Billy Martin
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"A Role Model for all undersized Catholic second basemen hailing from California. I looking at you Dustin Pedroia." - Rutherford B. Hayes
| Born: | May 16, 1928 |
| Birthplace: | Berkeley, California |
| Height: | |
| Weight: | 165 lbs |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Drafted: | |
| College: | None |
| High School: | Berkeley High School (CA) |
| Teams: | New York Yankees 1950 - 1957 Kansas City Athletics 1957 Detroit Tigers 1958 Cleveland Indians 1959 Cincinnati Reds 1960 Milwaukee Braves 1961 Minnesota Twins 1961 |
| Managed: | Minnesota Twins 1969 Detroit Tigers 1971 - 1973 Texas Rangers 1973 - 1975 NY Yankees 1975-78, 79, 83, 85, 88 Oakland A's 1980 - 1982 |
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Overall Career
Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin (May 16, 1928 - December 25, 1989), was an All-Star second baseman with the New York Yankees in 1956, but he is best known as a feisty manager. As a manager, he led the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, and Oakland Athletics to the postseason, but he is best remembered as the skipper of the Yankees. He led the Yanks to two world championships and developed a love-hate relationship with team owner George Steinbrenner. Steinbrenner hired and fired Martin five times. Billy Martin was killed in a car accident on Christmas 1989. Martin also managed the Texas Rangers to their best finish (to that time) in 1974.
Awards
- 1956 American League All-Star - NY Yankees
- 1953 American League Babe Ruth Award
- 1981 Major League Manager of the Year
Achievements
- Division Champions: 6 (1969, 1972, 1976, 1977 & 1981)
- AL Pennants: 2 (1976 & 1977)
- Managed one World Series Champion with the New York Yankees in 1977
- 100 Wins Seasons as Manager: 1 (1977)
Trivia
- Won four World Series Rings with the New York Yankees (1951, 1952, 1953 & 1956)
- Has been referred to several times at TRic's all time favorite Yankee. Mostly because he was a drunk asshole who enjoyed picking fights with anyone and everyone.
Transactions
- October 13, 1949: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Oakland (PCL).
- June 15, 1957: Traded by the New York Yankees with Woodie Held, Bob Martyn, and Ralph Terry to the Kansas City Athletics for Ryne Duren, Jim Pisoni, and Harry Simpson.
- November 20, 1957: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, Lou Skizas, Tim Thompson, and Gus Zernial to the Detroit Tigers for Jim McManus (PTBNL), Bill Tuttle, Jim Small, Duke Maas, John Tsitouris, Frank House, and Kent Hadley.
- November 20, 1958: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Al Cicotte to the Cleveland Indians for Don Mossi, Ray Narleski, and Ossie Alvarez.
- December 15, 1959: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Gordy Coleman and Cal McLish to the Cincinnati Reds for Johnny Temple.
- December 3, 1960: Purchased by the Milwaukee Braves from the Cincinnati Reds.
- June 1, 1961: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves to the Minnesota Twins for Billy Consolo.
- April 3, 1962: Released by the Minnesota Twins.
External Links
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Managerial Record
