Matt Batts
Matthew Daniel Batts
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 16, 1921 in San Antonio, TX
School: Baylor University
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1947
Final Game: May 8, 1956
Relatives: Uncle of Danny Heep
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1947 BOS AL 25 C 6 17 15 2 0 1 1.000 2.83 .982 4.30 2
1948 BOS AL 26 C 41 138 118 18 2 3 .986 3.32 .986 4.08 0
1949 BOS AL 27 C 50 221 193 23 5 2 .977 4.32 .985 4.10 2
1950 BOS AL 28 C 73 337 306 29 2 3 .994 4.59 .985 4.21 4
1951 TOT AL 29 C 75 341 291 37 13 6 .962 4.37 .982 4.40 11
1951 BOS AL 29 C 11 40 32 7 1 0 .975 3.55 .982 4.40 2
1951 SLB AL 29 C 64 301 259 30 12 6 .960 4.52 .982 4.40 9
1952 DET AL 30 C 55 303 262 36 5 4 .983 5.42 .985 4.70 4
1953 DET AL 31 C 103 514 463 44 7 7 .986 4.92 .985 4.44 13
1954 TOT AL 32 C 50 42 391.2 276 249 24 3 4 .989 -2.0 -6.1 -2 6.27 5.46 .986 5.40 4.76 1 4 17 9 35%
1954 DET AL 32 C 8 4 43.0 30 24 5 1 1 .967 0.0 0.0 0 6.07 3.63 .987 5.40 4.76 0 0 1 1 50%
1954 CHW AL 32 C 42 38 348.2 246 225 19 2 3 .992 -2.0 -6.9 -2 6.30 5.81 .986 5.40 4.76 1 4 16 8 33%
1955 CIN NL 33 C 21 18 155.1 74 65 8 1 2 .986 0.0 0.0 0 4.23 3.48 .986 5.65 4.82 0 4 3 3 50%
9 Seasons C 474 60 547.0 2221 1962 221 38 32 .983 -2.0 -4.4 -2 35.92 4.61 .985 5.47 4.41 37 8 20 12 38%
10 Seasons TOT 474 60 547.0 2221 1962 221 38 32 .983 -2.0 -4.4 -2 35.92 4.61 .968 5.47 4.41 37 8 20 12 38%

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1947 BOS AL 25 7 7 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 BOS AL 26 46 46 46 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 BOS AL 27 60 60 60 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 BOS AL 28 75 75 75 0 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 SLB AL 29 79 79 79 0 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 BOS AL 29 11 11 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 DET AL 30 56 56 56 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 DET AL 31 116 116 116 0 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 CHW AL 32 55 38 55 55 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
1954 DET AL 32 12 4 12 12 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1955 CIN NL 33 26 18 26 26 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1956 CIN NL 34 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 Seasons 546 60 546 546 0 474 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- C*

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Pitching Stats Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA ERA RAvg Fld F2O% XI FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag SO Tot 1B 2B 3B K23 Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 263 n23 GB bFld bF2O%
1954 CHW AL 32 1498 3.12 3.48 26 100% 0 0 225 22 0 3 200 19 4 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 100%
1954 DET AL 32 203 5.23 6.28 3 100% 0 0 24 1 0 1 22 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 100%
1955 CIN NL 33 667 4.31 4.71 10 100% 0 0 68 8 0 0 60 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 2368 3.62 4.05 39 100% 0 0 317 31 0 4 282 29 7 1 0 5 4 0 3 1 0 6 1 0 1 2 100%
MLB Averages 3.99 4.51 96% 88%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

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Year Tm Lg Age PB WP SBO SB CS CSctch CS% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS RBA RK SBlev CSlev
1954 CHW AL 32 1 4 566 16 8 8 33% 13 7 2 1 1 0 1 0 24 11 1.25 0.74
1954 DET AL 32 0 0 80 1 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1.10 0.72
1955 CIN NL 33 0 4 229 3 3 1 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 1.19 1.15
2 Seasons 1 8 875 20 12 10 38% 17 11 2 1 1 0 1 0 37 20 1.24 0.84
MLB Averages 45% 1.15 1.13

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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