"Martin invariably baffled a team the first time he faced them . . ." - from the book When Johnny Came Sliding Home, discussing Phonney Martin's repertoire of pitches
Alphonse "Phonney" Martin, "Old Slow Ball", was a two-way player who pitched and played outfield in the National Association in 1872 and 1873. Born in New York, the three teams for which he played were all based in the state. The book quoted above, When Johnny Came Sliding Home, discusses his pitch repertoire, indicating that he threw a kind of slider which caused lots of foul outs. Pitching he has a 3-10 record and 4.03 ERA (86 ERA+) in 156 1/3 IP. At the plate, he had 339 PA and a .243/.248/.267 slash line and a 58 OPS+.
Martin also served in the Civil War as a teenager under the name Alphonso Martin according to a SABR report. - bRef Bullpen wiki
Redid the facegen for The_Game. He's only 148 lbs so the game thins him in a way you have to fight in the facegen software so he can appear reasonable in the game... but it's closer to the photo than what was there. Some nights, that's enough.
