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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1905 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1905 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 15	NYG		BSN	W,15-0	GS	0	6.0	1	2	0	3	0
2	6 (3)	Apr 24	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	12 (5)	May 1	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
4	17 (4)	May 6	NYG		BSN	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
5	21 (3)	May 11	NYG		STL	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	0	6	0	6	0
6	27 (5)	May 18	NYG		PIT	L,2-7	CG	0	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
7	31 (3)	May 23	NYG		CIN	W,7-0	CG	0	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
8	35 (3)	May 27	NYG		BRO	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	40 (4)	Jun 1	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
10	45 (4)	Jun 7	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
11	47 (1)	Jun 9	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-12	GF	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	51 (3)	Jun 13	NYG	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
13	55 (3)	Jun 17	NYG	@	STL	W,7-2	GS	0	6.0	1	1	0	2	0
14	59 (3)	Jun 21	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	0	5	0	5	1
15	61 (1)	Jun 24	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	GF	0	4.0	1	3	0	4	0
16	65 (3)	Jun 29	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-1	GS	0	5.0	1	1	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	69 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	1	5	0	6	0
18	75 (5)	Jul 12	NYG		CHC	L,1-8	CG	0	9.0	0	6	0	6	0
19	78 (2)	Jul 15	NYG		PIT	W,8-7	GF	0	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
20	80 (1)	Jul 18	NYG		PIT	L,1-2	GS	0	7.0	1	2	0	3	0
21	84 (3)	Jul 21	NYG		STL	W,14-2	GS	0	5.0	0	2	0	2	0
22	87 (2)	Jul 25	NYG		CIN	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
23	90 (2)	Jul 29	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	94 (3)	Aug 2	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
25	97 (2)	Aug 5	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-5	CG	0	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
26	99 (1)	Aug 8	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-3	GF	0	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	101 (1)	Aug 10	NYG	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
28	106 (4)	Aug 17	NYG		CHC	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
29	109 (2)	Aug 21	NYG		PIT	W,10-2	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
30	112 (2)	Aug 24 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,8-0	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
31	115 (2)	Aug 26 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,6-5	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	116	Aug 28	NYG		STL	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	119 (2)	Sep 1	NYG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
34	121 (1)	Sep 4 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,11-6	CG	0	8.0	0	5	0	5	0
35	123 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
36	127 (3)	Sep 12 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
37	132 (4)	Sep 16 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
38	134 (1)	Sep 19 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	0	4	1	5	0
39	138 (3)	Sep 23	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
40	140 (1)	Sep 25	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-4	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
41	141	Sep 26	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-5	GF	0	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
42	144 (2)	Sep 29 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	0	11.0	0	7	0	7	0
43	151 (6)	Oct 5 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,1-4	CG	0	9.0	0	4	1	5	0
							43gm		339.0	15	116	4	135	4