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Tom Matchick
John Thomas Matchick

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

Debut September 2, 1967
  vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1972
Born September 7, 1943 in Hazleton, PA

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1962. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1967 23 DET AL   8    6    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .167  .167  .167   -2    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1968 24 DET AL  80  227   18   46   6  2   3   14   0  2  10  46  .203  .248  .286   60   65   2   1   3   4   3
 1969 25 DET AL  94  298   25   72  11  2   0   32   3  0  15  51  .242  .276  .292   56   87   1   2   3   0   8
 1970 26 TOT AL  65  172   13   32   3  2   0   11   0  1   7  25  .186  .222  .227   25   39   1   0   2   1   8
         BOS AL  10   14    2    1   0  0   0    0   0  1   2   2  .071  .188  .071  -28    1   0   0   0   0   0
         KCR AL  55  158   11   31   3  2   0   11   0  0   5  23  .196  .226  .241   30   38   1   0   2   1   8
 1971 27 MIL AL  42  114    6   25   1  0   1    7   3  2   7  23  .219  .264  .254   49   29   1   0   0   0   1
 1972 28 BAL AL   3    9    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  1   0   1  .222  .222  .222   31    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      292  826   63  178  21  6   4   64   6  6  39 148  .215  .254  .270   49  223   5   3   8   5  20
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        458   35   99  12  3   2   36   3  3  22  82  .215  .254  .270   49  124   3   2   4   3  11
 Career High     94  298   25   72  11  2   3   32   3  2  15  51  .242  .276  .292   56   87   2   2   3   4   8
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1967 23 DET AL    6    5    0   0.0    87| .167  .246| .167  .316| .167  .369| .334  .686|  -2  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1968 24 DET AL  244  189   16   2.3    82| .203  .241| .248  .311| .286  .357| .534  .668|  60  .312 -11.8  -1.4   0%
 1969 25 DET AL  316  237   23   2.6    99| .242  .260| .276  .337| .292  .392| .568  .730|  56  .295 -18.5  -1.9 100%
 1970 26 TOT AL  181  150    7   1.2    97| .186  .258| .222  .332| .227  .393| .449  .725|  25  .094 -18.4  -1.9   0%
         BOS AL   16   14    0   0.0   104| .071  .267| .188  .342| .071  .407| .259  .750| -28  .000  -2.6  -0.3   0%
         KCR AL  165  136    7   1.4    97| .196  .257| .226  .331| .241  .392| .467  .723|  30  .111 -15.9  -1.6   0%
 1971 27 MIL AL  122   93    8   2.3    91| .219  .253| .264  .324| .254  .375| .518  .699|  49  .266  -7.9  -0.8  60%
 1972 28 BAL AL    9    8    0   0.0    85| .222  .250| .222  .319| .222  .361| .444  .680|  31  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       878  682   54   2.1    93| .215  .253| .254  .327| .270  .380| .524  .707|  49  .240 -58.3  -6.2  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1967 23 DET AL SS 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.10 9.00 4.50 0 1.0 1968 24 DET AL SS 59 53 118 9 20 .950 .962 2.90 4.07 4.17 4.79 48 369.0 2B 13 25 34 1 7 .983 .977 4.54 4.34 5.67 5.11 10 93.7 1B 6 28 2 0 4 1.000 .990 5.00 8.32 11.25 9.60 0 24.0 1969 25 DET AL 2B 47 89 122 6 32 .972 .976 4.49 4.58 4.84 5.21 45 392.7 3B 27 15 45 1 2 .984 .955 2.22 2.74 2.56 3.16 24 210.7 SS 6 6 8 1 2 .933 .966 2.33 4.43 2.52 4.97 6 50.0 1B 2 11 1 0 0 1.000 .992 6.00 8.35 9.00 9.60 1 12.0 1970 26 TOT AL SS 44 64 130 3 32 .985 .967 4.41 4.39 5.31 4.94 37 328.7 TOT AL 2B 11 22 23 0 7 1.000 .978 4.09 4.64 6.43 5.36 6 63.0 TOT AL 3B 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 1.00 2.67 2.90 3.00 0 9.3 BOS AL 3B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 2.65 3.25 3.04 0 8.3 2B 1 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 3.00 4.60 3.38 5.40 1 8.0 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 KCR AL SS 43 64 130 3 32 .985 .967 4.51 4.39 5.33 4.94 37 327.7 2B 10 21 21 0 6 1.000 .979 4.20 4.64 6.87 5.35 5 55.