Matt Beech

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: January 20, 1972 in Oakland, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 24th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Houston (Houston, TX) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 7th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Houston (Houston, TX).

High School: Tom C. Clark HS (San Antonio, TX)

Schools: Navarro College (Corsicana, TX), University of Houston (Houston, TX)

Debut: August 8, 1996 (Age 24-201d, 16,936th in major league history)
vs. ATL 7.0 IP, 3 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: August 9, 1998 (Age 26-201d)
vs. HOU 3.1 IP, 6 H, 6 SO, 5 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: Lucas Matthew Beech

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

ERA

5.37

295.0

266

WHIP

1.536

Summary of 52 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 25 go ahead

1 Tm
PHI	52

Platoon
vs RHB	47
vs LHB	5

Home/Road
Home	27
Away	25

Outs
0	24
1	14
2	14

14 Opps
MON	12
ATL	6
LAD	6
NYM	4
SFG	4
FLA	4
BOS	3
HOU	3
STL	2
SDP	2
CHC	2
BAL	2
PIT	1
NYY	1

44 Batters
Vladimir Guerrero	3
Mike Lansing	3
Rondell White	2
Butch Huskey	2
Barry Bonds	2
Bernard Gilkey	2
Robert Pérez	1
Moisés Alou	1
Craig Biggio	1
Kurt Abbott	1
Brian Hunter	1
Tripp Cromer	1
Marquis Grissom	1
Sammy Sosa	1
Billy Ashley	1
Gary Sheffield	1
Rickey Henderson	1
Kevin Young	1
Eric Young Sr.	1
Eddie Pérez	1
John Valentin	1
Gary Gaetti	1
Todd Zeile	1
Tony Graffanino	1
Shane Mack	1
Lenny Webster	1
Mike Piazza	1
Jeff Kent	1
Devon White	1
David Segui	1
Andruw Jones	1
Rafael Palmeiro	1
Chris Widger	1
Kerry Wood	1
Ryan McGuire	1
Roger Cedeño	1
Andrés Galarraga	1
Dax Jones	1
Greg Vaughn	1
Mark Whiten	1
Charles Johnson	1
Tino Martinez	1
Damon Buford	1
Derek Bell	1

13 Parks
VeteransStad (PHI)	27
Stade Olymp. (MON)	8
Dodger Stad (LOS)	3
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
3Com Park (SFO)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1

Where Hit
7	26
78	9
8	8
9	5
89	4

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	14
6	8
3	8
1	7
4	5
7+	4
5	4
Unk	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	15
2·HR gms	14
3·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	35
1--	11
-2-	3
123	1
12-	1
-23	1

73 Runs
RISP	6
0 on	35
1 on	14
2 on	2
3 on	1
Any on	17

Inning
1	7
2	7
3	10
4	8
5	7
6	6
7	7

1-3	24
4-6	21
7-end	7

RelScore
+3	2
+2	7
+1	6
Tied	21
-1	7
-2	3
-3	4
-4..	2

Ahead	15
Tied	21
Behind	16

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	9
1-0	9
0-0	7
2-2	6
1-2	5
1-1	5
0-1	5
Unk	2
2-0	2
0-2	1
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	10
LF	9
1B	8
2B	8
RF	6
C	5
3B	4
PH	1
P	1

