In 1977, after being named the Most Valuable College Player (he went 14 and 0 for the University of South Carolina), he was drafted 12th overall by the Cubs. This 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), 210 pound pitcher saw moderate success in the minors before making his Major League debut on September 6, 1980 at the age of 24 and wearing #34. In his first game, he pitched six innings, giving up five walks and five hits for the loss. Overall, he went 1 and 2 with a 2.08 ERA that year. Oddly, in 30+ innings of work, he struck out only five batters.\n', '

In 1981, he went 5 and 7 with a 3.68 ERA in 33 games, 14 started. He had a 4.21 ERA with 11 and 10 record in 1982, and he struck out only 40 batters in 147+ innings of work. Perhaps the highlight of his 1982 season was the two-hitter he threw against the New York Mets. The hits he gave up were to Ron Hodges.\n', '

On January 25, 1983, Martz was traded with Scott Fletcher, Pat Tabler and Dick Tidrow to the White Sox for Steve Trout and Warren Brusstar.\n', '

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