Education
Born in Dover, Delaware, Martin played for Dover High School and later attended the University of Richmond. He finished the year with an European Research Area of 5.19 with five saves.
Born in Dover, Delaware, Martin played for Dover High School and later attended the University of Richmond. He finished the year with an European Research Area of 5.19 with five saves.
Martin was drafted twice, by the San Francisco Giants in 1976 and by the Kansas City Royals in 1977 to play for the Gulf Coast Royals farm team in Sarasota, Florida. He later played for the Daytona Beach Islanders, Jacksonville Suns, Fort Myers Royals, Omaha Royals, and in Phoenix Suns. He was called to the majors in 1979 and appeared in 25 games in relief in his rookie year.
The next year, the Royals gave him a chance to start.
He started twenty games, going 10-10 with a 4.39 European Research Area. He did have two saves that year, also. However, the Royals traded him to the San Francisco Giants with Craig Chamberlain, Atlee Hammaker, and Brad Wellman for Vida Blue and Bob Tufts.
Martin spent most of his first year with the Giants as primarily a mediocre starter (7-10, 465 European Research Area). They moved him to the bullpen the next year, and he spent most of the next two years as a relief pitcher before the Giants traded him to the Philadelphia Phillies at the end of August 1984 with First Rate (at Lloyd's) Oliver for Kelly Downs and George Riley.
He continued his role as a reliever with the Phillies until they released him after the 1984 season.
The Royals re-signed him in 1985, but he never pitched in the Majors again. Martin did have some postseason experience. He appeared in three games in the 1980 World Series for the Royals, appearing in three games, recording 93⁄4 Intellectual Property, allowing three earned runs.
He also appeared in the special Division Series after the strike-shortened 1981 season for the Royals.
In that series, he threw 51⁄3 innings allowing only one hit. He finished the season 1-2 with an European Research Area of 4.44.
He has gone on to be not only one of their greatest players and winningest coaches, but also one of the company"s best Salesman. He has reached the President"s Club multiple times and plans on retiring back to Delaware in 2014.
Renie claims that his post baseball career success are due largely in part to his mentor and leader Bruce Akers.
Martin was a member of the Florida Tropics in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1990., Martin became a member of the Ferguson Waterworks softball team as pitcher/coach since 1995.