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Joe Martin (third baseman)

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Joe Martin
Third baseman
Born: (1911-07-28)July 28, 1911
Seymour, Missouri, U.S.
Died: September 28, 1960(1960-09-28) (aged 49)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 21, 1936, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
April 19, 1938, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.267
Home runs0
Runs batted in2
Teams
Martin's grave in Ridge Lawn Cemetery, Cheektowaga, New York (headstone states 1909 instead of 1911).

William Joseph "Smokey Joe" Martin (July 28, 1911 – September 28, 1960) was an American professional baseball third baseman in Major League Baseball. Martin played for the New York Giants in 1936 and the Chicago White Sox in 1938.

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