Babe Martin Autographs
Boris Michael Martin (March 28, 1920 – August 1, 2013) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Browns (1944–46 and 1953) and a catcher for the Boston Red Sox (1948–49). He was nicknamed 'Babe'.
Martin was born Boris Michael Martinovich in Seattle, Washington to Serbian immigrant parents. The Martinovich family then moved to Zeigler, Illinois, when Babe was a boy, 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 RBIs, 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. Because Gray only had one arm, his throws back into the infield were slowed because he had to remove his glove from his one hand, get the ball, and throw into the infield. This slowed him down and allowed runners to advance more easily than they otherwise would have. The Browns finished in third place in the American League, six games behind the Detroit Tigers.
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Traded items with a signature of Babe Martin
The most expensive item with a signature of Babe Martin (2011 LEAF INK CUTS SIGNATURE BEANTOWN HEROES 1/1 BABE MARTIN BROWNS RED SOX) was sold in March 2025 for $99.99 while the cheapest item (Babe Martin Autographed/Signed Card With COA) found a new owner for $0.01 in June 2009. The month with the most items sold (7) was June 2009 with an average selling price of $1.04 for an autographed item of Babe Martin. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $99.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.01 was October 2008. In average, an autographed item from Babe Martin is worth $3.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Babe Martin were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | -Babe Martin- (d.2013) Signed/Autograph/Auto Index Card St. Louis Browns MLB | $4.99 |  |
 | 1944 BROWNS: Babe Martin, SIGNED 3x5 (JS), D.2013 | $1.99 | |
| 1988 C.C.C. 1949 Bowman 167 Boris Babe Martin AUTO SIGNED Autograph Card PSA/DNA | $35.96 | |
| 2006 Diamond Signatures - Babe Martin Signed Autograph St. Louis Browns Red Sox | $5.16 | |
| 2011 LEAF INK CUTS SIGNATURE BEANTOWN HEROES 1/1 BABE MARTIN BROWNS RED SOX | $99.99 | |
| 2021 HISTORIC AUTOGRAPHS FAMOUS AMERICANS BORIS “BABE” MARTIN CUT SIGNATURE CARD | $4.25 | |
| Babe Martin 1940s Boston Red Sox St. Louis Browns Signed Autograph Photo | $9.99 | |
| Babe Martin 1944 St. Louis Browns American League Champions autographed card | $9.99 | |
| BABE MARTIN ?1944-1953 Browns, Red Sox? Autographed 3x5 ???? | $12.00 | |
| Babe Martin Autograph Small Picture Card Red Sox d. 2013 | $9.99 | |
| Babe Martin autographed vintage St. Louis Browns Rowe postcard | $7.90 | |
| Babe Martin autographed vintage St. Louis Browns Rowe postcard | $11.90 | |
| Babe Martin Signed 1949 Government Postcard GPC - Browns, Red Sox | $7.98 | |
| Boris Babe Martin autographed 3 x 5 index card MLB Guaranteed to Pass | $3.00 | |
| SIGNED 3x5 INDEX CARD OF BABE MARTIN (DECEASED 2013)! GREAT AUTOGRAPH! | $8.00 | |
