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#332 – Carlos Martinez

carlosmartinezName: 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:

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#372 – Wayne Tolleson

Name: Wayne Tolleson

Rank: 372

Position: P

Year With White Sox: 1986

When Ken Harrelson was named general manager of the White Sox following the 1985 season, his first major move was trading Scott Fletcher and heralded prospect Ed Correa to the Rangers in exchange for Dave Schmidt and Wayne Tolleson.  “Wayne Tolleson gives us a versatile infielder who’s a switch hitter and a base-stealing threat,” Harrelson said.  “He has played second, short and third, and he can play any of those spots for us.”

He certainly didn’t do so for long, as Tolleson’s tenure on the south side ended on July 30, 1986, when he was sent to the Yankees along with Ron Kittle and Joel Skinner for Ron Hassey, Carlos Martinez, and a player to be named later who eventually became Bill Lindsey.

Tolleson’s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:

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