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Tommy Matchick

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 173lb (185cm, 78kg)

Born: September 7, 1943 in Hazleton, PA us

High School: Hazle Township (Hazle Township, PA)

Debut: September 2, 1967 (Age 23-360d, 12,631st in major league history)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1972 (Age 29-026d)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: John Thomas Matchick

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1968 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

826

178

.215

RBI

OBP

.254

SLG

.270

OPS

.524

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1962	18	STL-min	D,C	115	495	440	74	122	20	3	1	41	10		39	88	.277	.337	.343	.681		151		4	6	6	1		BRU,WPG · GAFL,NORL
1963	19	DET-min	A,AA	133	598	506	81	143	19	3	3	44	4	3	68	85	.283	.371	.350	.720		177		4	18	2			LAK,KNX · FLOR,SALL
1964	20	DET-BAL-min	AA,AAA	122	485	432	47	110	21	6	2	41	1	3	43	88	.255	.322	.345	.667		149		1	7	2			KNX,ELM,SYR · SOUL,EL,IL
1965	21	DET-min	AAA,WRk	158	615	549	61	143	19	8	8	70	1	5	42	88	.260	.321	.368	.689		202		10	8	6			SYR,TGR · IL,FLIL
1966	22	DET-min	AAA,WRk	190	799	703	84	182	33	7	16	69	2	2	64	99	.259	.331	.394	.725		277		13	16	3			SYR,TGR · IL,FLIL
1967	23	DET-min	AAA,WRk	156	651	590	66	161	23	10	14	84	7	2	44	94	.273	.325	.417	.742		246		5	5	7			TOL,TGR · IL,FLIL
1967	23	DET	AL	8	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	/H6
1968	24	DET	AL	80	244	227	18	46	6	2	3	14	0	2	10	46	.203	.248	.286	.534	60	65	3	4	2	1	3	6H4/3
1969	25	DET	AL	94	316	298	25	72	11	2	0	32	3	0	15	51	.242	.276	.292	.568	56	87	8	0	1	2	3	45H/63
1970	26	TOT	AL	65	181	172	13	32	3	2	0	11	0	1	7	25	.186	.222	.227	.449	25	39	8	1	1	0	2	6H4/5
1970	26	BOS	AL	10	16	14	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	.071	.188	.071	.259	-28	1	0	0	0	0	0	/H546
1970	26	KCR	AL	55	165	158	11	31	3	2	0	11	0	0	5	23	.196	.226	.241	.466	30	38	8	1	1	0	2	64/H5
1971	27	MIL-KCR-min	AAA	95																									EVN,OMA · AA
1971	27	MIL	AL	42	122	114	6	25	1	0	1	7	3	2	7	23	.219	.264	.254	.519	49	29	1	0	1	0	0	5/4H
1972	28	BAL-min	AAA	132	519	453	51	114	18	8	11	59	3	5	40	66	.252	.309	.400	.709		181		3	11	12			ROC · IL
1972	28	BAL	AL	3	9	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.222	.222	.222	.444	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	/5
1973	29	NYY-min	AAA	87	306	262	21	71	13	3	3	35	1	2	30	41	.271	.341	.378	.719		99		1	7	6			SYR · IL
1974	30	PIT-min	AAA	90	264	237	14	54	4	1	1	24	0	1	21	49	.228	.295	.266	.561		63		2	3	1			CHL · IL
1975	31	BAL-min	AAA	84	292	254	32	70	11	4	2	33	1	1	26	35	.276	.345	.374	.719		95		2	8	2			ROC · IL
1976	32	BAL-NYY-min	AAA	93																									ROC,SYR · IL
6 Yrs				292	878	826	63	178	21	6	4	64	6	6	39	148	.215	.254	.270	.524	49	223	20	5	5	3	8
162 Game Avg.				162	487	458	35	99	12	3	2	36	3	3	22	82	.215	.254	.270	.524	49	124	11	3	3	2	4

DET (3 yrs)				182	566	531	44	119	17	4	3	46	3	2	25	99	.224	.263	.288	.551	57	153	11	4	3	3	6
KCR (1 yr)				55	165	158	11	31	3	2	0	11	0	0	5	23	.196	.226	.241	.466	30	38	8	1	1	0	2
BAL (1 yr)				3	9	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.222	.222	.222	.444	31	2	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (1 yr)				42	122	114	6	25	1	0	1	7	3	2	7	23	.219	.264	.254	.519	49	29	1	0	1	0	0
BOS (1 yr)				10	16	14	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	.071	.188	.071	.259	-28	1	0	0	0	0	0