1B Sam Mathews #12
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/08/1975
1B SAM MATHEWS #12 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
9 12 6 2 0 0 6 1 1 .500 .538 .667 0 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1975 MAD Win, 12-1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/15/1975 MAD Loss, 3-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1975 @ WIC Loss, 9-10 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
09/12/1975 @ WIC Win, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/07/1975 @ PEO Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1975 @ PEO Loss, 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1975 TH Win, 12-8 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/03/1975 @ WSB Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/02/1975 TH Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1975 @ DAV Win, 10-4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/13/1952
Born in:Troy, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 3rd Pick in Round 6
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 9 12 6 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 .500 .538 .667 1.205 .510 .167 225
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 1 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0.0 4.3 19.38 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Versus Right   10 5 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .545 .700 1.245
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
September   12 6 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .538 .667 1.205
Career   12 6 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .538 .667 1.205
Home   5 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Road   7 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .571 .625 .714 1.339
Grass   12 6 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .538 .667 1.205
Day   2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Night   10 4 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .455 .600 1.055
As Starter   4 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
As Reliever / Substitution   8 4 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .556 .625 1.181
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 119 392 115 17 3 12 60 60 89 57 .293 .426 .444 .870 .372 .151 118
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 101 488 4 32 0 13 0 3 174 32 1 1 50.0 76.3 7.01 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   90 23 3 2 0 13 13 23 9 1 0 1 .256 .409 .333 .742
Versus Right   302 92 14 1 12 47 47 66 48 2 0 3 .305 .432 .477 .908
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   26 9 0 1 0 1 3 11 5 0 0 0 .346 .541 .423 .964
May   94 24 3 0 3 19 13 23 16 1 0 2 .255 .408 .383 .791
June   99 26 4 2 3 15 14 16 16 0 0 0 .263 .365 .434 .800
July   99 32 7 0 5 15 15 20 14 1 0 1 .323 .438 .545 .983
August   70 24 3 0 1 10 15 18 6 1 0 1 .343 .478 .429 .906
September   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Last Year   156 45 4 0 3 25 17 29 28 2 1 1 .288 .399 .372 .771
2 Years Ago   165 41 5 0 3 18 12 25 36 1 2 2 .248 .352 .333 .686
Career   888 241 31 3 18 119 98 162 150 6 8 7 .271 .386 .374 .760
Home   188 49 4 1 6 32 27 43 30 2 0 3 .261 .403 .388 .791
Road   204 66 13 2 6 28 33 46 27 1 0 1 .324 .448 .495 .944
Grass   392 115 17 3 12 60 60 89 57 3 0 4 .293 .426 .444 .870
Day   110 26 3 2 4 17 20 33 13 1 0 1 .236 .414 .409 .823
Night   282 89 14 1 8 43 40 56 44 2 0 3 .316 .431 .457 .889
As Starter   377 112 17 3 12 59 57 87 52 2 0 3 .297 .431 .454 .884
As Reliever / Substitution   15 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 5 1 0 1 .200 .316 .200 .516
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Albany - R 18 9 26 9 0 0 1 7 3 10 0 2 3 0 0 .346 .500 .462 .962 163 166 0.2
1970 Norfolk - A 18 50 146 33 5 0 0 12 6 11 0 0 25 2 0 .226 .280 .260 .541 62 52 -0.7
1970 Providence - A 18 11 38 11 3 0 1 7 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 .289 .325 .447 .772 121 104 -0.1
1971 Albany - R 19 53 158 44 6 0 1 15 18 21 1 1 36 1 1 .278 .365 .335 .700 88 88 0.3
1971 Norfolk - A 19 10 26 6 0 0 0 3 3 7 0 0 3 0 0 .231 .394 .231 .625 83 105 0.1
1972 Norfolk - A 20 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 144 173 0.1
1973 Tallahassee - R 21 42 158 56 12 0 5 24 26 35 0 3 24 0 0 .354 .464 .525 .990 154 157 2.0
1973 Greenville - A 21 50 165 41 5 0 3 18 12 25 2 1 36 0 0 .248 .352 .333 .686 92 89 0.6
1973 Utica - A 21 7 26 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 10 0 1 .115 .233 .115 .349 -2 -16 -0.3
1974 St. Cloud - R 22 15 55 14 4 0 0 4 4 13 0 0 9 0 0 .255 .397 .327 .724 83 96 -0.1
1974 Tallahassee - R 22 8 36 12 1 0 2 8 8 6 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .429 .528 .956 151 156 0.0
1974 Total - R 22 23 91 26 5 0 2 12 12 19 0 0 12 0 0 .286 .409 .407 .816 109 119 -0.1
1974 Greenville - A 22 32 113 32 1 0 3 17 13 18 0 1 24 0 0 .283 .379 .372 .750 111 115 0.5
