Английская Википедия:Hersh Martin
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Infobox baseball biography Hershel Ray Martin (September 19, 1909 – November 17, 1980) was an American professional baseball player and scout. An outfielder born in Birmingham, Alabama, and raised in Ponca City, Oklahoma, Martin played for 23 seasons, mostly in minor league baseball, although he did appear in 607 Major League games in 1937–1940 and 1944–1945 for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees.
Martin stood Шаблон:Convert tall and weighed Шаблон:Convert; he was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. He had 643 hits during his Major League career, batting .285, including 28 home runs, 135 doubles and 29 triples. His 3Шаблон:Fraction seasons with the Phillies occurred during one of the worst stretches in the team's history; from Шаблон:Baseball year through Шаблон:Baseball year, the Phils compiled a record of 201–406 (.331). At age 34 he was acquired by the Yankees from the minor-league version of the Milwaukee Brewers and appeared in 202 games for the Bombers during the World War II manpower shortage.
In 1948, as the playing manager of the Class C Albuquerque Dukes of the West Texas–New Mexico League, Martin batted .425 with 61 doubles and 128 runs batted in. The following seasons, he hit .376 and .389. Overall as a minor leaguer he batted .317 with 2,298 hits.
After retiring from the field, Martin scouted for the Phillies (1955–1956), Chicago Cubs (1958) and New York Mets (1961–1979).
Hershel Martin was former MLB commissioner Bud Selig's favorite player as a youngster.
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