Martin continued to play semi-regularly for St. Louis for the rest of the decade. However, in 1940 his batting numbers declined, and he was sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates after the season. He played parts of two seasons there. In 1943, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs and played a few games for them. Then, he served in the United States Navy for three years.
Martin returned to professional baseball in 1946. He played in the Pacific Coast League for one season and finished his career with two seasons in the Coastal Plain League.[1]
martin, baseball, stuart, mcguire, martin, november, 1912, january, 1997, american, second, baseman, major, league, baseball, played, from, 1936, 1943, martinsecond, basemanborn, 1912, november, 1912rich, square, north, carolina, died, january, 1997, 1997, age. Stuart McGuire Martin November 19 1912 January 11 1997 was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball He played from 1936 to 1943 Stu MartinSecond basemanBorn 1912 11 19 November 19 1912Rich Square North Carolina U S Died January 11 1997 1997 01 11 aged 84 Severn North Carolina U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutApril 14 1936 for the St Louis CardinalsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 6 1943 for the Chicago CubsMLB statisticsBatting average 268Home runs16Runs batted in183TeamsSt Louis Cardinals 1936 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 1941 1942 Chicago Cubs 1943 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 1936 Biography editMartin was born in Rich Square North Carolina and attended Guilford College He began his professional baseball career in the St Louis Cardinals organization in 1934 The following season he hit 338 in the Piedmont League 1 He was brought up to the major league club in 1936 Martin platooned with Frankie Frisch in his rookie season and hit 298 2 with career highs in on base percentage and slugging percentage He was named to the National League All Star team Martin continued to play semi regularly for St Louis for the rest of the decade However in 1940 his batting numbers declined and he was sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates after the season He played parts of two seasons there In 1943 he was traded to the Chicago Cubs and played a few games for them Then he served in the United States Navy for three years In 722 games over eight major league seasons Martin posted a 268 batting average 599 for 2237 with 322 runs 16 home runs 183 RBI and 190 bases on balls Defensively he recorded an overall 968 fielding percentage primarily as a second baseman Martin returned to professional baseball in 1946 He played in the Pacific Coast League for one season and finished his career with two seasons in the Coastal Plain League 1 Martin died in Severn North Carolina at the age of 84 References edit a b Stu Martin Minor League Statistics amp History baseball reference com Retrieved 2010 10 28 Stu Martin Biography Archived 2010 12 24 at the Wayback Machine baseballlibrary com Retrieved 2010 10 28 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference Stu Martin at Find a Grave nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball second baseman is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stu Martin baseball amp oldid 1153761441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