OrderPos
4th	10
3rd	9
1st	6
5th	6
2nd	6
6th	5
7th	4
9th	3
8th	3

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	31
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1996-08-13 (2)	Mark Whiten	ATL	@	PHI	behind 0-1	t 7	2	-23	2,(1-0) .BX	3	9	PH	46%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. López Scores; J. Dye Scores; M. Whiten Scores
2	2	2	2	1996-08-13 (2)	Marquis Grissom	ATL	@	PHI	ahead 3-1	t 7	2	---	5,(1-2) FBSFX	1	1	8	9%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Grissom Scores
3	3	3	1	1996-08-18	Barry Bonds	SFG	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	4,(1-2) CF1BX	2	3	7	17%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball); S. Scarsone Scores
4	4	4	2	1996-08-18	Dax Jones	SFG	@	PHI	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	1--	8,(3-2) FBCBBFFX	2	1	8	15%	82%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Fly Ball); S. Decker Scores
5	5	5	1	1996-08-24	Rickey Henderson	SDP		PHI	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	4,(1-2) BFCX	1	1	8	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Henderson Scores
6	6	6	1	1996-08-30	Billy Ashley	LAD	@	PHI	ahead 3-2	t 6	2	12-	3,(1-1) FBX	3	7	7	25%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball); M. Piazza Scores; R. Mondesí Scores
7	7	7	1	1996-09-17	Devon White	FLA	@	PHI	ahead 3-1	t 4	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	8	8%	81%		Home Run
8	8	8	2	1996-09-17	Kurt Abbott	FLA	@	PHI	ahead 4-1	t 4	1	---	6,(3-2) CBFBBX	1	7	5	7%	87%		Home Run
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1997-06-11	Ryan McGuire	MON		PHI	behind 0-2	b 5	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	3	26%	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); S. Obando Scores
10	10	2	2	1997-06-11	Mike Lansing	MON		PHI	tied 2-2	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	17%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
11	11	3	1	1997-06-16	Shane Mack	BOS		PHI	behind 0-1	b 3	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	8	11%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Mack Scores
12	12	4	1	1997-06-21	Eddie Pérez	ATL	@	PHI	tied 3-3	t 4	0	---	5,(2-2) BCCBX	1	7	2	12%	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); E. Pérez Scores
13	13	5	2	1997-06-21	Andruw Jones	ATL	@	PHI	tied 4-4	t 5	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	8	21%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball); C. Jones Scores; A. Jones Scores
14	14	6	1	1997-06-26	Tony Graffanino	ATL		PHI	tied 2-2	b 5	0	---	6,(3-2) BBFCBX	1	8	4	14%	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
15	15	7	1	1997-07-01	Lenny Webster	BAL		PHI	tied 1-1	b 4	1	---		1	8	2	13%	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	8	2	1997-07-01	Rafael Palmeiro	BAL		PHI	ahead 2-1	b 7	0	---		1	3	3	10%	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
17	17	9	1	1997-07-17	Mike Lansing	MON	@	PHI	behind 0-1	t 3	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	4	22%	57%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); C. Pérez Scores
18	18	10	2	1997-07-17	Chris Widger	MON	@	PHI	tied 2-2	t 7	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	6	2	19%	69%		Home Run (Line Drive)
19	19	11	1	1997-07-22	Barry Bonds	SFG		PHI	behind 0-2	b 5	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	7	25%	54%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); J. Vizcaíno Scores
20	20	12	2	1997-07-22	Jeff Kent	SFG		PHI	tied 2-2	b 5	1	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	4	4	15%	69%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
21	21	13	1	1997-07-27	Tripp Cromer	LAD		PHI	tied 0-0	b 3	2	---	6,(2-2) FCBFBX	1	2	4	13%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	14	2	1997-07-27	Roger Cedeño	LAD		PHI	tied 1-1	b 6	0	---	5,(2-2) BBFFX	1	1	8	17%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	15	1	1997-08-07	Craig Biggio	HOU	@	PHI	behind 1-2	t 2	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	1	4	20%	57%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); T. Bogar Scores
24	24	16	1	1997-08-24	Eric Young Sr.	LAD	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	6,(3-2) BBBCCX	1	1	4	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
25	25	17	2	1997-08-24	Todd Zeile	LAD	@	PHI	tied 1-1	t 6	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	5	29%	75%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); R. Mondesí Scores
