Len Matuszek

Positions: Pinch Hitter, First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: September 27, 1954 in Toledo, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 5th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Toledo (Toledo, OH).

High School: Archbishop Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH)

School: University of Toledo (Toledo, OH)

Debut: September 3, 1981 (Age 26-341d, 14,504th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 30, 1987 (Age 32-215d)
vs. PIT 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Full Name: Leonard James Matuszek

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

820

192

.234

113

RBI

119

OBP

.309

SLG

.405

OPS

.714

OPS+

Summary of 30 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 2 tying, 11 go ahead

3 Tms
PHI	16
LAD	12
TOR	2

Platoon
vs RHP	30

Home/Road
Home	15
Away	15

Outs
2	11
1	10
0	9

13 Opps
SDP	6
CHC	5
STL	3
MON	3
HOU	3
ATL	2
CIN	2
NYM	1
PIT	1
SFG	1
BOS	1
LAD	1
CHW	1

28 Pitchers
Andy Hawkins	2
Eric Show	2
Bob Stanley	1
Jeff Robinson	1
Ed Whitson	1
Dick Ruthven	1
Bill Gullickson	1
Ray Burris	1
Matt Keough	1
Jeff Reardon	1
Frank Pastore	1
Richard Dotson	1
Aurelio López	1
Tim Stoddard	1
Mario Soto	1
Lee Smith	1
Dick Tidrow	1
Dickie Noles	1
Greg Booker	1
Neil Allen	1
Bruce Sutter	1
Mike Bielecki	1
Craig McMurtry	1
Danny Cox	1
Dave Gumpert	1
Charlie Kerfeld	1
David Palmer	1
Burt Hooton	1

10 Parks
Dodger Stad (LOS)	8
VeteransStad (PHI)	7
Qualcomm St (SAN)	4
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
Busch Stad (STL)	2
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1

Where Hit
9	8
7	3
8	1
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	28
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	16
1--	7
12-	3
--3	1
-23	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

49 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	16
1 on	9
2 on	5
Any on	14

Inning
1	1
2	5
3	4
4	5
5	3
6	2
7	5
8	2
9	3

1-3	10
4-6	10
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	2
+2	5
+1	3
Tied	9
-1	1
-2	4
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	13
Tied	9
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	17
LF	7
PH	4
DH	2

OrderPos
6th	11
2nd	7
7th	4
5th	4
9th	3
4th	1

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1983-09-14 (2)	PHI		MON	Ray Burris	ahead 2-0	b 3	0	12-	3	2	3	0.107	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Bystrom Scores; J. Samuel Scores
2	2	2	1	1983-09-15	PHI		MON	Bill Gullickson	behind 0-2	b 4	0	---	1	2	3	0.124	41%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1983-09-25	PHI	@	STL	Neil Allen	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	1--	2	2	3	0.175	80%		Home Run; J. Morgan Scores
4	4	4	1	1983-09-26	PHI	@	CHC	Dickie Noles	ahead 2-0	t 6	1	---	1	2	3	0.089	86%		Home Run
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1984-04-07	PHI	@	CIN	Frank Pastore	ahead 2-1	t 5	0	---	1	2	3	0.117	76%		Home Run
6	6	2	1	1984-04-22	PHI		NYM	Dick Tidrow	ahead 10-5	b 7	2	--3	2	2	3	0.009	100%		Home Run; J. Samuel Scores/unER; L. Matuszek Scores/unER
7	7	3	1	1984-05-11	PHI	@	SDP	Eric Show	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	3	0.117	58%		Home Run
8	8	4	1	1984-05-12	PHI	@	SDP	Andy Hawkins	tied 1-1	t 9	2	1--	2	6	3	0.490	92%		Home Run; J. Lefebvre Scores
9	9	5	1	1984-05-13	PHI	@	SDP	Ed Whitson	ahead 3-0	t 4	0	---	1	6	3	0.061	89%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	6	1	1984-05-15	PHI	@	LAD	Burt Hooton	ahead 6-0	t 5	1	1--	2	6	3	0.019	99%		Home Run; G. Wilson Scores
11	11	7	1	1984-05-20	PHI	@	SFG	Jeff Robinson	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	3	0.120	58%		Home Run
12	12	8	1	1984-07-24	PHI		CHC	Tim Stoddard	tied 2-2	b 7	0	---	1	9	PH	0.214	80%		Home Run
13	13	9	1	1984-07-29	PHI		MON	Jeff Reardon	tied 4-4	b 9	1	1--	2	9	PH	0.372	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; I. de Jesús Scores
14	14	10	1	1984-08-01	PHI	@	CHC	Dick Ruthven	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	---	1	5	3	0.091	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	11	1	1984-08-28	PHI		SDP	Greg Booker	ahead 9-6	b 7	0	---	1	6	3	0.027	97%		Home Run
16	16	12	1	1984-09-12 (2)	PHI		STL	Bruce Sutter	behind 3-5	b 8	1	12-	3	7	PH	0.624	86%		Home Run; L. Aguayo Scores; R. Schu Scores
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1985-05-22	TOR		CHW	Richard Dotson	ahead 5-0	b 3	1	---	1	6	DH	0.028	95%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	2	1	1985-06-13	TOR	@	BOS	Bob Stanley	behind 6-8	t 9	0	---	1	6	DH	0.091	17%		Home Run
19	19	3	1	1985-09-10 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	Craig McMurtry	tied 2-2	t 2	0	---	1	7	7	0.109	61%		Home Run
20	20	4	1	1985-09-13 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	Mario Soto	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	1--	2	7	7	0.160	83%		Home Run; M. Scioscia Scores
21	21	5	1	1985-09-16	LAD	@	SDP	Eric Show	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	1	7	7	0.114	48%		Home Run
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1986-06-07	LAD		HOU	Charlie Kerfeld	behind 2-4	b 7	1	1-3	3	9	PH	0.486	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Scioscia Scores; G. Brock Scores
23	23	2	1	1986-06-24	LAD		ATL	David Palmer	tied 2-2	b 4	2	---	1	6	3	0.153	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	3	1	1986-07-04	LAD		PIT	Mike Bielecki	behind 0-5	b 4	2	1--	2	5	3	0.090	15%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Stubbs Scores
25	25	4	1	1986-07-11	LAD		CHC	Dave Gumpert	behind 0-4	b 6	2	-2-	2	4	3	0.110	17%		Home Run; S. Sax Scores
26	26	5	1	1986-07-18	LAD	@	STL	Danny Cox	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	---	1	5	3	0.086	76%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	6	1	1986-07-27	LAD	@	CHC	Lee Smith	behind 5-8	t 8	2	12-	3	5	7	0.353	42%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Hamilton Scores; F. Stubbs Scores
28	28	7	1	1986-08-06	LAD		HOU	Matt Keough	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	2	6	7	0.200	75%		Home Run (CF-RF); F. Stubbs Scores
29	29	8	2	1986-08-06	LAD		HOU	Aurelio López	ahead 5-3	b 7	1	---	1	6	7	0.054	95%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	9	1	1986-09-25 (1)	LAD		SDP	Andy Hawkins	tied 0-0	b 5	2	-23	3	2	7	0.311	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); F. Stubbs Scores; D. Anderson Scores