Arrogant and abrasive, Billy Martin was at his best under pressure - on the field. But in the clubhouse or in a bar, he became baseball's poster boy for self-destruction. A .257-hitting second ...

257-hitting second baseman for 11 seasons, Billy Martin won five division titles ... he found an outlet for his aggressiveness in baseball, which he started playing on the sandlot at nine.

Jim Piersall of the Red Sox had the sharper tongue. But the Yankees’ Billy Martin had harder punches. Baseball fans who saw Piersall give the Yanks’ second baseman a terrific “riding” from ...

But Martin saved its biggest punch for last. The Tigers pieced together a seven-hit, 10-run sixth inning to go up 17-6. Edgar ...