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Wid Matthews
Wid Curry Matthews (Matty)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Weight: 155 lb.

Born: October 20, 1896 in Raleigh, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1923
Final Game: June 7, 1925
Died: October 5, 1965 in Hollywood, CA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1923 26 PHA AL 129 542 485 52 133 11 6 1 25 16 16 50 27 .274 .343 .328 .671 76 159 1 6 *O
1924 27 WSH AL 53 195 169 25 51 10 4 0 13 3 8 11 4 .302 .355 .408 .763 98 69 3 12 O
1925 28 WSH AL 10 9 9 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .444 .444 .444 .889 128 4 0 0 /O
3 Seasons 192 746 663 79 188 21 10 1 39 19 24 61 32 .284 .348 .350 .697 83 232 4 18
162 Game Avg. 162 629 559 67 159 18 8 1 33 16 20 51 27 .284 .348 .350 .697 83 196 3 15
WSH (2 yrs) 63 204 178 27 55 10 4 0 14 3 8 11 5 .309 .359 .410 .769 100 73 3 12
PHA (1 yr) 129 542 485 52 133 11 6 1 25 16 16 50 27 .274 .343 .328 .671 76 159 1 6

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1923 PHA AL 26 OF 127 337 316 3 18 0 .947 2.51 .966 2.26 2-125-0
1924 WSH AL 27 OF 44 130 121 7 2 2 .985 2.91 .969 2.27 1-43-0
1925 WSH AL 28 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.30 0-1-0
3 Seasons OF 172 468 438 10 20 2 .957 2.60 .967 2.26 3-169-0
3 Seasons TOT 172 468 438 10 20 2 .957 2.60 .924 2.26 3-169-0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1923 AL--16--10th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1923 AL--16--5th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Buddy Ryan (988)
  2. Bob Addis (981)
  3. Denver Grigsby (978)
  4. Ty Tyson (977)
  5. Charlie Pabor (973)
  6. George Jackson (971)
  7. Jake Gettman (971)
  8. Hub Northen (970)
  9. Darrell Brown (969)
  10. Al Gionfriddo (968)
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  1. Buddy Ryan (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Jack Dalton (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

November 7, 1922: Traded by Milwaukee (American Association) to the Philadelphia Athletics for Frank Callaway, Dave Keefe and $20,000.

December 15, 1923: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics with Beauty McGowan, Heinie Scheer and $40,000 to Milwaukee (American Association) for Al Simmons.

June 2, 1924: Traded by Milwaukee (American Association) to the Washington Senators for a player to be named later and cash. The Washington Senators sent Lance Richbourg (June 10, 1924) to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete the trade.

August 8, 1924: Traded by the Washington Senators with $50,000 to Sacramento (PCL) for Earl McNeely. Wid Matthews returned to original team on September 29, 1924.

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