#53 Eddie Mathews, Third Base, 28 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Thursday, 10/5/1960 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Eddie Mathews
10/13/1931 28 USA,TX,TEXARKANA 6"1 215
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 $ 18,000,000 1962 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 8 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Talent | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
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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 : 9 (Range), .961 (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 | | |
9/15 | CHA | L 6-12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/17 | @BOS | W 15-10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | #3 | PoG | |
9/18 | @BOS | L 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/19 | DET | W 6-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/20 | DET | W 12-6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/21 | @KC | L 1-10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/22 | @WS1 | W 8-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/24 | BAL | W 6-4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | #4 | PoG | |
9/26 | @CLE | W 8-6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/27 | WS1 | W 7-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 150 | 554 | 175 | 37 | 3 | 44 | 162 | 115 | 86 | 78 | .316 | .406 | .632 | 1.038 | 1.112 | .316 |
Projected | 159 | 587 | 185 | 39 | 3 | 47 | 172 | 122 | 91 | 83 | .316 | .406 | .632 | 1.038 | 1.112 | .316 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 138 | 646 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 350 | 84 | 10 | 3 | 76.9 | 142.1 | 9.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 136 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .373 | .544 | .917 |
vs. RHP | 418 | 139 | 29 | 3 | 34 | 135 | 87 | 63 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .417 | .660 | 1.078 |
Close/Late | 75 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .376 | .520 | .896 |
Scoring Position | 171 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 115 | 0 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .363 | .457 | .760 | 1.217 |
Pinch Hitting | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .444 | .455 | .444 | .899 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 267 | 83 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 63 | 46 | 41 | 49 | .311 | .403 | .588 | .991 |
Road | 77 | 287 | 92 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 99 | 69 | 45 | 29 | .321 | .408 | .672 | 1.080 |
Last Week | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .500 | .955 |
March/April | 24 | 100 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 44 | 25 | 17 | 12 | .350 | .444 | .760 | 1.204 |
May | 28 | 94 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 11 | .266 | .367 | .447 | .814 |
June | 24 | 83 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | .265 | .361 | .578 | .939 |
July | 24 | 84 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 13 | .298 | .378 | .667 | 1.044 |
August | 27 | 103 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 16 | 15 | .359 | .442 | .641 | 1.082 |
Sept/Oct | 23 | 90 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 12 | .344 | .429 | .689 | 1.117 |
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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 |
1957 | 149 | 557 | 173 | 33 | 2 | 55 | 133 | 125 | 88 | 1 | 2 | 111 | 8 | 5 | .311 | .404 | .673 | 1.078 | PHI,NL |
1958 | 124 | 459 | 141 | 23 | 1 | 45 | 100 | 92 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 5 | 4 | .307 | .398 | .656 | 1.054 | PHI |
1959 | 142 | 525 | 168 | 38 | 3 | 41 | 122 | 108 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 12 | 6 | .320 | .405 | .638 | 1.043 | PHI,NL NYY |
1960 | 150 | 554 | 175 | 37 | 3 | 44 | 162 | 115 | 86 | 1 | 4 | 78 | 10 | 3 | .316 | .406 | .632 | 1.038 | NYY,AL |
Total | 1282 | 4703 | 1441 | 260 | 29 | 409 | 1123 | 1019 | 730 | 6 | 37 | 896 | 84 | 37 | .306 | .398 | .635 | 1.032 | |
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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 |
1959 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .520 | .952 | 1.472 |
Total | 27 | 111 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .378 | .434 | .748 | 1.182 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 141 | 138 | 67 | 343 | 26 | 440 | 30 | .932 | 1249.0 | 3.17 | | | | |
Leftfield | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 2.08 | | | | |
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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... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against New York (N) on 6/28/1957... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1957, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game... Drove in 7 runs against Chicago (N) on 8/27/1957... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1957, hitting .311 with 55 HR, 133 RBI... 10/3/1957: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (N), $18,000,000 per year, for 5 years. Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1958, hitting .409 with 4 HR, 7 RBI... Injured on 5/25/1958 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/6/1958 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for one week... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1959, hitting .364 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game... Traded from Philadelphia (N) to New York (A) on 7/30/1959 (Going to PHI: P Jim Bunning, SS Gil Mcdougald, P Murray Wall. Going to NYY: 3B Eddie Mathews)... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1959, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 6 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Baltimore on 8/17/1959... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1959, hitting .462 with 6 HR, 16 RBI... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Kansas City on 8/25/1959... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1959, hitting .432 with 13 HR, 31 RBI... Injured on 9/16/1959 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks... Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1959... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Detroit on 4/24/1960... Hit for the cycle against Cleveland on 4/29/1960... Had 5 hits with 11 RBI against Cleveland on 4/29/1960... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1960, hitting .500 with 6 HR, 26 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1960, hitting .350 with 10 HR, 44 RBI... Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1959 - .320 - 9th
| OBP 1957 - .404 - 10th
| SLG 1952 - .554 - 5th 1953 - .679 - 2nd 1954 - .600 - 5th 1955 - .630 - 6th 1956 - .638 - 3rd 1957 - .673 - 1st 1958 - .656 - 3rd 1959 - .638 - 2nd
| OPS 1952 - .932 - 7th 1953 - 1.075 - 2nd 1954 - 1.002 - 5th 1955 - 1.032 - 6th 1956 - 1.020 - 3rd 1957 - 1.078 - 1st 1958 - 1.054 - 3rd 1959 - 1.043 - 3rd
| Hits 1953 - 175 - 10th 1957 - 173 - 10th 1959 - 168 - 9th
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Doubles 1954 - 37 - 3rd 1957 - 33 - 7th 1959 - 38 - 5th
| Triples 1955 - 6 - 6th
| Homeruns 1953 - 60 - 1st 1954 - 38 - 5th 1955 - 47 - 3rd 1956 - 50 - 1st 1957 - 55 - 1st 1958 - 45 - 4th 1959 - 41 - 3rd
| RBI 1953 - 169 - 1st 1955 - 129 - 3rd 1956 - 110 - 10th 1957 - 133 - 1st 1959 - 122 - 4th
| Runs 1953 - 142 - 2nd 1954 - 118 - 6th 1955 - 136 - 1st 1956 - 107 - 10th 1957 - 125 - 2nd 1959 - 108 - 6th
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BB 1955 - 96 - 6th 1957 - 88 - 9th
| SB 1954 - 13 - 8th 1955 - 14 - 7th
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