Mike Martin (catcher)

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1958)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Mike Martin

|position=Catcher

|image=

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1958|12|3}}

|birth_place=Portland, Oregon

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=August 15

|debutyear={{By|1986}}

|debutteam=Chicago Cubs

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 27

|finalyear={{By|1986}}

|finalteam=Chicago Cubs

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.077

|stat2label=At bats

|stat2value=13

|stat3label=Hits

|stat3value=1

|teams=

• Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|1986}})

}}

Joseph Michael Martin (born December 3, 1958) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played eight games for the Chicago Cubs of the Major League Baseball(MLB) in {{By|1986}}, getting just one hit, a double in 13 at bats. He holds the distinction of catching the final out of Greg Maddux's first win, a complete-game victory over Cincinnati on September 7, having initially entered the game as a pinch-runner for Jody Davis. 1986 was Martin's last professional season after nine years in minor league baseball.