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Matt Batts
Matthew Daniel Batts

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 200 lb.
School Baylor University

Debut September 10, 1947
Final Game May 8, 1956
Born October 16, 1921 in San Antonio, TX

Uncle of Danny Heep

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 25 BOS AL   7   16    3    8   1  0   1    5   0  0   1   1  .500  .529  .750  243   12   0           0   0
 1948 26 BOS AL  46  118   13   37  12  0   1   24   0  0  15   9  .314  .391  .441  116   52   4           0   4
 1949 27 BOS AL  60  157   23   38   9  1   3   31   1  0  25  22  .242  .350  .369   85   58   0           1   4
 1950 28 BOS AL  75  238   27   65  15  3   4   34   0  0  18  19  .273  .327  .412   81   98   1           1   8
 1951 29 TOT AL  90  277   27   79  18  1   5   33   2  0  22  23  .285  .338  .412   99  114   5           0  10
         BOS AL  11   29    1    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   1   2  .138  .167  .172  -11    5   0           0   1
         SLB AL  79  248   26   75  17  1   5   31   2  0  21  21  .302  .357  .440  112  109   5           0   9
 1952 30 DET AL  56  173   11   41   4  1   3   13   1  0  14  22  .237  .298  .324   72   56   2           1   5
 1953 31 DET AL 116  374   38  104  24  3   6   43   2  3  24  36  .278  .322  .406   96  152   1           0   9
 1954 32 TOT AL  67  179   17   42   8  1   3   24   0  1  19  19  .235  .303  .341   75   61   2   3       0   9
         DET AL  12   21    1    6   1  0   0    5   0  0   2   4  .286  .333  .333   85    7   0   1       0   0
         CHW AL  55  158   16   36   7  1   3   19   0  1  17  15  .228  .299  .342   74   54   2   2       0   9
 1955 33 CIN NL  26   71    4   18   4  1   0   13   0  0   4  11  .254  .286  .338   63   24   1   2   0   0   3
 1956 34 CIN NL   3    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .333  .000   -1    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     546 1605  163  432  95 11  26  220   6  4 143 163  .269  .329  .391   90  627  16   5   0   3  52
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        476   48  128  28  3   8   65   2  1  42  48  .269  .329  .391   90  186   5   1   0   1  15
 Career High    116  374   38  104  24  3   6   43   2  3  25  36  .285  .338  .412   99  152   5   3   0   1  10
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1947 25 BOS AL   17    8    6  20.0   102| .500  .270| .529  .352| .750  .389|1.279  .741| 243  .946   3.1   0.3   0%
 1948 26 BOS AL  137   89   20   6.0   110| .314  .279| .391  .365| .441  .403| .832  .768| 116  .618   3.4   0.3   0%
 1949 27 BOS AL  183  123   20   4.3   112| .242  .279| .350  .372| .369  .405| .719  .778|  85  .474  -3.4  -0.3 100%
 1950 28 BOS AL  258  182   32   4.7   122| .273  .290| .327  .379| .412  .435| .739  .814|  81  .471  -8.3  -0.8   0%
 1951 29 TOT AL  304  213   40   5.0   105| .285  .272| .338  .353| .412  .398| .750  .752|  99  .552  -1.0  -0.1 100%
         BOS AL   30   26    1   1.0   109| .138  .278| .167  .361| .172  .407| .339  .768| -11  .063  -4.8  -0.5   0%
         SLB AL  274  187   39   5.6   105| .302  .271| .357  .353| .440  .397| .797  .750| 112  .598   3.8   0.4 100%
 1952 30 DET AL  190  139   17   3.3    97| .237  .261| .298  .341| .324  .381| .622  .723|  72  .397  -7.1  -0.7 100%
 1953 31 DET AL  399  283   48   4.6   102| .278  .268| .322  .344| .406  .395| .728  .739|  96  .509  -2.9  -0.3  40%
