Joe Marty

Joe Marty
Centerfielder
Born: (1913-09-01)September 1, 1913
Sacramento, California
Died: October 4, 1984(1984-10-04) (aged 71)
Sacramento, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 22, 1937, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1941, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average .261
Home runs 44
Runs batted in 222
Teams

Joseph Anton Marty (September 1, 1913 – October 4, 1984) was an American centerfielder[1] in Major League Baseball.

A native of Sacramento, California, 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.

He 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. On October 8, 1938, game 3, Marty's solo home run was the first home run hit in a World Series game by a native Sacramentan.

Over 5 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.

He left baseball in 1941 to join the military; after his military service, he opened a popular restaurant in Sacramento on Broadway. After his death in Sacramento in 1984, the restaurant continued operation under new ownership, until a fire destroyed the building on June 25, 2005. The building was destroyed, but much of the memorabilia was saved.[2]

Marty graduated from Christian Brothers High School.

References

  1. ↑ MLB https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martyjo01.shtml. Retrieved 29 September 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ . KCRA TV newscast. 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Sources

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
  • Shatzkin, Mike (1990). The Ballplayers: Baseball's Ultimate Biographical Reference. Arbor House. p. 678.
  • New York Times obituary
  • City of Sacramento press release


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