Patrick Francis Martin was a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 pitcher

Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

 from 1919-1920. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics. Martin started seven major league games and went 1-6.

Martin also pitched in the minor leagues from 1913–1927, compiling a career minor league record of 163-125. His greatest season was 1916, with the Eastern League's New London Planters

New London Planters

The New London Planters were a minor league baseball team based in New London, Connecticut, that entered the now defunct Connecticut League in 1913, which had recently renamed itself the Eastern Association with the arrival of teams outside of the state...

. He pitched a career-high 248 innings, won a career-high 21 games, and led the league in winning percentage. The Planters won the pennant.

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