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.

1906 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1906 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	20 (19)	May 5	NYG		BSN	L,4-6	GS	0	7.0	2	4	0	6	0
2	25 (4)	May 14	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
3	29 (3)	May 18	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
4	32 (2)	May 21	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-4	GF	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	34 (1)	May 24	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS	0	2.0	0	2	0	2	0
6	36 (1)	May 26	NYG	@	STL	W,5-4	GS	0	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
7	40 (3)	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	44 (3)	Jun 4	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-6	GS	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
9	47 (2)	Jun 7	NYG		CHC	L,0-19	GS	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
10	54 (6)	Jun 15	NYG		STL	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
11	57 (2)	Jun 21	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	GF	0	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	59 (1)	Jun 23	NYG		PHI	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
13	62 (2)	Jun 27	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
14	65 (2)	Jun 30	NYG		BSN	L,3-4	GS	0	7.0	0	2	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	68 (2)	Jul 5	NYG		BSN	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
16	72 (3)	Jul 10	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-6	GS	0	4.0	0	2	0	2	0
17	76 (3)	Jul 14 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
18	79 (2)	Jul 17	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	0	5	0	5	0
19	82 (2)	Jul 20	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	0	8.0	0	5	0	5	0
20	86 (3)	Jul 25	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
21	90 (3)	Jul 30	NYG		CIN	W,9-1	GS	0	6.0	1	4	0	5	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	94 (3)	Aug 4	NYG		CHC	W,7-4	GS	0	6.0	0	4	0	4	0
23	98 (3)	Aug 9	NYG		PIT	W,6-0	GS	0	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
24	102 (3)	Aug 13 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
25	106 (3)	Aug 18	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	0	6	0	6	0
26	110 (3)	Aug 22	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	0	8.2	0	4	0	4	0
27	113 (2)	Aug 25	NYG	@	CIN	W,8-3	CG	0	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
28	116 (2)	Aug 30 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	120 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
30	125 (4)	Sep 6	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	128 (2)	Sep 8 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-1	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	130 (1)	Sep 11	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
33	133 (2)	Sep 14 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,0-1	CG	0	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
34	136 (2)	Sep 17	NYG		PHI	W,13-2	GS	0	7.0	1	2	0	3	0
35	140 (3)	Sep 20 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	GS	0	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	143 (2)	Sep 24 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,5-10	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	146 (2)	Sep 28	NYG		STL	W,8-2	GS	0	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
38	152 (5)	Oct 4	NYG		PHI	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
							38gm		267.0	15	90	1	106	1