3B Ed Matthews #34
Billings Buffaloes WBL
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
01/20/1975
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B ED MATTHEWS #34 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
53 88 30 4 0 2 21 27 9 .341 .496 .455 0 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1974 @ TOP Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1974 SXF Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/11/1974 @ SFC Loss, 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1974 CSM Win, 5-4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/04/1974 @ BIS Win, 10-7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1974 @ RPD Loss, 7-11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/28/1974 PAN Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1974 @ CHY Win, 6-0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/24/1974 @ CHY Loss, 11-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1974 @ CHY Loss, 5-9 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/29/1947
Born in:Baltimore, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, None
Service This Yr:172 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 17th Pick in Round 24
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 53 88 30 4 0 2 21 25 27 9 .341 .496 .455 .950 .452 .114 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 17 117 0 5 1 4 1 0 40 6 0 0 0.0 21.1 9.05 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   21 8 1 0 0 5 10 9 2 0 0 0 .381 .567 .429 .995
Versus Right   67 22 3 0 2 16 15 18 7 0 1 0 .328 .471 .463 .933
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   7 5 2 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .714 .714 1.429 2.143
May   6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
June   35 10 1 0 1 8 7 10 6 0 1 0 .286 .444 .400 .844
July   23 9 1 0 0 9 6 6 1 0 0 0 .391 .517 .435 .952
August   12 5 0 0 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 .417 .611 .417 1.028
September   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
Last Year   88 30 4 0 2 21 25 27 9 0 1 0 .341 .496 .455 .950
2 Years Ago   12 2 0 0 0 5 3 4 5 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Career   100 32 4 0 2 26 28 31 14 0 1 0 .320 .481 .420 .901
Home   48 17 2 0 1 13 12 16 3 0 1 0 .354 .516 .458 .974
Road   40 13 2 0 1 8 13 11 6 0 0 0 .325 .471 .450 .921
Grass   88 30 4 0 2 21 25 27 9 0 1 0 .341 .496 .455 .950
Day   26 7 1 0 1 5 10 10 4 0 0 0 .269 .472 .423 .895
Night   62 23 3 0 1 16 15 17 5 0 1 0 .371 .506 .468 .974
As Starter   59 20 1 0 1 15 14 16 6 0 1 0 .339 .480 .407 .887
As Reliever / Substitution   29 10 3 0 1 6 11 11 3 0 0 0 .345 .525 .552 1.077
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
1965 Quincy - R 17 19 16 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819 94 109 0.1
1965 Charleston - A 17 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -151 -0.4
1966 Quincy - R 18 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 38 -0 -0.1
1966 Charleston - A 18 15 15 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133 -65 -105 -0.3
1966 Camden - A 18 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -132 -0.2
1967 Quincy - R 19 10 12 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 .333 .357 .333 .690 85 78 0.0
1967 Charleston - A 19 7 14 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 6 0 0 .071 .278 .071 .349 4 24 0.0
1967 Camden - A 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -121 -0.0
1968 Charleston - A 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -139 -0.1
1969 La Crosse - R 21 18 37 13 4 0 1 5 10 6 1 1 8 1 1 .351 .444 .541 .985 147 133 0.5
1969 Yakima - A 21 15 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343 -9 -20 -0.2
1969 Rockford - A 21 15 19 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 .158 .238 .211 .449 38 44 -0.0
1970 La Crosse - R 22 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -26 -64 -0.2
1970 Yakima - A 22 10 19 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 7 1 0 .105 .292 .105 .397 10 2 -0.2
1970 Rockford - A 22 33 82 21 4 1 2 11 10 6 4 0 25 0 0 .256 .337 .402 .739 116 119 0.5
1970 Memphis - AA 22 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -117 -0.2
1971 La Crosse - R 23 12 17 8 0 0 1 3 6 7 0 0 9 1 0 .471 .625 .647 1.272 228 258 0.5
1971 Yakima - A 23 23 45 9 0 0 1 2 4 5 2 0 12 0 1 .200 .308 .267 .574 58 50 -0.1
1971 Rockford - A 23 17 41 8 0 0 1 4 2 5 1 0 8 1 0 .195 .298 .268 .566 63 70 0.1
1972 Yakima - A 24 6 10 3 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 .300 .462 .600 1.062 190 159 0.2
1972 Rockford - A 24 16 34 13 0 0 1 4 6 2 0 0 5 0 0 .382 .417 .471 .887 156 164 0.4
1972 Memphis - AA 24 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 2 51 0.0
1973 Grand Island - A 25 12 12 2 0 0 0 5 3 4 0 0 5 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542 34 3 -0.1
1974 Billings - A 26 53 88 30 4 0 2 21 25 27 0 0 9 0 0 .341 .496 .455 .950 130 126 0.6
Total DIX 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143 -56 -45
Total HL 81 176 45 5 1 4 21 19 14 6 0 45 1 0 .256 .332 .364 .695 102 107
Total MAL 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129
