Injured on 8/6/1939 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week...
Injured on 8/18/1939 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week...
10/22/1940: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years.
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 2/4/1942 to a 2-year deal worth $445,000 per year...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1932 - 4.11 - 10th 1936 - 4.55 - 7th	WHIP 1936 - 1.36 - 10th	Wins 1936 - 21 - 5th	Losses 1933 - 20 - 5th 1935 - 18 - 7th 1936 - 18 - 6th	IP 1936 - 348.0 - 2nd
K's 1931 - 152 - 10th 1932 - 157 - 4th 1933 - 204 - 8th 1935 - 265 - 4th 1936 - 305 - 4th 1937 - 258 - 5th 1939 - 201 - 9th	BB 1931 - 100 - 9th 1932 - 99 - 9th 1933 - 158 - 2nd 1934 - 89 - 9th 1935 - 142 - 4th 1936 - 177 - 4th 1937 - 141 - 5th 1939 - 139 - 3rd	CG 1935 - 21 - 10th 1936 - 25 - 3rd	SHO 1938 - 2 - 8th

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