Marty Barrett (second baseman)
| Marty Barrett | |||
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| Second baseman | |||
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Born: June 23, 1958 Arcadia, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 6, 1982, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 7, 1991, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .278 | ||
| Home runs | 18 | ||
| Runs batted in | 314 | ||
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For the 19th-century baseball catcher, see Marty Barrett (catcher).
Martin Glenn Barrett (born June 23, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Boston Red Sox (1982–1990) and San Diego Padres (1991).
Barrett was born in Arcadia, California. He is an alumnus of Arizona State University, and the brother of Tommy Barrett, another former MLB player who played for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Marty played in the longest professional baseball game in history in 1981, a minor league game between the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings. Barrett had the distinction of scoring the winning run for Pawtucket in the bottom of the 33rd inning.
An excellent second baseman with an above-average arm, Barrett was known as a smart player and a great contact hitter, striking out only 209 times in 3378 at-bats, and collecting a significant number of big hits by driving tough pitches to the opposite field. He often was used as a specialist in bunting situations, leading the American League in sacrifice hits for three consecutive years (1986–88).
In a ten-year career Barrett was a .278 hitter with 18 home runs and 314 RBI in 941 games. Barrett successfully pulled off the hidden ball trick three times, including twice in July 1985.
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