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2 unusual facts about Billy Martin


Fenton, New York

Billy Martin, baseball legend, second baseman and New York Yankees manager; operated and lived on a farm in Port Crane after retiring.

James J. Kenney

The park was a favorite of local kids, such as baseball's Billy Martin, in what was for many decades a predominantly working class section of Berkeley.


1957 Kansas City Athletics season

June 15, 1957: Ryne Duren, Jim Pisoni, and Harry Simpson were traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Ralph Terry, Woodie Held, Billy Martin, and Bob Martyn.

Bennett Alliance

Bennett Alliance events have featured artists like Bill Frisell, Charlie Hunter, percussionist Billy Martin (of Medeski, Martin, and Wood), Jerry Bergonzi, David Fiuczynski, the Kode, Joy Electric, and the Daniel Bennett Group.

Damious McDreary: A Boy and His Bat

Damious McDreary: A Boy And His Bat is the first book to be written by American guitarist Billy Martin, from the band Good Charlotte.

Glenn Bassett

While at UCLA, he has worked with some of tennis’ most recognized players, including national champions Arthur Ashe, Ian Crookenden, Billy Martin and Jimmy Connors, and 1992 Olympian Mark Knowles.

Joe Presko

Throughout his career, Presko played alongside MLB icons including Stan Musial, Al Kaline, Enos Slaughter, Joe Garagiola, Jim Bunning, Billy Martin, Red Schoendienst, and Harvey Haddix.

Johnny Temple

At the end of the season he was sent to Cleveland for Billy Martin, Gordy Coleman and Cal McLish, in one of the first interleague trades in major league history (December 16, 1959).

Woodie Held

After spending almost all of his 6½ years with the Yankees in its minor league system, he was traded along with Billy Martin, Ralph Terry and Bob Martyn to Kansas City for Ryne Duren, Harry Simpson and Jim Pisoni on June 15, 1957 (the MLB trade deadline at the time) in one of the many deals made between the two clubs during the late-1950s.


see also

Good Morning Revival

# "Where Would We Be Now" – 3:58 (Billy Martin, Joel Madden, Benji Madden)