Stuart McGuire Martin was a second baseman

Second baseman

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 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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. He played from 1936 to 1943.

Biography

Martin was born in Rich Square, North Carolina

Rich Square, North Carolina

Rich Square is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States of America . The population was 931 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 and attended Guilford College

Guilford College

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. He began his professional baseball career in the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

 organization in 1934. The following season, he hit .338 in the Piedmont League

Piedmont League

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. He was brought up to the major league club in 1936.

Martin platooned with Frankie Frisch

Frankie Frisch

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 in his rookie season and hit .298, with career-highs in on-base percentage and slugging percentage. He was named to the National League

National League

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 All-Star

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 team.

Martin continued to play semi-regularly for St. Louis for the rest of the decade. However, in 1940 his batting numbers declined, and he was sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 after the season. He played parts of two seasons there. In 1943, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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 and played a few games for them. Then, he served in the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 for three years.

Martin returned to professional baseball in 1946. He played in the Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League

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 for one season and finished his career with two seasons in the Coastal Plain League

Coastal Plain League (Class D)

The Coastal Plain League was a minor league baseball affiliation which, except for the war years , operated in North Carolina from 1937 to 1952. It was classified as a "D" league. It grew out of a semi-pro league that operated from 1934 to 1936 under the same Coastal Plain League name.- Coastal...

.

Martin died in Severn, North Carolina

Severn, North Carolina

Severn is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 263 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Severn is located at ....

 at the age of 84.

External links

• Stu Martin at Find-a-Grave