Silvio Martínez | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 19 August 1955 |
Birth Place: | Santiago, Santiago, Dominican Republic |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 9 |
Debutyear: | 1977 |
Debutteam: | Chicago White Sox |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | October 4 |
Finalyear: | 1981 |
Finalteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 31–32 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.88 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 230 |
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Silvio Ramón Martínez Cabrera (born August 19, 1955) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball pitcher. Martínez pitched all or part of five seasons in the majors, from until, for the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals. He was traded along with Richie Zisk from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago White Sox for Goose Gossage and Terry Forster at the Winter Meetings on December 10, 1976.[1] Martinez pitched mostly as a starting pitcher but on August 26, 1977, he did pick up his lone major league save. He pitched 2 scoreless innings to nail down a 4-2 White Sox victory over the Brewers.[2]