1974 Utica - A 22 2 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .273 .000 .273 -24 7 -0.1
1974 Roanoke - A 22 12 43 13 3 0 0 8 4 11 1 1 4 0 0 .302 .446 .372 .819 129 132 0.4
1975 Roanoke - A 23 119 392 115 17 3 12 60 60 89 4 3 57 1 1 .293 .426 .444 .870 127 118 1.4
1975 Lincoln - A 23 9 12 6 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .538 .667 1.205 232 225 0.2
Total HL 9 12 6 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .538 .667 1.205 232 225
Total MAL 20 72 14 3 0 1 10 3 7 2 0 16 0 1 .194 .284 .278 .562 58 48
Total SEL 274 888 241 31 3 18 119 98 162 7 6 150 3 1 .271 .386 .374 .760 108 103
Total GSL 112 378 121 19 0 9 54 55 72 1 6 66 1 1 .320 .425 .442 .866 128 131
Total UMVA 15 55 14 4 0 0 4 4 13 0 0 9 0 0 .255 .397 .327 .724 83 96
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Providence - A C 2 2 11 4 0 15 0 1.000 17.0 7.94 +0.1 .000 0 4 2 50.0
1970 Norfolk - A C 7 7 53 4 1 57 0 1.000 64.2 7.93 +0.6 2.162 0 4 1 25.0
1970 Norfolk - A 1B 21 21 159 10 21 169 0 1.000 176.2 8.61 -1.5 .949
1970 Albany - R 1B 6 6 41 5 4 47 1 .979 49.0 8.45 -0.8 .922
1970 Providence - A LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.025
1970 Albany - R LF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 -0.6 .791
1970 Providence - A RF 8 8 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 63.0 1.71 -2.0 .899
1970 Norfolk - A RF 14 10 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 88.0 1.33 -2.3 .840
1971 Norfolk - A C 4 4 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 32.0 5.62 +0.5 2.142 0 0 0 0.0
1971 Albany - R C 23 22 177 15 2 193 1 .995 186.1 9.27 -0.8 .686 5 20 10 50.0
1971 Norfolk - A 1B 5 3 29 2 6 32 1 .969 38.0 7.34 -0.4 .870
1971 Albany - R 1B 21 19 94 11 2 107 2 .981 150.0 6.30 -0.5 .978
1971 Norfolk - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Albany - R RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1972 Norfolk - A C 1 1 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 +0.2 .000 0 1 1 100.0
1973 Utica - A C 6 6 47 4 0 51 0 1.000 56.1 8.15 +0.0 .000 1 3 2 66.7
1973 Greenville - A C 32 31 284 26 3 312 2 .994 268.2 10.38 +1.4 1.015 3 14 8 57.1
1973 Tallahassee - R C 28 28 262 26 2 288 0 1.000 248.2 10.42 +1.5 1.050 1 16 9 56.2
1973 Utica - A 1B 1 1 9 0 1 9 0 1.000 7.0 11.57 +0.1 1.049
1973 Greenville - A 1B 4 4 31 2 7 33 0 1.000 35.0 8.49 -0.1 .857
1973 Tallahassee - R 1B 9 9 55 0 3 56 1 .982 76.0 6.51 -0.8 .957
1973 Greenville - A LF 6 6 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 51.0 0.88 -1.1 .748
1973 Tallahassee - R LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.062
1973 Greenville - A RF 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 46.1 1.17 -0.1 1.036
1973 Tallahassee - R RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Utica - A C 2 2 24 1 1 25 0 1.000 21.1 10.55 +0.1 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1974 Greenville - A C 20 20 182 10 0 192 0 1.000 171.2 10.07 -0.9 1.064 2 16 4 25.0
1974 Roanoke - A C 3 3 24 3 0 27 0 1.000 26.0 9.35 +0.2 1.064 0 2 1 50.0
1974 Tallahassee - R C 4 4 35 4 0 40 1 .975 40.0 8.78 -0.2 .000 0 6 3 50.0
1974 St. Cloud - R C 1 1 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1974 Greenville - A 1B 4 3 25 3 6 28 0 1.000 27.0 9.33 +0.2 1.083
1974 Roanoke - A 1B 8 8 57 2 8 59 0 1.000 71.1 7.44 -0.5 .999
1974 St. Cloud - R 1B 13 13 76 10 5 88 2 .977 111.2 6.93 -0.3 1.005
1974 Greenville - A RF 7 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 52.0 2.08 -0.7 .957
1974 Tallahassee - R RF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 36.0 1.25 -1.9 .756
1975 Lincoln - A C 1 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1975 Roanoke - A C 21 21 192 17 1 209 0 1.000 192.0 9.80 -0.1 .803 2 14 8 57.1
1975 Roanoke - A 1B 81 80 571 43 54 618 4 .994 687.0 8.04 -1.4 .973
1975 Lincoln - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Roanoke - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Lincoln - A RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Roanoke - A RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.2 0.93 +0.0 1.066
TOTAL C 155 153 1339 116 10 1459 4 .997 1350.2 9.70 +2.4 .987 15 102 50 49.0
TOTAL 1B 173 167 1147 88 117 1246 11 .991 1428.2 7.78 -6.0 .967
TOTAL LF 12 10 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 90.0 1.10 -1.6 .825
TOTAL RF 53 36 49 0 0 50 1 .980 319.1 1.38 -7.2 .896
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of high school (Watertown; Watertown, CT) by the Baltimore Clippers. (Round 6, Pick 3, 123rd overall pick).
05/11/1972 Released by the Baltimore organization.
09/26/1972 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Houston Comets organization.
07/31/1974 Was traded by the Houston Comets to the Minneapolis Millers, along with SP Bill Burkhart, SP Luis Serrano, CF Wally Driver, and RP Bill Perkins, in exchange for RF John Edwards.
09/06/1974 Wins the 1974 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Lincoln Railsplitters!
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