pepper martin february march american professional baseball player minor league manager known daring aggressive abilities martin played major_league_baseball baseman outfielder 1930s early 1940s best known world series catalyst cardinals upset victory martin integral member cardinals teams 1930s known behavior practical jokes early career labeled contemporary press reports spirited style play attitude playing field took physical toll body lived initial expectations end playing career continued career baseball successful minor league baseball manager baseball career early career born temple oklahoma martin moved parents age grew playing baseball began professional baseball career age signed play shortstop team oklahoma league folded contract sold posted batting average games hunters continued post batting averages mark signed play affiliate hit average games houston earned promotion major leagues spending years minor leagues martin major league debut cardinals april age posted batting average games utility player helping cardinals win national_league pennant martin appearance pinch runner world series cardinals lost straight games new_york_yankees despite respectable batting average martin sent january hit batting average following season promoted offensive statistics improved home runs batting average slugging percentage helping red wings win international_league title defeated win junior world series martin performance earned return major leagues cardinals veteran center fielder went hitting slump martin replaced played cardinals president traded cincinnati_reds june martin impressed observers outfield base paths slid bases head ended year batting average seven home runs runs batted help cardinals clinch national_league pennant games new_york_giants world series star world series rematch previous year participants pitting cardinals led athletics won previous world series heavily favored win consecutive year featured lineup included future members game held park martin hits including double stolen base drove run loss ace athletics staff game winning pitcher martin proved difference game tight pitching duel cardinals athletics scored run game second inning stretching single double ball outfield stealing base scoring sacrifice fly martin added run seventh inning hit single stole second base took base fielder choice scored squeeze runs game pitched hit shutout series win apiece series moved philadelphia game martin hits including double scored twice cardinals victory grove game produced hits cardinals lost martin single provided offense cardinals game driving home runs singles home run sacrifice fly cardinals held final games series impressive catch athletics run rally ninth inning game end game clinch world championship cardinals set record hits series including doubles home run stolen bases runs batted martin series batting average difference series outcome cardinals batted team series martin asked learned run fast replied grew oklahoma start ain stop longtime major league manager described martin performance greatest individual performance history world series december selected male athlete year associated_press later career martin experienced injury plagued season missing weeks shoulder april missed month half broke finger july sliding home plate august cardinals manager street converted martin baseman attempt fill gap left injured martin naturally gifted baseman fielding balls having stopped chest ended season batting average home runs runs batted cardinals fell seventh place national_league having rebounded injuries martin leading league hitting batting average middle june earning starting role baseman national_league team inaugural held july hitting cardinals hitter finished season ranked sixth league career high average led league runs scored stolen bases martin ranked tenth league slugging percentage career high base percentage doubles triples home runs cardinals improved fifth place finish came fifth place voting results national league valuable martin batting average dropped led league stolen bases cardinals rallied seven games new_york_giants early september win national_league pennant day season appearance relief pitcher august allowing hit innings pitched memorable world series detroit_tigers cardinals games win final games series highlighted rough plays base paths culminated game rough slide tigers baseman following inning outraged detroit fans debris assumed defensive position outfield disturbance wasn appealed baseball commissioner removed game martin ended series hits average stole bases scored runs series experienced difficulties field committing errors game setting world series record errors overall hospital december minor operation left arm martin insisted entertained cowboy musical group hired created disturbance patients hospital staff moved isolated wing martin cardinals teammates known activities field played guitar band composed cardinals players named band martin good year continued struggle defensively base midst tight pennant race july committed costly errors loss new_york_giants ended year errors hitting average mid season earn starting baseman position star game season hit average home runs runs batted october martin underwent surgery time right arm january asked martin extra activities known hunting fishing martin taken hobby car racing playing football basketball games winter months vice president general manager ice hockey team martin moved outfield playing cardinals right fielder cardinals battled new_york_giants national_league title settling second place responded good year hitting average career highs home runs runs batted martin led national_league stolen bases continued hit relegated time role spirited style play took toll body beginning season named cardinals team captain taking job traded experienced resurgence leading team batting average june wrist action weeks ended season batting average games helping cardinals finish second national_league martin hit respectable average cardinals named player manager october martin led sacramento second place finish leading championship years player manager professional baseball experienced shortage players world war martin returned major leagues cardinals age games cardinals posted batting average impressive base percentage help cardinals clinch national_league pennant martin appear world series playing final major league game october career statistics year major league career martin played games accumulating hits bats career batting average slugging percentage home runs runs batted stolen bases base percentage retired career fielding percentage games outfielder fielding percentage games baseman time star martin world series career batting average series record tied 10th seven world series stolen bases led national_league times stolen bases runs scored martin hit cycle game philadelphia_phillies baker bowl managing career end major league career martin returned minor leagues serving player manager san_diego_padres player manager fiery competitive nature evident july reported punched players performing standards managing fined suspended remainder season umpire august news arrested game went stands punch spectator florida released martin hired manage despite leading record finished season game team manager led title spending season manager martin named coach chicago_cubs september fired cubs manager finished place season new cubs manager asked martin resignation rest coaching staff martin returned minor leagues player coach playing final game age took final field assignment manager miami later life death served briefly athletic director oklahoma martin died march suffering heart attack wife survived decades dying birthday martin inducted
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