Silvio Martínez

Silvio Ramón Martínez Cabrera (born August 19, 1955) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Martínez pitched all or part of five seasons in the majors, from 1977 until 1981, for the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals. He was traded along with Richie Zisk from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago White Sox for Goose Gossage and Terry Forster at the Winter Meetings on December 10, 1976.[1] Martinez pitched mostly as a starting pitcher but on August 26, 1977, he did pick up his lone major league save. He pitched 2 scoreless innings to nail down a 4-2 White Sox victory over the Brewers.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Cabrera.
Silvio Martínez
Pitcher
Born: (1955-08-19) August 19, 1955
Santiago, Santiago, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 9, 1977, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1981, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record31–32
Earned run average3.88
Strikeouts230
Teams

References
  1. Chass, Murray. "White Sox Acquire Zisk from Pirates," The New York Times, Saturday, December 11, 1976. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  2. "Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago White Sox Box Score, August 26, 1977".
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