Elwood Good "Speed" Martin (September 15, 1893 – June 14, 1983) was a

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player from 1917 to 1922. He was a

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for the

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and

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. Martin pitched for the Cubs in 1918, but did not appear in the

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. He won a career-best 11 games for them in 1921.

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