Matt Batts

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Born: October 16, 1921 in San Antonio, TX us

Died: July 14, 2013 in Baton Rouge, LA

Buried: Cremated

High School: San Antonio Technology Academy (San Antonio, TX)

School: Baylor University (Waco, TX)

Debut: September 10, 1947 (Age 25-329d, 10,347th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 8, 1956 (Age 34-205d)
vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Matthew Daniel Batts

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Relatives: Uncle of Danny Heep

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

1605

432

.269

163

RBI

219

OBP

.329

SLG

.391

OPS

.720

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-14 / in Starts: 11-7
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	53 (25-16-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (26-15-7)

Most Driven In
W Post	6
G Bell	3
T Kluszewski	3
C Harmon	1

Most Driven In By
R Bridges	1
D Gross	1
J Nuxhall	1
J Temple	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	518	71 (70)	Jul 4 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.84	-0.091	.15	-0.01%	-1.30	C
2	519	73 (1)	Jul 5	CIN		STL	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.85	-0.103	.12	-0.01%	-1.18	C
3	520	75 (1)	Jul 7	CIN		STL	L,8-9	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	6	1.28	0.037	.12	0.00%	0.13	C
4	521	76	Jul 8 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-4	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.182	.200	.382	6	1.42	0.062	.10	0.00%	0.28	C
5	522	80 (3)	Jul 10 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,7-6	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.250	.333	.583	6	1.53	0.124	.03	0.00%	1.87	C
6	523	83 (2)	Jul 16	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.250	.333	.583	7						C
7	524	84	Jul 17 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.235	.313	.548	8	.18	-0.005	.01	0.00%	-0.17	PH
8	525	85	Jul 17 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.190	.250	.440	6	.80	-0.102	.04	0.00%	-1.17	C
9	526	88 (2)	Jul 19 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.200	.250	.450	6	1.31	-0.006	.01	0.00%	-0.23	C
10	527	90 (1)	Jul 20 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.241	.259	.501	6	1.37	0.166	.01	0.00%	1.40	C
11	528	92 (1)	Jul 22	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-6	11-GF(14)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.233	.250	.483	7	3.27	-0.076	.01	0.00%	-0.32	C
12	529	95 (2)	Jul 24 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.273	.323	.595	6	.98	0.207	.00	0.00%	1.06	C
13	530	97 (1)	Jul 27	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.265	.313	.577	9	8.73	0.097	.01	0.00%	-0.09	PH
14	531	102 (4)	Jul 31 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,6-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.282	.306	.588	6	1.73	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-0.36	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	532	105 (2)	Aug 2 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.302	.350	.652	6	.57	0.060	.00	0.00%	0.79	C
16	533	109 (3)	Aug 6	CIN		NYG	W,13-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.292	.333	.625	6	.17	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.84	C
17	534	110	Aug 7 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,8-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.294	.333	.627	6	.30	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.29	C
18	535	113 (2)	Aug 10 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-2	GS-7	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.275	.296	.353	.649	6	.76	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.15	C
19	536	116 (2)	Aug 12	CIN	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.293	.333	.626	6	.85	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.22	C
20	537	126 (9)	Aug 24	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.305	.345	.651	9	1.28	0.040	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
21	538	127	Aug 25 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,8-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.297	.333	.630	6	.55	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-1.17	C
22	539	134 (6)	Aug 30 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.292	.328	.620	9	.72	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
23	540	135	Aug 30 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,7-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.304	.369	.674	6	.73	0.013	.00	0.00%	1.12	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	541	138 (2)	Sep 2	CIN	@	MLN	W,2-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.306	.358	.664	6	.83	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.20	C
25	542	140 (1)	Sep 4	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.301	.353	.654	9	1.51	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.36	PH
26	543	142 (1)	Sep 7	CIN		PHI	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.254	.286	.338	.624	6	1.79	-0.199	.00	0.00%	-2.17	C
							12-14		78	71	4	18	4	1	0	13	4	0	11	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	.254	.286	.338	.624		1.09	-0.050	.02	-0.02%	-2.81

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