Name: Dave Martinez

Rank: 91

Position: OF/1B

Years With White Sox: 1995-1997

Following the resolution of the strike that prematurely ended the 1994 season and delayed the start of the 1995 season, Dave Martinez signed with the White Sox as a free agent.  Martinez saw little playing time early in the season, until manager Gene Lamont was fired and replaced by Terry Bevington.  He split time between the outfield and first base, finishing the year with a .307 average and setting a career high with an .806 OPS.

Martinez returned to the White Sox in 1996, serving as the fourth outfielder and again backing up at first base.  He set a career high with 146 games played, a .318 batting average, an .861 OPS and 53 RBIs.  1997 was another good year for Martinez, where he set career highs in home runs and RBIs.  Following the season, Martinez became a free agent and his White Sox career came to an end.

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