Hersh Martin

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Hersh Martin
Hershel Ray Martin
Bat/Throw:	S/R
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)

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Hersh Martin was a professional player and manager.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Outside of baseball 2 Sources

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).