21* BUCK MARTINEZ (Franchise player #0030 - 1969-30)

Position: C
	John Albert Martinez ("Buck") Bats: Right, Throws: Right Height: 5' 10", Weight: 190 lb. Born: November 7, 1948 in Redding, CA	Acquired: December 16, 1968: Traded by the Houston Astros with Mickey Sinnerud & Tommy Smith for John Jones Traded: December 8, 1977: Traded with Mark Littell to the St. Louis Cardinals for Al Hrabosky
	MLB Debut: June 18, 1969 Final MLB Game: October 3, 1986	Royals Debut: June 18, 1969 Final Royals Game: October 1, 1977

Statistics with the Royals (led team in bold)

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA 1969 72 205 14 47 6 1 4 23 0 0 8 25 .229 1970 6 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .111 1971 22 46 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 1 5 9 .152 1973 14 32 2 8 1 0 1 6 0 0 4 5 .250 1974 43 107 10 23 3 1 1 8 0 1 14 19 .215 1975 80 226 15 51 9 2 3 23 1 0 21 28 .226 1976 95 267 24 61 13 3 5 34 0 0 16 45 .228 1977 29 80 3 18 4 0 1 9 0 1 3 12 .225 w/Royals 361 972 72 216 38 7 15 104 1 3 73 144 .222 Career 1049 2743 245 618 128 10 58 321 5 10 230 419 .225

For complete stats, go to Baseball-Reference.com's Buck Martinez page

* wore #6 in 1970-71 and #42 in 1973