 1954 32 TOT AL  203  152   18   3.2   101| .235  .268| .303  .344| .341  .392| .644  .736|  75  .369  -6.2  -0.6   0%
         DET AL   24   16    2   3.4    97| .286  .263| .333  .338| .333  .384| .666  .723|  85  .392  -0.2   0.0   0%
         CHW AL  179  136   16   3.2   101| .228  .269| .299  .345| .342  .393| .641  .738|  74  .367  -6.0  -0.6   0%
 1955 33 CIN NL   78   59    6   2.7   109| .254  .270| .286  .342| .338  .428| .624  .769|  63  .270  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1956 34 CIN NL    3    2    0   0.0   107| .000  .270| .333  .337| .000  .426| .333  .763|  -1  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     1772 1250  207   4.4   107| .269  .273| .329  .355| .391  .403| .720  .758|  90  .491 -26.4  -2.6  60%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1947 25 BOS AL C 6 15 2 0 1 1.000 .983 2.83 4.30 2 1948 26 BOS AL C 41 118 18 2 3 .986 .986 3.32 4.08 0 1949 27 BOS AL C 50 193 23 5 2 .977 .985 4.32 4.10 2 1950 28 BOS AL C 73 306 29 2 3 .994 .985 4.59 4.21 4 1951 29 TOT AL C 75 291 37 13 6 .962 .982 4.37 4.40 11 BOS AL C 11 32 7 1 0 .975 .982 3.55 4.40 2 SLB AL C 64 259 30 12 6 .960 .982 4.52 4.40 9 1952 30 DET AL C 55 262 36 5 4 .983 .985 5.42 4.70 4 1953 31 DET AL C 103 463 44 7 7 .986 .985 4.92 4.44 13 1954 32 TOT AL C 50 249 24 3 4 .989 .986 5.46 4.76 1 DET AL C 8 24 5 1 1 .967 .986 3.62 4.76 0 CHW AL C 42 225 19 2 3 .992 .986 5.81 4.76 1 1955 33 CIN NL C 21 65 8 1 2 .986 .986 3.48 4.82 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1947 25 BOS AL C 6 15 2 0 1 1.000 .983 2.83 4.30 2 1948 26 BOS AL C 41 118 18 2 3 .986 .986 3.32 4.08 0 1949 27 BOS AL C 50 193 23 5 2 .977 .985 4.32 4.10 2 1950 28 BOS AL C 73 306 29 2 3 .994 .985 4.59 4.21 4 1951 29 TOT AL C 75 291 37 13 6 .962 .982 4.37 4.40 11 BOS AL C 11 32 7 1 0 .975 .982 3.55 4.40 2 SLB AL C 64 259 30 12 6 .960 .982 4.52 4.40 9 1952 30 DET AL C 55 262 36 5 4 .983 .985 5.42 4.70 4 1953 31 DET AL C 103 463 44 7 7 .986 .985 4.92 4.44 13 1954 32 TOT AL C 50 249 24 3 4 .989 .986 5.46 4.76 1 DET AL C 8 24 5 1 1 .967 .986 3.62 4.76 0 CHW AL C 42 225 19 2 3 .992 .986 5.81 4.76 1 1955 33 CIN NL C 21 65 8 1 2 .986 .986 3.48 4.82 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C 474 1962 221 38 32 .983 .985 4.61 4.41 37 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 474 1962 221 38 32 .983 .985 4.61 4.41
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Transactions 

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

May 17, 1951: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with a player to be named later, Jim Suchecki, and $100,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Les Moss. The Boston Red Sox sent Jim McDonald (July 18, 1951) to the St. Louis Browns to complete the trade.

February 14, 1952: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Dick Littlefield, Cliff Mapes, and Ben Taylor to the Detroit Tigers for Gene Bearden, Bob Cain, and Dick Kryhoski.

May 29, 1954: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Red Wilson.

December 6, 1954: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Don Ferrarese, Don Johnson, and Fred Marsh to the Baltimore Orioles for Jim Brideweser, Bob Chakales, and Clint Courtney.

April 12, 1955: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Baltimore Orioles.

July 3, 1955: Purchased by the Cincinnati Redlegs from the Cleveland Indians.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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