| Tony Martínez | |
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| Shortstop | |
| Born:(1940-03-18)March 18, 1940 Perico,Matanzas Province,Cuba | |
| Died: August 24, 1991(1991-08-24) (aged 51) Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 9, 1963, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 14, 1966, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .171 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 10 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Gabriel Antonio Martínez Díaz (March 18, 1940 – August 24, 1991) was a Cuban-bornMajor League Baseballshortstop who played in parts of four seasons for theCleveland Indians (1963–66), appearing in 73 careergames. The native ofPerico threw and battedright-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).
Martínez' professional career began at the Class C level in 1960, but by his third pro season he was an All-Star shortstop inTriple-A, winning the 1962 Most Valuable Player Award in theInternational League at age 22 as a member of the pennant-winningJacksonville Suns. He was named the1963 Indians' first-string shortstop coming out ofspring training and started the Tribe's first 35 regular-season games. But hehit only .167 with 21hits. Finally, on May 26, Cleveland optioned Martínez back to Jacksonville and acquired his replacement at shortstop,Dick Howser, in a trade with theKansas City Athletics.[1] Martínez continued to struggle at Jacksonville, but was recalled in September for another eight-game trial. He spent the remainder of his pro career in theminors, apart from 30 more games with the Indians during sporadic call-ups from 1964–66.
He was traded along withJerry Buchek andArt Mahaffey from theSt. Louis Cardinals to theNew York Mets forEd Bressoud,Danny Napoleon and cash on April 1, 1967.[2]
Martínez' 30 big-league hits included fivedoubles. He drove in tenruns.
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