26	26	18	1	1997-09-04	Mike Lansing	MON		PHI	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	7,(2-2) CBFFFBX	1	2	4	10%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
27	27	19	2	1997-09-04	Vladimir Guerrero	MON		PHI	tied 1-1	b 3	1	1--	3,(0-2) FFX	2	3	9	19%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Lansing Scores
28	28	20	3	1997-09-04	David Segui	MON		PHI	ahead 3-1	b 3	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	4	3	8%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
29	29	21	1	1997-09-15 (1)	Butch Huskey	NYM	@	PHI	behind 0-3	t 4	2	---	6,(3-2) BSCBBX	1	4	3	8%	23%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
30	30	22	2	1997-09-15 (1)	Bernard Gilkey	NYM	@	PHI	behind 1-5	t 7	0	---	2,(0-1) ..FX	1	3	7	5%	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
31	31	23	3	1997-09-15 (1)	Butch Huskey	NYM	@	PHI	behind 2-5	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	3	8%	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	24	1	1997-09-28	Gary Sheffield	FLA	@	PHI	behind 1-2	t 3	0	123	1,(0-0) X	4	3	9	21%	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); T. Saunders Scores; K. Abbott Scores; É. Rentería Scores
33	33	25	2	1997-09-28	Charles Johnson	FLA	@	PHI	tied 5-5	t 4	0	---	9,(3-2) ...BBCFBFFFX	1	7	2	12%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	1998-04-13	Andrés Galarraga	ATL	@	PHI	ahead 2-0	t 3	0	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	4	3	10%	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); C. Jones Scores
35	35	2	1	1998-04-19	Brian Hunter	STL		PHI	ahead 2-0	b 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	7	8%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
36	36	3	1	1998-04-25	Gary Gaetti	STL	@	PHI	behind 0-5	t 7	0	---	5,(2-2) BCCBX	1	5	5	3%	6%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
37	37	4	1	1998-05-01	Derek Bell	HOU	@	PHI	ahead 5-2	t 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	9	6%	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
38	38	5	1	1998-05-11	Mike Piazza	LAD		PHI	behind 1-2	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	2	14%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
39	39	6	1	1998-05-22	Vladimir Guerrero	MON		PHI	behind 0-3	b 1	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	9	8%	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
40	40	7	2	1998-05-22	Rondell White	MON		PHI	behind 1-3	b 1	2	---	7,(2-2) CSBBFFX	1	4	8	10%	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
41	41	8	3	1998-05-22	Robert Pérez	MON		PHI	behind 2-3	b 2	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	7	11%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
42	42	9	1	1998-06-03	Rondell White	MON	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	4,(1-2) CBSX	1	4	8	10%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
43	43	10	2	1998-06-03	Vladimir Guerrero	MON	@	PHI	tied 1-1	t 4	0	---	6,(3-2) BBFBFX	1	3	9	12%	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
44	44	11	1	1998-06-15	Kevin Young	PIT	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	4	3	10%	60%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
45	45	12	1	1998-06-20	Sammy Sosa	CHC		PHI	behind 1-4	b 3	2	1--	6,(3-2) CBBBSX	2	4	9	18%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Grace Scores
46	46	13	2	1998-06-20	Kerry Wood	CHC		PHI	ahead 5-4	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	1	10%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
47	47	14	1	1998-06-25	John Valentin	BOS	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	6,(3-2) CBBBFX	1	2	5	10%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
48	48	15	2	1998-06-25	Damon Buford	BOS	@	PHI	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	8	9%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
49	49	16	1	1998-07-01	Tino Martinez	NYY		PHI	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	3	15%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Raines Scores
50	50	17	1	1998-07-19	Bernard Gilkey	NYM		PHI	ahead 2-1	b 3	1	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	6	7	16%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); T. Pratt Scores
51	51	18	1	1998-08-04	Greg Vaughn	SDP		PHI	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	4	7	8%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
52	52	19	1	1998-08-09	Moisés Alou	HOU		PHI	ahead 1-0	b 3	1	-2-	4,(1-2) BCCX	2	5	7	14%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Bell Scores