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Pepper Martin

Career Batting Stats
G AB H R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OBP OPS OPS+
1189 4117 1227 754 59 501 146 .298 .443 .358 .801 111.0

Born
Johnny Leonard Roosevelt Martin was born on February 29, 1904, in Temple, OK.

Died
March 5, 1965, McAlester, OK

Batted:  Right
Threw:  Right

Major League Debut
4 16,

Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1928
Al Lopez
Bill Dickey
Chuck Klein
Rollie Hemsley
Pepper Martin
Mel Harder
Carl Hubbell
George Earnshaw
Clint Brown

Nicknames
The Wild Horse Of The Osage

Hall of Fame Voting
Year Election Votes Pct
1942 BBWAA 2 .9%
1945 BBWAA 1 .4%
1946 Nominating Vote 1 .5%
1948 BBWAA 7 5.8%
1949 BBWAA 16 10.5%
1950 BBWAA 7 4.2%
1951 BBWAA 19 8.4%
1952 BBWAA 31 13.2%
1953 BBWAA 43 16.3%
1956 BBWAA 7 3.6%
1958 BBWAA 46 17.3%
1960 BBWAA 29 10.8%
1962 BBWAA 6 3.8%
1964 BBWAA 19 9.5%
1964 Run Off 5 2.2%

Post-Season Appearances
1928 World Series
1931 World Series
1934 World Series

Batting Feats

  • May 5, 1933: Cycle...

Hitting Streaks
24 games (1935)
23 games (1935)

All-Star Selections
1933 NL
1934 NL
1935 NL
1937 NL

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