Baseball reference books agree that Marty was born in Pennsylvania on November 27, , but his hometown was Framingham, Massachusetts, where his family moved soon after his birth. The census confirms that Marty was born in Pennsylvania in November His three younger siblings, including a sister in December , were born in Massachusetts.
Patrick was an outfielder for several New England League teams in the early s. At times, both the Boston Americans and the Detroit Tigers owned his contract. His nineteenth birthday came two months after the season!
How does a nineteen-year-old pitcher top a win season? How about with a win season? Marty, still with Brockton in , completed 36 of his 38 starts, pitching close to innings. He fanned batters, ten or more in a game eight times. His single-game high was 13, which he did three times. Marty joined the Cincinnati Reds after the close of the New England League season and made his major league debut on September He quickly found himself back in Brockton.
In he again led the New England League with 26 wins, tossing more than innings and fanning batters. He completed 36 of his 37 starts, twice striking out 15 batters in a game. The Boston Red Sox purchased his contract from Brockton in late August, delivery postponed until the end of the season.
Boston owner John I. Taylor released Marty to St. Mike Kelley, the St. Paul manager, used Marty as are reliever and spot-starter before optioning him to Sioux City in the Western League.
