- Buck Martinez didn't play a whole lot in 1977. Starting catcher Darrell Porter played in 130 games that year, and backup catcher John Wathan got most of the remainder of the playing time behind the plate.
- 1977 Stats:
- .225, 1 HR in 29 games (regular season)
- Was not used in the post season. Buck was the bullpen catcher during the ALCS.
- 1977 Highlights:
- May 5: Hit a single to knock in Joe Zdeb, putting the Royals in the lead 5-4 against the Chicago White Sox. Kansas City eventually won the game 6-5.
- Dec 8: Traded (with Mark Littell) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Al Hrabosky
- Dec 8: Later in the same day, Buck was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for George Frazier.
- Other card blogs: 1976, 1975,
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