Rick Matula

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: November 22, 1953 in Wharton, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 16th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wharton HS (Wharton, TX) and the Atlanta Braves in the 14th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX).

High School: Wharton HS (Wharton, TX)

School: Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)

Debut: April 8, 1979 (Age 25-137d, 14,156th in major league history)
vs. HOU 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: June 11, 1981 (Age 27-201d)
vs. MON 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Richard Carlton Matula

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

ERA

4.41

355.0

129

WHIP

1.470

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-15 / in Starts: 13-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	26 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 60 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	37 (15-14-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 60 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	37 (18-12-6)

Most Driven In
P FrÃas	0

Most Driven In By
G Matthews	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	1	3 (2)	Apr 8	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.042	1.17	-0.04%	-0.35	P
2	2	8 (4)	Apr 13	ATL	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.27	-0.036	1.68	-0.03%	-0.39	P
3	3	13 (4)	Apr 20	ATL		SDP	L,4-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.47	-0.012	.54	-0.01%	-0.11	P
4	4	19 (5)	Apr 28	ATL		CHC	W,7-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.56	-0.046	.46	-0.02%	-1.07	P
May		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
5	5	23 (3)	May 4	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.97	-0.053	.83	-0.03%	-0.50	P
6	6	32 (8)	May 15	ATL		LAD	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.72	-0.037	.41	-0.01%	-0.34	P
7	7	37 (4)	May 19 (2)	ATL		SFG	L,6-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	1.11	-0.060	.68	-0.02%	-0.56	P
8	8	43 (5)	May 26	ATL	@	SFG	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	1.06	-0.096	.51	-0.03%	-1.33	P
9	9	49 (5)	May 31	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	1.49	-0.039	.64	-0.01%	-0.27	P
Jun		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
10	10	54 (4)	Jun 5	ATL		MON	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9	1.83	-0.201	.31	-0.02%	-1.68	P
11	11	60 (5)	Jun 13	ATL	@	MON	L,1-4	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9	1.34	-0.020	.29	0.00%	-0.19	P
12	12	65 (4)	Jun 18	ATL		PHI	W,10-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.54	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.04	P
13	13	71 (5)	Jun 24	ATL		LAD	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.080	.160	9	.62	-0.053	.04	0.00%	-1.07	P
14	14	77 (5)	Jun 29	ATL	@	LAD	W,5-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.074	.074	.148	9	1.18	-0.066	.06	0.00%	-0.83	P
Jul		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	15	81 (3)	Jul 4	ATL		SFG	W,7-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	2.97	-0.075	.21	0.00%	-0.77	P
16	16	86 (4)	Jul 8	ATL		STL	W,6-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.74	-0.044	.06	0.00%	-0.91	P
17	17	91 (4)	Jul 14	ATL		PIT	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.76	-0.039	.14	0.00%	-0.34	P
18	18	95 (3)	Jul 21	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	.85	-0.043	.11	0.00%	-0.41	P
19	19	101 (5)	Jul 25	ATL	@	STL	W,13-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.057	.083	.057	.140	9	.81	0.007	.03	0.00%	0.03	P
20	20	106 (4)	Jul 29	ATL		CIN	L,4-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.081	.056	.137	9	2.64	-0.075	.06	0.00%	-0.77	P
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
21	21	110 (3)	Aug 3	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.054	.079	.054	.133	9	.97	-0.024	.01	0.00%	-0.21	P
22	22	117 (6)	Aug 9	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.077	.053	.130	9	1.22	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
23	23	127 (9)	Aug 21	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.073	.050	.123	9	.58	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
24	24	132 (4)	Aug 29	ATL	@	NYM	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.067	.045	.112	9	.57	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.85	P
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
25	25	136 (3)	Sep 3	ATL		CIN	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.043	.063	.043	.105	9	1.42	-0.204	.00	0.00%	-1.67	P
26	26	141 (4)	Sep 8	ATL		SDP	L,2-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.043	.063	.043	.105	9						P
27	27	147 (5)	Sep 15	ATL	@	SDP	W,6-1	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.098	.080	.178	9	.25	-0.013	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
28	28	153 (5)	Sep 23	ATL		SFG	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.094	.111	.094	.205	9	.81	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.07	P
							13-15		60	53	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	0	6	0	1	2	0	0	.094	.111	.094	.205		.96	-1.390	.30	-0.24%	-15.25

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