Christy Mathewson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: August 12, 1880 in Factoryville, PA us

Died: October 7, 1925 in Saranac Lake, NY

Buried: Lewisburg City Cemetery, Lewisburg, PA

High School: Keystone Academy (Factoryville, PA)

School: Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA)

Debut: July 17, 1900 (Age 19-339d, 2,212th in major league history)

Last Game: September 4, 1916 (Age 36-023d)
vs. CHC 9.0 IP, 15 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 8 ER, W

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1936. (Voted by BBWAA on 205/226 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Christy Mathewson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1901 season

Full Name: Christopher Mathewson

Nicknames: Big Six or Matty

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Relatives: Brother of Henry Mathewson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

106.7

373

188

ERA

2.13

636

552

4788.2

2507

WHIP

1.058

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-26 / in Starts: 15-23
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games

RBI Opportunities

1902 Batting Game Log

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1902 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	49	1	Apr 17	NYG		PHI	W,7-0	CG	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	2				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
2	50	4 (2)	Apr 21	NYG		BSN	W,6-3	CG	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.250	.400	.250	.650	9			P
3	51	7 (2)	Apr 24	NYG		BSN	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.333	.250	.583	9			P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
4	52	13 (5)	May 1	NYG		PHI	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0				0		.333	.385	.583	.968	9			P
5	53	16 (2)	May 7	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.267	.313	.467	.779	9			P
6	54	22 (5)	May 14	NYG	@	STL	W,10-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.263	.300	.421	.721	9			P
7	55	24 (1)	May 17	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.273	.304	.409	.713	9			P
8	56	27 (2)	May 21	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-3	0-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.273	.333	.409	.742	9			P
9	57	34 (6)	May 30 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,4-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.240	.296	.360	.656	9			P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
10	58	41 (6)	Jun 6	NYG		PIT	T,4-4	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.300	.357	.657	9			P
11	59	46 (4)	Jun 13	NYG		CIN	L,5-7	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.233	.281	.333	.615	9			P
12	60	48 (1)	Jun 16	NYG		CIN	L,4-6	GS-0	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.303	.343	.394	.737	9			P
13	61	55 (6)	Jun 25	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.278	.316	.361	.677	9			P
14	62	58 (2)	Jun 28	NYG	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG(12)	6	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	1		1	0	0				0		.293	.341	.366	.707	7			1B
15	63	59	Jun 30	NYG		BSN	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.273	.319	.341	.660	7			1B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
16	64	60	Jul 1	NYG		BSN	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.250	.294	.313	.607	7			1B
17	65	61	Jul 2	NYG		BSN	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.269	.309	.346	.655	9			P
18	66	64 (2)	Jul 5	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.255	.293	.327	.620	9			P
19	67	66 (1)	Jul 8 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.241	.279	.310	.589	9			P
20	68	70 (3)	Jul 12	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.226	.262	.290	.552	9			P
21	69	73 (2)	Jul 14	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-6	0-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.234	.269	.313	.581	3			LF
22	70	74	Jul 15	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-10	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.231	.265	.308	.572	9			P
23	71	76 (1)	Jul 17	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.232	.264	.304	.568	9			P
24	72	79 (2)	Jul 24	NYG	@	BRO	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.222	.253	.292	.545	9			P
25	73	82 (2)	Jul 28	NYG		BRO	W,2-0	CG(5)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.219	.250	.288	.538	9			P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
26	74	87 (4)	Aug 1 (2)	NYG		STL	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1		0	0	0				0		.224	.263	.289	.552	9			P
27	75	90 (2)	Aug 5	NYG		PIT	L,0-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.218	.256	.282	.538	9			P
28	76	94 (3)	Aug 9 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,2-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.210	.247	.272	.519	9			P
29	77	99 (4)	Aug 13 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.202	.239	.262	.501	9			P
30	78	101 (1)	Aug 16	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.205	.239	.261	.500	8			RF
31	79	104 (2)	Aug 18	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.196	.229	.250	.479	9			P
32	80	106 (1)	Aug 21 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.189	.222	.242	.464	9			P
33	81	110 (3)	Aug 26	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.192	.223	.242	.466	9			P
34	82	113 (2)	Aug 30	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.204	.234	.252	.486	8			RF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
35	83	114	Sep 1 (1)	NYG		STL	L,4-6	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.202	.231	.250	.481	9			PH
36	84	115	Sep 1 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.204	.232	.250	.482	9			P
37	85	120 (4)	Sep 6	NYG		PIT	L,3-9	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.207	.235	.252	.487	9			P
38	86	124 (3)	Sep 10 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0		1	0	0				0		.209	.235	.278	.514	9			P
39	87	127 (2)	Sep 15	NYG		BRO	L,2-7	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0				0		.205	.244	.274	.517	9			P
40	88	132 (4)	Sep 23	NYG		BSN	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.202	.246	.269	.515	9			P
41	89	135 (2)	Sep 29	NYG		BRO	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.205	.248	.279	.527	9			P
42	90	139 (3)	Oct 3 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.208	.250	.280	.530	8			RF
43	91	140	Oct 4 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		1	0	0				0		.203	.250	.273	.523	9			P
							16-26		138	128	10	26	3	0	2	12	6		16	2	2				2		.203	.250	.273	.523

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