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Martin spent seven years in the Cardinals by the Associated Press . Martin was a speedy runner who was often was near the league lead in Runs Scored , triples and Stolen Base s. In 1934 Martin helped the Cardinals to win the World Series again as he batted .355 and stole 2 more bases to beat the Detroit Tigers in seven games. Pepper has the third highest World Series career batting average ever at .418, and is tied for ninth in stolen bases with seven. Martin retired at the age of 40 in 1944 having played his whole career with the Cardinals. Over his 13 seasons he had a .298 batting average and stole 146 bases. After retiring Martin tried his hand at managing minor league baseball teams. While managing Miami of the International League he was suspended and fined for choking an Umpire . {Link without Title} EXTERNAL LINKS
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