Wid Matthews

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg)

Born: October 20, 1896 in Raleigh, IL us

Died: October 5, 1965 in Hollywood, CA

Buried: Roseland Park Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS

Debut: April 18, 1923 (Age 26-180d, 5,696th in major league history)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 7, 1925 (Age 28-230d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Wid Curry Matthews

Nicknames: Matty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

663

188

.284

RBI

OBP

.348

SLG

.350

OPS

.697

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	PHA		WSH	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	Apr 19	PHA		WSH	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 20	PHA		WSH	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 21	PHA		WSH	L,4-6	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 23	PHA		BOS	L,6-9	CG	0	9.0	3	1	1	5	0
6	6	Apr 24	PHA		BOS	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 25	PHA		BOS	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	Apr 26	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 27	PHA	@	WSH	T,10-10	GS	42	8.0	0	0	2	2	0
10	10	Apr 29	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	11	Apr 30	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	44	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	May 2	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
14	14	May 3	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	15	May 4	PHA	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	49	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
16	16	May 5	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	17	May 6	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 9	PHA	@	SLB	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 10	PHA	@	SLB	W,10-7	CG	36	9.0	2	0	2	4	0
20	20	May 11	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-14	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	21	May 12	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	22	May 13	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
23	23	May 14	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
24	24	May 16	PHA	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
25	25	May 17	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	26	May 18	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	27	May 19	PHA	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	28	May 20	PHA	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	29	May 21	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	2	0	1	3	0
30	30	May 22	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	31	May 24	PHA		NYY	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 25	PHA		NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	33	May 26	PHA		NYY	L,8-10	CG	57	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	34	May 28	PHA		BOS	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	35	May 29	PHA		BOS	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
36	36	May 30 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,5-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	37	May 30 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	38	Jun 1 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	39	Jun 1 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	40	Jun 2 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
41	41	Jun 2 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	42	Jun 3	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	43	Jun 5	PHA		SLB	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	44	Jun 6	PHA		SLB	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	45	Jun 7	PHA		SLB	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	46	Jun 8	PHA		SLB	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 9	PHA		DET	L,6-8	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	48	Jun 12	PHA		DET	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
49	49	Jun 13	PHA		DET	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
50	50	Jun 14	PHA		CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	51	Jun 15	PHA		CLE	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
52	52	Jun 16	PHA		CLE	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
53	53	Jun 17	PHA	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
54	54	Jun 18	PHA		CHW	L,5-6	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	55	Jun 19	PHA		CHW	L,3-12	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	56	Jun 20	PHA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
57	57	Jun 21	PHA		CHW	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	58	Jun 22	PHA		WSH	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
59	59	Jun 23	PHA		WSH	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	60	Jun 24	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	61	Jun 25	PHA		WSH	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	62	Jun 26	PHA		WSH	W,16-7	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
63	63	Jun 28	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
64	64	Jun 29	PHA	@	NYY	L,9-10	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
65	65	Jun 30	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	66	Jul 1	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	67	Jul 2	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	68	Jul 4 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	69	Jul 4 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	70	Jul 5	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
71	71	Jul 7 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,6-9	CG	46	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
72	72	Jul 7 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
73	73	Jul 8	PHA	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	74	Jul 9	PHA	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	75	Jul 10	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	76	Jul 11	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
77	77	Jul 12	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-11	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
78	78	Jul 13	PHA	@	CLE	L,7-16	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	79	Jul 14 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	80	Jul 14 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	81	Jul 15	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	82	Jul 16	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	83	Jul 17	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	84	Jul 18	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
85	85	Jul 19	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	86	Jul 20	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	87	Jul 21	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
88	88	Jul 22	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-9	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	89	Jul 24	PHA		NYY	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
90	90	Jul 25	PHA		NYY	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
91	91	Jul 26	PHA		NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	92	Jul 27	PHA		NYY	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
93	93	Jul 30 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	94	Jul 30 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	95	Aug 1 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	96	Aug 1 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,3-8	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
97	97	Aug 2	PHA		DET	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
98	108 (10)	Aug 15	PHA	@	DET	L,5-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
99	117 (8)	Aug 26	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	118	Aug 27	PHA	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
101	119	Aug 30	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	120	Aug 31	PHA	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	121	Sep 1	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	122	Sep 3 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,1-2	CG	53	13.0	9	1	0	10	0
105	123	Sep 3 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	124	Sep 4	PHA		NYY	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
107	125	Sep 5	PHA		NYY	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	126	Sep 6	PHA		BOS	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	127	Sep 7	PHA		BOS	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
110	128	Sep 9	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-2	GF	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	132 (3)	Sep 17 (1)	PHA		DET	W,2-0	GF	0	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	133	Sep 17 (2)	PHA		DET	W,4-3	GF	0	1.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	134	Sep 18 (1)	PHA		DET	L,2-8	GF	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
114	135	Sep 18 (2)	PHA		DET	W,10-9	GF	0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	137 (1)	Sep 19 (2)	PHA		DET	W,4-3	GF	0	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	139 (1)	Sep 22 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
117	141 (1)	Sep 25 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
118	142	Sep 25 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
119	143	Sep 26 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-5	GS	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	144	Sep 26 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
121	145	Sep 29	PHA	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
122	146	Sep 30	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	147	Oct 1	PHA		WSH	W,4-3	CG	42	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
124	150 (2)	Oct 4	PHA	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
125	151	Oct 5	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
126	152	Oct 6	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	GF	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	153	Oct 7	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
							127gm			317	4	18	339	0