Leon Alphonsus Martell (June 29, 1883 – October 11, 1947) was a

catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catc ...

and

first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

. Nicknamed "Marty", he played for the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...

and Boston Doves."Doc Martel Statistics and History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011.

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Arlington National Cemetery
1883 births 1947 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Philadelphia Phillies players Boston Doves players Rochester Bronchos players Baseball players from Boston DuBois Miners players Burials at Arlington National Cemetery {{US-baseball-catcher-1880s-stub