Name: Carlos Martinez

Rank: 332

Position: 1B/3B

Years With White Sox: 1988-1990

Carlos Martinez was sent to the White Sox in 1986, along with Ron Hassey, by the Yankees in exchange for Ron Kittle, Joel Skinner, and Wayne Tolleson.  He made his major league debut on September 2, 1988 against the Indians.  Martinez spent most of 1989 with the big league club, setting his career highs in average, at-bats, hits, runs, and doubles.  He was also named to the Topps All-Star Rookie Team.

In 1990, Martinez took over as the White Sox primary first baseman until August 2nd, when a rookie named Frank Thomas was brought up.  With first base settled for the next decade or so, and pending legal issues in his homeland of Venezuela, Martinez was granted free agency in February of 1991, ending his White Sox career.

Unfortunately, Martinez passed away in 2006 at the age of 40 in his native Venezuela following a long illness.

Martinez’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

Career Batting

BA	At Bats	Runs	Hits	RBI	Walks	Strike Outs	Doubles	Triples	HR	SB	GIDP	Errors	Games
0.500	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
0.258	677	67	175	56	31	109	29	5	9	5	23	32	218