"Babe" Martin was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Browns and a catcher for the Boston Red Sox. Martin was born Boris Michael Martinovich in Seattle, Washington to Serbian immigrant parents. The Martinovich family moved to Zeigler, Illinois when Babe was year old and subsequently moved to St. Louis, Missouri after the death of Babe's father. He started his professional baseball career in 1940 and had a breakout year in 1944 with the Toledo Mud Hens, batting .350 in 114 games. The following season, he joined the major league Browns. He hit poorly and was sent back down to the minors. Martin retired in 1954. In 69 major league games, he had 2 home runs, 18 RBI, and a .214 batting average. In later years, Martin still held a grudge against one-armed outfielder Pete Gray, who was a teammate in 1945. "The worst thing that happened to our ballclub in 1945, which we should have won the pennant, was Pete Gray," he said. "And honestly I think if we hadn't had Pete ... we could have won the pennant in 1945." Although Martin's batting average that season was actually 18 points lower than Gray's, Martin was referring to Pete Gray's fielding ability. 

March 28th, 1920 in Seattle  /  Died:   Aug 1st, 2013 - aged 93