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1971 27 MIL AL 3B 41 31 62 2 6 .979 .956 2.27 2.74 2.94 3.04 32 284.3 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.80 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1972 28 BAL AL 3B 3 2 4 1 0 .857 .952 2.00 2.70 2.57 3.00 2 21.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1968 24 DET AL 1B 6 28 2 0 4 1.000 .990 5.00 8.32 11.25 9.60 0 24.0 1969 25 DET AL 1B 2 11 1 0 0 1.000 .992 6.00 8.35 9.00 9.60 1 12.0 1968 24 DET AL 2B 13 25 34 1 7 .983 .977 4.54 4.34 5.67 5.11 10 93.7 1969 25 DET AL 2B 47 89 122 6 32 .972 .976 4.49 4.58 4.84 5.21 45 392.7 1970 26 TOT AL 2B 11 22 23 0 7 1.000 .978 4.09 4.64 6.43 5.36 6 63.0 BOS AL 2B 1 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 3.00 4.60 3.38 5.40 1 8.0 KCR AL 2B 10 21 21 0 6 1.000 .979 4.20 4.64 6.87 5.35 5 55.0 1971 27 MIL AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.80 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1969 25 DET AL 3B 27 15 45 1 2 .984 .955 2.22 2.74 2.56 3.16 24 210.7 1970 26 TOT AL 3B 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 1.00 2.67 2.90 3.00 0 9.3 BOS AL 3B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 2.65 3.25 3.04 0 8.3 KCR AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1971 27 MIL AL 3B 41 31 62 2 6 .979 .956 2.27 2.74 2.94 3.04 32 284.3 1972 28 BAL AL 3B 3 2 4 1 0 .857 .952 2.00 2.70 2.57 3.00 2 21.0 1967 23 DET AL SS 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.10 9.00 4.50 0 1.0 1968 24 DET AL SS 59 53 118 9 20 .950 .962 2.90 4.07 4.17 4.79 48 369.0 1969 25 DET AL SS 6 6 8 1 2 .933 .966 2.33 4.43 2.52 4.97 6 50.0 1970 26 TOT AL SS 44 64 130 3 32 .985 .967 4.41 4.39 5.31 4.94 37 328.7 BOS AL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 KCR AL SS 43 64 130 3 32 .985 .967 4.51 4.39 5.33 4.94 37 327.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 110 124 256 13 54 .967 .965 3.45 4.22 4.57 4.87 91 748.7 3B* 74 49 113 4 8 .976 .955 2.19 2.74 2.78 3.09 58 525.3 2B* 72 136 179 7 46 .978 .976 4.38 4.55 5.15 5.21 61 550.3 1B* 8 39 3 0 4 1.000 .991 5.25 8.32 10.50 9.60 1 36.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 264 348 551 24 112 .974 .968 3.41 4.02 4.35 4.56 211 1860
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1968   WS    DET STL     W   3   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

Before 1962 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

November 26, 1962: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1962 first-year draft.

December 13, 1969: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Boston Red Sox for Dalton Jones.

May 28, 1970: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals for Mike Fiore.

May 11, 1971: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ted Savage.

October 22, 1971: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Bruce Look to the Baltimore Orioles for Mike Ferraro and Mike Herson (minors).

April 5, 1973: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Yankees for Frank Baker.


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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