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	7-6 / in Starts: 4-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 28 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	15 (5-6-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 28 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (7-5-3)

Most Driven In
B McKechnie	1
E Roush	0
F Merkle	0
B Rariden	0

Most Driven In By
D Robertson	1

1916 Batting Game Log

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1916 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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	635	13 (12)	May 4	NYG		BSN	L,6-7	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.87	-0.222	1.95	-0.14%	-1.02	P
2	636	16 (2)	May 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,13-5	6-GF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.400	.000	.400	9	.13	0.010	.08	0.00%	0.82	P
3	637	19 (2)	May 12	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.000	.333	.000	.333	9	1.31	-0.035	1.20	-0.02%	-0.28	P
4	638	25 (5)	May 20	NYG	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.74	-0.075	1.63	-0.10%	-0.78	P
5	639	27 (1)	May 23	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
6	640	32 (4)	May 29	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.214	.000	.214	9	.92	-0.137	3.68	-0.33%	-1.54	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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	641	37 (4)	Jun 2	NYG		CIN	L,4-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.214	.000	.214	9						P
8	642	44 (6)	Jun 14	NYG		CHC	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.176	.000	.176	9	.71	-0.053	2.29	-0.10%	-0.41	P
9	643	48 (3)	Jun 21	NYG		BSN	L,4-5	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.176	.000	.176	8						P
10	644	51 (2)	Jun 24 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.176	.000	.176	9						P
11	645	53 (1)	Jun 26 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-8	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.158	.000	.158	9	2.13	-0.141	6.38	-0.25%	-0.78	P
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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	646	62 (8)	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,6-7	1-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.190	.000	.190	9	.33	0.001	.82	0.00%	0.07	P
Sept		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	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from New York Giants to Cincinnati Reds
13	647	131	Sep 4 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-8	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.136	.269	.182	.451	9						P
							7-6		28	22	2	3	1	0	0	1	4	0	4	0	1		0		0		.136	.269	.182	.451		1.01	-0.652	2.20	-0.93%	-3.90

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