#53 Eddie Mathews, Third Base, 24 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Eddie Mathews
10/13/1931 24 USA,TX,TEXARKANA 6"1 200
Third Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1956 (Automatic) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 4 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Talent | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 6 8 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 8 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 10 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/13 | MIL | L 7-12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/14 | MIL | W 8-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/15 | @NYN | W 7-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/16 | @NYN | W 10-5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/17 | @NYN | L 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/19 | CIN | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/21 | CIN | W 11-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/22 | @SLN | L 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | #3 | | |
9/23 | @SLN | L 10-15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/24 | @SLN | W 7-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 135 | 517 | 150 | 22 | 4 | 50 | 110 | 107 | 77 | 120 | .290 | .382 | .638 | 1.020 | 1.067 | .348 |
Projected | 142 | 544 | 158 | 23 | 4 | 53 | 116 | 113 | 81 | 126 | .290 | .382 | .638 | 1.020 | 1.067 | .348 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 132 | 595 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 330 | 76 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 128.1 | 8.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 186 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .313 | .457 | .769 |
vs. RHP | 331 | 106 | 14 | 4 | 39 | 84 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .419 | .740 | 1.159 |
Close/Late | 46 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .397 | .587 | .984 |
Scoring Position | 138 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .363 | .507 | .870 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 68 | 262 | 81 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 59 | 57 | 38 | 58 | .309 | .395 | .630 | 1.025 |
Road | 67 | 255 | 69 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 51 | 50 | 39 | 62 | .271 | .367 | .647 | 1.014 |
March/April | 24 | 95 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 18 | .242 | .327 | .526 | .853 |
May | 27 | 99 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 14 | .343 | .435 | .838 | 1.273 |
June | 25 | 102 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 22 | .294 | .351 | .676 | 1.028 |
July | 26 | 104 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 32 | .260 | .336 | .538 | .875 |
August | 13 | 47 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | .319 | .421 | .617 | 1.038 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 70 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | .300 | .449 | .614 | 1.064 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1952 | 139 | 435 | 126 | 22 | 3 | 29 | 98 | 76 | 66 | 1 | 8 | 87 | 6 | 4 | .290 | .378 | .554 | .932 | PHI |
1953 | 149 | 563 | 175 | 21 | 3 | 60 | 169 | 142 | 84 | 0 | 6 | 108 | 10 | 3 | .311 | .397 | .679 | 1.075 | PHI,NL |
1954 | 144 | 550 | 171 | 37 | 4 | 38 | 100 | 118 | 86 | 1 | 5 | 84 | 13 | 3 | .311 | .402 | .600 | 1.002 | PHI,NL |
1955 | 150 | 543 | 162 | 27 | 6 | 47 | 129 | 136 | 96 | 2 | 6 | 105 | 14 | 3 | .298 | .402 | .630 | 1.032 | PHI,NL |
1956 | 135 | 517 | 150 | 22 | 4 | 50 | 110 | 107 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 6 | 6 | .290 | .382 | .638 | 1.020 | PHI,NL |
Total | 717 | 2608 | 784 | 129 | 20 | 224 | 606 | 579 | 409 | 4 | 26 | 504 | 49 | 19 | .301 | .393 | .623 | 1.016 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1952 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .333 | .882 | 1.216 |
1953 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .423 | .636 | 1.059 |
1954 | 6 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .379 | .400 | .448 | .848 |
1955 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .478 | .955 | 1.433 |
Total | 21 | 90 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .367 | .412 | .700 | 1.112 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 132 | 132 | 81 | 312 | 38 | 409 | 16 | .961 | 1146.2 | 3.21 | | | | |
Leftfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1952... Awards Won World Championship with Philadelphia (N) in 1952... Achievements Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 7/16/1952... Milestones Had first career hit (double) on 4/4/1952, off Dizzy Trout (NYN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/15/1952, off Warren Hacker (CHN)... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 44 on 8/23/1953... Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 46 on 8/27/1953... Drove in 8 runs against St. Louis (N) on 8/27/1953... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1953, hitting .333 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 48 on 9/5/1953... Sets a new season NL-Record for RBI with 146 on 9/12/1953... Sets a new season NL-Record for RBI with 149 on 9/15/1953... Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 53 on 9/15/1953... Hit 3 homeruns against St. Louis (N), driving in 5 runs on 9/15/1953... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1953, hitting .369 with 13 HR, 39 RBI... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1953, hitting .311 with 60 HR, 169 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1953... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1954, hitting .480 with 4 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1954... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1955, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 5 RBI... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1955... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1956, hitting .381 with 4 HR, 7 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 5/27/1956... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1956, hitting .343 with 14 HR, 31 RBI... Hit for the cycle against Pittsburgh on 6/30/1956... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... Injured on 8/8/1956 with a Inflamed Bicep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks... Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1956...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1952 - .554 - 5th 1953 - .679 - 2nd 1954 - .600 - 5th 1955 - .630 - 6th
| OPS 1952 - .932 - 7th 1953 - 1.075 - 2nd 1954 - 1.002 - 5th 1955 - 1.032 - 6th
| Hits 1953 - 175 - 10th
| Doubles 1954 - 37 - 3rd
| Triples 1955 - 6 - 6th
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Homeruns 1953 - 60 - 1st 1954 - 38 - 5th 1955 - 47 - 3rd
| RBI 1953 - 169 - 1st 1955 - 129 - 3rd
| Runs 1953 - 142 - 2nd 1954 - 118 - 6th 1955 - 136 - 1st
| BB 1955 - 96 - 6th
| SB 1954 - 13 - 8th 1955 - 14 - 7th
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