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Speed Martin
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Birthdate: 9/15/1893
Died: 6/14/1983
Height / Weight: 6' 0" / 165 lbs.
Place of Birth: Wawawai, WA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

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Baseball pitcher, Speed Martin, Chicago Cubs, sitting in a dugout at Weeghman Field 1921 Photo-  SUMMARY
Informal half-length portrait of baseball player Elwood Martin, of the National League's Chicago Cubs, sitting in a dugout at Weeghman Field (later renamed Wrigley Field), located at 1060 West Addison Street and bounded by West Waveland Avenue, North Seminary Avenue, North Clark Street, and North Sheffield Avenue in the Lake View community area of Chicago, Illinois. SDN-062506, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1917 SLB (AL) 9 2 0 2 0 0 0 15.2 20 13 10 0 5 0 5 2 0 0 5.74
1918 CHC (NL) 9 5 5 2 1 4 1 53.2 47 19 11 0 14 0 16 2 1 0 1.84
1919 CHC (NL) 35 14 8 8 2 7 2 163.2 158 58 45 2 52 0 54 6 4 0 2.47
1920 CHC (NL) 35 13 4 15 2 6 0 136.0 165 96 73 2 50 0 44 5 1 0 4.83
1921 CHC (NL) 37 28 11 15 1 13 1 217.1 245 115 105 12 68 0 86 2 2 0 4.35
1922 CHC (NL) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 7.50
6 years   126 63 29 42 6 30 4 592.1 645 306 249 16 191 0 207 17 8 0 3.78
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1917 SLB (AL) 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1918 CHC (NL) 9 16 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 .188 SLG
1919 CHC (NL) 35 44 3 8 1 0 0 2 1 15 0 0 0 0 5 0 .182 .200 SLG
1920 CHC (NL) 35 44 5 7 1 0 1 4 3 10 1 0 0 0 1 0 .159 .213 SLG
1921 CHC (NL) 37 73 2 17 4 1 0 6 1 16 1 0 0 0 2 0 .233 .243 SLG
1922 CHC (NL) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .500 SLG
6 years   127 180 10 35 7 1 1 12 6 44 2 0 0 0 9 0 .194 .220 .SLG



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