Joe Marty
{{Short description|American baseball player (1913–1984)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Joe Marty
|position=Centerfielder
|image=Joe Marty - 1946 Sunbeam Bread Sacramento Solons.jpg
|caption=Marty in 1946
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1913|9|1}}
|birth_place=Sacramento, California, U.S.
|death_date={{Death date and age|1984|10|4|1913|9|1}}
|death_place=Sacramento, California, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 22
|debutyear=1937
|debutteam=Chicago Cubs
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 28
|finalyear=1941
|finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.261
|stat2label=Home runs
|stat2value=44
|stat3label=Runs batted in
|stat3value=222
|teams=
- Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|1937}}–{{mlby|1939}})
- Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1939}}–{{mlby|1941}})
}}
Joseph Anton Marty (September 1, 1913 – October 4, 1984) was an American professional baseball centerfielder.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martyjo01.shtml|website=MLB|accessdate=29 September 2015|title=Joe Marty Stats}} He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1937 to 1941 for the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies.
Career
A native of Sacramento, California, Marty graduated from Christian Brothers High School. Marty was a teammate of Joe DiMaggio when they played for the 1934 and 1935 San Francisco Seals, and was the 1936 Pacific Coast League batting average champion.
File:Joe Marty and Ed Malone 1947.jpg, slides safe into home plate as Los Angeles Angels catcher Eddie Malone (right) fails to make the tag during a game on September 14, 1947.]]
Marty was the first Chicago Cubs player to homer in a night game, which he did on July 1, 1938 while playing at Cincinnati. He drove in 5 of the 9 runs in the Cubs' 1938 World Series loss to the New York Yankees. Marty's .500 batting average (6-for-12) led all Yankees and Cubs regulars in the series, although he did not appear in Game 1. On October 8, 1938, in Game 3, Marty's solo home run was the first home run hit in a World Series game by a native Sacramentan.
Over five seasons, in 538 games, Marty posted a .261 batting average (478-1832) with 223 runs scored, 44 home runs and 222 RBI. His career fielding percentage was .972.
Personal life
On October 4, 1984, Marty died after recovering from surgery. He was 71 years of age at the time of his death.{{Cite web|title=Joe Marty|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/07/obituaries/joe-marty.html|access-date=February 3, 2025|website=nytimes.com|language=en}}
Further reading
- {{cite book
| last =Shatzkin
| first =Mike
| title =The Ballplayers: Baseball's Ultimate Biographical Reference
| url =https://archive.org/details/ballplayersbaseb00shat
| url-access =registration
| publisher =Arbor House
| year =1990
| pages =[https://archive.org/details/ballplayersbaseb00shat/page/678 678]| isbn =9780877959847
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{commonscatinline}}
{{Baseballstats|br=m/martyjo01}}
- [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E7DC133BF934A35753C1A962948260 New York Times obituary]
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Category:Major League Baseball center fielders
Category:Philadelphia Phillies players
Category:Baseball players from Sacramento, California
Category:Sacramento Solons managers
Category:Saint Mary's Gaels baseball players
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