Marty Barrett, born Martin Glenn Barrett (June 23, 1958 in Arcadia, California), is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who played with the Boston Red Sox (1982-90) and San Diego Padres (1991). He batted and threw right handed.
An adequate second baseman with a below average arm, Barrett was a smart player and a good contact hitter, striking out only 209 times in 3378 at-bats, and collecting a significative number of big hits by driving tough pitches to the opposite field. He was used often as a specialist in bunting situations, leading the American League in three consecutive years (1986-88).
In 1984, Barrett batted a career-high .303 in his first full season, but his most productive year was 1986, when he posted career-highs in RBI (60), hits (179), doubles (39), triples (4), stolen bases (15) and games played (158).
Barrett starred in 1986, when he set a major league record with 24 hits in 14 postseason games and was named the ALCS Most Valuable Player.
In a 10-year career, Barrett was a .278 hitter with 18 home runs and 314 RBI in 941 games.
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