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Name Team Age
Ben Martin Retired (1966, Age 38) Died (2014, Age 86)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23
(1950)		 SP L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ty Cobb League 0 4 years (1 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A- D+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D- C 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D  D- B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B+ B  B+
Leadership   Mentor Value  
A  A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 1/12/1928
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1950 KC 13 12 36 36 3 1 0 0 242.1 229 107 100 7 100 162 1.36 3.71
1951 KC 13 6 36 36 3 1 0 0 255.0 201 79 75 6 96 156 1.16 2.65
1952 KC 16 11 36 36 5 1 0 0 260.0 191 78 77 7 97 170 1.11 2.67
1953 KC 13 5 28 27 4 2 0 0 195.1 144 48 45 2 44 120 0.96 2.07
1954 KC 30 1 35 35 12 7 0 0 280.0 183 47 38 5 104 200 1.02 1.22
1955 KC 17 10 35 35 4 3 0 0 243.0 216 87 76 3 76 150 1.20 2.81
1956 KC 20 2 35 33 13 7 1 0 260.2 167 43 38 3 74 182 0.92 1.31
1957 KC 22 9 36 36 13 9 0 0 270.2 207 74 69 3 93 189 1.11 2.29
1958 BAL 22 7 36 36 10 4 0 0 284.1 205 74 64 2 85 194 1.02 2.03
1959 BAL 21 6 36 36 9 3 0 0 274.1 203 80 69 3 77 212 1.02 2.26
1960 CLE-NYA 18 8 33 32 5 2 0 0 239.2 171 55 48 3 66 173 0.99 1.80
1961 NYA 23 4 35 34 0 0 0 0 247.1 184 58 53 0 74 216 1.04 1.93
1962 NYA 18 10 36 36 0 0 0 0 231.0 192 74 72 1 62 174 1.10 2.81
1963 CLE 17 8 34 33 12 5 0 0 257.0 208 85 81 0 77 164 1.11 2.84
1964 CLE 19 11 33 33 13 3 0 0 255.2 216 87 81 1 83 163 1.17 2.85
1965 CLE 17 13 36 36 7 2 0 0 271.0 222 87 81 2 87 190 1.14 2.69
1966 CLE-WAS 12 4 24 20 4 1 0 0 138.1 146 67 63 1 38 104 1.33 4.10
2086 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 311 127 580 570 117 51 1 0 4205.0 3285 1230 1130 49 1333 2919 1.10 2.42
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Ben Martin has retired from the Washington War Dogs
1966-03-05A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Crew and the Washington War Dogs. The Washington War Dogs receive Ben Martin from the Cleveland Crew in exchange for John Dukeman, Draft Pick - 1967 Round 3 (WAS).
1961-10-03The New York Big Apples have promoted Ben Martin to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have promoted J.R. Richards to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have sent Paul Sparks to the minors. The New York Big Apples have sent John Amalfitano to the minors.
1961-09-30The New York Big Apples have promoted Paul Sparks to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have promoted John Amalfitano to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have sent Ben Martin to the minors. The New York Big Apples have sent J.R. Richards to the minors.
1961-07-25The New York Big Apples have promoted Ben Martin to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have promoted Jeff Zimmerman to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have sent Jack Bronx to the minors. The New York Big Apples have sent Paul Sparks to the minors.
1961-07-23The New York Big Apples have promoted Jack Bronx to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have promoted John Amalfitano to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have sent Ben Martin to the minors. The New York Big Apples have sent Dizzy Koch to the minors.
1960-09-05The New York Big Apples have promoted Ben Martin to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have sent Jeff Zimmerman to the minors.
1960-09-01The New York Big Apples have promoted Crime Dog Guiliani to the major league team. The New York Big Apples have sent Ben Martin to the minors.
1960-04-03A trade has been completed between the New York Big Apples and the Cleveland Wahoos. The Cleveland Wahoos receive Richie Bloomberg, Darnell Jackson from the New York Big Apples in exchange for John Amalfitano, Ben Martin.
1955-10-01The Kansas City Generals have promoted Ben Martin to the major league team. The Kansas City Generals have sent Willie Richardson to the minors.
1955-09-26The Kansas City Generals have promoted Roger Farr to the major league team. The Kansas City Generals have sent Ben Martin to the minors.
1954-10-04The Kansas City Generals have promoted Ben Martin to the major league team. The Kansas City Generals have sent Shane Brown to the minors.
1954-09-28The Kansas City Generals have promoted Roger Farr to the major league team. The Kansas City Generals have sent Ben Martin to the minors.
1953-10-03The Kansas City Generals have promoted Ben Martin to the major league team. The Kansas City Generals have sent Hensley Robbins to the minors.
1953-08-22The Kansas City Generals have promoted Pat Ortiz to the major league team. The Kansas City Generals have sent Ben Martin to the minors.