Rodney
Martone
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 160
 
Born: November 24, 1924 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1955   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 SAC CL $ 914,286  
1953 28 SAC CL $ 1,080,000  
1954 29 SAC CL $ 1,080,000  
1955 30 VAN CL $ 2,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 914,286  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 27 SAC CL 106 242 39 64 13 3 1 31 23 4 16 36 .264 .309 .355 .665 27.4 2.5
1953 28 SAC CL 105 248 40 78 16 2 3 35 24 6 18 25 .315 .362 .431 .793 35.7 5.3
1954 29 SAC CL 102 348 62 108 22 2 7 32 34 7 23 48 .310 .358 .445 .804 53.8 8.0
1955 30 VAN CL 136 562 110 174 32 4 12 79 82 10 45 77 .310 .360 .445 .805 100.7 18.2
4 Years Sim 449 1400 251 424 83 11 23 177 163 27 102 186 .303 .351 .427 .778 217.6 34.0
162 Game Average 505 90 152 29 3 8 63 58 9 36 67 .303 .351 .427 .778 78.5  
Career Highs 136 562 110 174 32 4 12 79 82 10 45 77 .315 .362 .445 .805 100.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1116 217 355 74 10 18 139 136 19 88 138 .318 .369 .451 .820 191.4
vs LH   284 34 69 9 1 5 38 27 8 14 48 .243 .278 .335 .613 28.1
Home 224 670 117 204 35 5 13 91 79 11 53 86 .304 .356 .430 .786 108.6
Away 225 730 134 220 48 6 10 86 84 16 49 100 .301 .347 .425 .771 110.9
RISP   334 0 91 20 2 8 139 0 0 17 41 .272 .307 .416 .723 41.0
Pinch Hitting   78 11 27 9 1 0 16 5 0 4 11 .346 .381 .487 .868 13.4
Close/Late   158 32 47 10 2 0 22 0 0 17 23 .297 .372 .386 .758 21.9
Mar/Apr 48 149 29 45 7 2 1 20 15 1 15 15 .302 .365 .396 .761 23.6
May 90 297 54 92 23 3 6 44 27 8 20 34 .310 .357 .468 .825 47.7
June 89 290 46 92 15 3 3 34 41 6 26 35 .317 .372 .421 .793 49.0
July 88 269 50 76 9 1 6 29 39 4 19 36 .283 .329 .390 .719 39.8
August 82 245 42 70 18 1 4 34 21 5 10 40 .286 .318 .416 .734 32.0
Sep/Oct 52 150 30 49 11 1 3 16 20 3 12 26 .327 .378 .473 .851 27.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 27 SAC CL CF 47 38 337.7 102 1 3 0 .972 2.75   0.9
    RF 42 12 164.3 35 0 0 0 1.000 1.92    
1953 28 SAC CL CF 49 28 286.7 86 2 1 0 .989 2.76   1.2
    RF 33 26 219.0 45 0 2 0 .957 1.85    
1954 29 SAC CL RF 67 60 521.3 127 1 4 0 .970 2.21   2.1
    CF 32 26 230.7 67 0 4 0 .944 2.61    
1955 30 VAN CL CF 134 131 1151.0 379 14 4 4 .990 3.07   4.6
    2B 1 0 6.0 2 2 0 1 1.000 6.00   0.0
  CF 262 223 2006.0 634 17 12 4 .982 2.92   6.7
  RF 142 98 904.7 207 1 6 0 .972 2.07   2.1
  2B 1 0 6.0 2 2 0 1 1.000 6.00   0.0
Career Totals   405 321 2916.6 843 20 18 5 .980 2.66   8.9
Career Highs   135 131 1157.0 381 16 8 5 .990 3.09    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
XR
1955-6-100.7
At-Bats
1955-2-562
Runs
1955-2-110
Hits
1955-5-174
Singles
1955-6-126
Stolen Bases
1955-1-82
CAR-20-163
 
   Black Ink Test: 2
   Gray Ink Test: 9
   Hall of Fame Standards: 33
 
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  1. Christopher Jones (968)
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  4. David Almond (961)
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  6. Ronald Haefner (955)
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History
Drafted in 14th round, 279th overall pick, by Sacramento in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/16/1952, off David Caviness (LB)
Hit first career homerun on 7/27/1952, off Kenneth Sinegal (SD)
9/27/1952: Signed a contract extension with Sacramento, $1,080,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 8/20/1954 with a Strained Calf Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/24/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Seattle on 8/21/1955