48 Facts About Dennis Martinez

Dennis Martinez threw a perfect game in 1991, and was a four-time MLB All-Star.

Dennis Martinez was born in Granada, Nicaragua, the last of seven children to Edmundo and Emilia Dennis Martinez.

Dennis Martinez was scouted by Ray Poitevint of the Baltimore Orioles on December 10,1973 for $3,000.

Dennis Martinez spent three years in the minor leagues with three separate teams.

Dennis Martinez made his debut on September 14,1976 against the Detroit Tigers at Memorial Stadium.

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Dennis Martinez faced 1,140 batters, the first of three times in his career that he would do so.

Dennis Martinez finished in the top ten for numerous categories in the AL, such as innings pitched, strikeouts, walks, and hits.

Dennis Martinez made his postseason debut in Game 3 of the ALCS against the California Angels, pitching.

Dennis Martinez had two complete games and one save in a total of 99.

Dennis Martinez was put into the lineup as a designated hitter on September 29,1980, although he was pinch hit for by Terry Crowley prior to batting.

Dennis Martinez received votes for the Cy Young Award and the Most Valuable Player award, finishing 5th and 23rd, respectively.

Dennis Martinez had ten complete games in 252 innings of work, while having 111 strikeouts and 87 walks.

Dennis Martinez faced 1,093 batters, the third and last time he faced a thousand batters in a season.

Dennis Martinez was plagued by alcoholism in the beginning of his career; he had been introduced to drinking when he was 17, with his drinking problem developing further by the time he made the majors.

Dennis Martinez allowed more hits and runs than the season before while having 68 strikeouts and 63 walks.

In 1986, Dennis Martinez's struggles proved to be the end of his tenure in Baltimore.

Dennis Martinez pitched in the minor leagues to start his comeback to the team, pitching with the Miami Marlins, a Class A independent team.

Dennis Martinez made the Opening Day start for the team in 1988, which was the first one in Montreal at Olympic Stadium.

Dennis Martinez finished in the top ten of numerous categories, such as ERA, innings, complete games, home runs, hits along with batters faced, and adjusted ERA+.

Dennis Martinez had 142 strikeouts and 49 walks, the former being tied for the most in his career with his 1978 season.

Dennis Martinez started the year off as the Opening Day pitcher against the St Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

Dennis Martinez had nine complete games while having five shutouts, the latter being a career high.

Dennis Martinez pitched the third and fourth inning for the NL, allowing three runs on four hits, including a home run from Cal Ripken Jr.

Dennis Martinez was the first Latin American–born pitcher to pitch a perfect game.

Dennis Martinez struck out five batters and threw 96 pitches, 66 for strikes.

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Dennis Martinez finished with the lowest ERA in the league, beating out Jose Rijo, who finished with a 2.

Dennis Martinez was the first Expo since Steve Rogers in 1982 to win the ERA title.

Dennis Martinez had 147 strikeouts and 60 walks while being selected for a third straight All-Star Game, this time in San Diego.

Dennis Martinez had a strikeout and a walk while allowing no hits in his one inning of work.

Dennis Martinez finished his career in the top ten of numerous categories for the franchise, such as wins, ERA, innings pitched, and strikeouts.

Dennis Martinez entered free agency after the 1993 season ended, and he signed with the Cleveland Indians in the winter.

Dennis Martinez had three shutouts, the first time he pitched a shutout in a season since 1991.

Dennis Martinez made 11 putouts, 33 assists, two double plays and no errors for a 1.

Dennis Martinez pitched in five games for the Indians during their run to the American League pennant, his first postseason action since 1979 with the Orioles.

Dennis Martinez started Game 2 and 6 of the World Series, receiving the loss in the former while having a no decision in the latter, although the Braves prevailed to win the Series in six games.

Dennis Martinez started the Opening Day game for the team for the third straight year, the first Indians pitcher to have three consecutive Opening Day starts since Gaylord Perry in 1974.

Dennis Martinez signed with the Seattle Mariners as a free agent on February 20,1997.

Dennis Martinez spent his final season in 1998 with the Atlanta Braves.

Dennis Martinez made four appearances in the postseason for the Braves, all in the NLCS against the San Diego Padres.

Dennis Martinez received the win for Game 4, getting the final out of the 6th inning in relief of Denny Neagle by having Chris Gomez ground–out before the Braves scored in the next inning.

Dennis Martinez retired having the most wins by a Latin American pitcher, holding that record until Bartolo Colon surpassed him in 2018.

Dennis Martinez is one of the top Latin American pitchers of all–time.

Dennis Martinez is one of only 17 pitchers in MLB history to start on Opening Day more than 10 times, having done it 11 times.

Dennis Martinez has the most career victories of any pitcher who has never won 20 games in a single season.

Dennis Martinez has worked as a spring training instructor for the Baltimore Orioles in 2005 and 2006, and pitching coach for the Palm Beach Cardinals in the Florida State League.

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Dennis Martinez is manager of the Nicaragua national baseball team, and managed during the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualifying Tournament.

In 2016, Dennis Martinez was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dennis Martinez was selected as the manager of the National League Futures Team as part of the 2019 All-Star Game.