Total SEL 31 41 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 19 0 0 .049 .133 .049 .182 -47 -65
Total COW 54 88 16 0 0 2 5 7 14 2 0 28 1 1 .182 .308 .250 .558 53 42
Total WBL 65 100 32 4 0 2 26 28 31 0 0 14 0 0 .320 .481 .420 .901 119 111
Total UMVA 73 94 33 5 0 2 12 18 14 3 2 24 2 1 .351 .442 .468 .911 133 131
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Charleston - A 2B 6 1 6 1 1 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 -1.2 .526
1965 Quincy - R 2B 19 2 13 12 1 26 1 .962 44.0 5.11 -0.2 .964
1966 Camden - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1966 Charleston - A 2B 6 1 2 5 0 8 1 .875 18.0 3.50 -0.4 .860
1966 Quincy - R 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.2 .000
1966 Camden - A LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.9 .518
1966 Charleston - A LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Charleston - A 2B 2 1 3 3 2 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.2 1.045
1967 Quincy - R 2B 5 1 5 4 1 9 0 1.000 16.1 4.96 +0.2 1.067
1967 Charleston - A LF 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 28.0 1.61 +0.6 1.081
1967 Quincy - R LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Charleston - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1969 Yakima - A 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 La Crosse - R 2B 4 2 6 7 0 13 0 1.000 23.0 5.09 +0.8 1.142
1969 Yakima - A 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 La Crosse - R 3B 7 6 5 14 1 20 1 .950 54.2 3.13 +1.4 1.098
1969 Rockford - A LF 5 3 8 0 0 9 1 .889 25.0 2.88 +0.1 1.045
1969 Yakima - A LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.4 .527
1970 Memphis - AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1970 Yakima - A 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.064
1970 La Crosse - R 3B 7 0 0 2 0 4 2 .500 15.2 1.15 -0.8 .561
1970 Rockford - A LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 20.2 0.87 -1.2 .684
1970 Yakima - A LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.1 1.041
1970 Rockford - A CF 20 17 41 1 0 43 1 .977 154.1 2.45 +0.2 1.004
1970 Yakima - A CF 5 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 31.0 1.74 +0.1 1.029
1971 Yakima - A 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.2 1.065
1971 La Crosse - R 2B 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 1.128
1971 Rockford - A 3B 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.2 1.053
1971 Yakima - A 3B 4 1 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 15.2 3.45 +0.5 1.072
1971 La Crosse - R 3B 4 1 1 2 0 4 1 .750 19.2 1.37 -0.5 .736
1971 Rockford - A LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 +0.1 1.044
1971 Yakima - A LF 9 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 34.1 2.10 +0.3 1.038
1971 La Crosse - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Rockford - A CF 12 9 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 86.0 2.09 +1.0 1.035
1971 Yakima - A CF 6 6 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 51.0 2.47 +0.1 1.037
1972 Rockford - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Memphis - AA 3B 1 1 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.1 1.079
1972 Rockford - A 3B 5 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 8.2 3.12 -0.1 1.069
1972 Yakima - A 3B 2 2 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 18.0 2.50 +0.2 1.066
1972 Rockford - A LF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 1.039
1972 Yakima - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.016
1972 Rockford - A CF 7 6 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 53.1 2.36 +0.0 1.034
1973 Grand Island - A 3B 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.1 1.059
1973 Grand Island - A LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.0 1.002
1974 Billings - A 2B 8 0 6 3 0 10 1 .900 12.1 6.57 -0.9 .530
1974 Billings - A 3B 24 17 16 28 3 47 3 .936 163.0 2.43 -0.3 .961
1974 Billings - A LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1974 Billings - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 57 9 44 37 6 84 3 .964 165.0 4.42 -1.9 .934
TOTAL 3B 60 29 28 64 6 100 8 .920 321.1 2.58 -0.2 .971
TOTAL LF 52 12 33 1 0 35 1 .971 179.0 1.71 -1.5 .953
TOTAL CF 50 41 95 1 0 97 1 .990 375.2 2.30 +1.4 1.021
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
06/18/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft out of high school (Sparrows Point; Baltimore, MD) by the Cincinnati Cannons. (Round 24, Pick 17, 479th overall pick).
06/20/1968 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
01/04/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
08/15/1969 Injured (jammed finger),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/25/1971 Wins the 1971 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Yakima Rams!
06/10/1972 Released by the Chicago organization.
03/21/1973 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Grand Island Gulls organization.
03/21/1974 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Billings Buffaloes organization.
12/13/1974 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Billings Buffaloes development complex.
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