Hersh Martin
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Hersh Martin | |
Hershel Ray Martin | |
Bat/Throw: | S/R |
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Height: | 6' 2" |
Weight: | 190 |
Born: | 1909-9-19 at Birmingham, AL (US) |
Died: | 1980-11-17 at Cuba, MO (US) |
Interred: | Holy Cross Cemetery in Cuba, MO (US) |
More info | |
Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in St. Louis, Missouri in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of English and Irish ancestry.
- Listed hunting, fishing, and golf among his hobbies.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Ponca City, Oklahoma High School and played baseball, basketball and football.
- Attended Oklahoma A&M College and played baseball, basketball and football.
Achievements
- In 1948 he led all professional baseball in two-base hits with 61.
- Set the West Texas-New Mexico League record by hitting .425 in 1948.
- Was the owner of the Bartlesville/Pittsburg club in the 1952 Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League.
Outside of baseball
- Owned a drug store in St. Louis.
Sources
- 1953 Pioneer League Index (Second Edition).