Marty Martínez
Full name: Orlando Martínez Oliva
Also known as: Marty · Orlando Martínez Oliva
- Bats / Throws
- Switch / Right
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
- Born
- 1941-08-23 · Havana, La Habana
- Died
- 2007-03-08
- Debut
- 1962-05-02
Marty Martínez was a Cuban baseball player, born on 23 August 1941 in Havana, La Habana. His full name is recorded as Orlando Martínez Oliva. He died on 8 March 2007. He batted switch-handed and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 7 seasons in the American League and National League, between 1962 and 1972. Most of that was with Houston Astros, 3 seasons of it, with the remainder for Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers.
Across his recorded career he batted .243, with 230 hits, 0 home runs and 57 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .308, in 1969 (198 AB).
Career summary
- Seasons 7 (1962–1972)
- Leagues American League, National League
- TeamsAtlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.141 / .204 / .192
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Minnesota Twins | American League | 37 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .286 | .278 | .564 |
| 1967 | Atlanta Braves | National League | 44 | 87 | 73 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .288 | .384 | .342 | .726 |
| 1968 | Atlanta Braves | National League | 113 | 395 | 356 | 34 | 82 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 93 | .230 | .291 | .261 | .552 |
| 1969 | Houston Astros | National League | 78 | 213 | 198 | 14 | 61 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 74 | .308 | .340 | .374 | .714 |
| 1970 | Houston Astros | National League | 75 | 159 | 150 | 12 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | .220 | .264 | .240 | .504 |
| 1971 | Houston Astros | National League | 32 | 65 | 62 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .258 | .292 | .339 | .631 |
| 1972 | Oakland Athletics | American League | 22 | 44 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .186 | .125 | .311 |
| 1972 | Texas Rangers | American League | 26 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .146 | .182 | .220 | .402 |
| 1972 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .858 |
| Career total | — | American League | 85 | 112 | 99 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | .141 | .204 | .192 | .396 |
| Career total | — | National League | 351 | 926 | 846 | 78 | 216 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 89 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 252 | .255 | .307 | .298 | .605 |
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Houston Astros | National League | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 |
| Career total | — | National League | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Marty Martínez born?
Marty Martínez was born on 1941-08-23 in Havana, La Habana.
Which teams did Marty Martínez play for?
Marty Martínez appears for Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers across 7 recorded seasons.
What are Marty Martínez's career statistics?
In 7 recorded seasons Marty Martínez batted .141 with 14 hits, 0 home runs and 7 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Biographical detail from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. CC-BY-SA-4.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
