P Bill Mathews #23
Syracuse Excelsiors (MON) UL
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/04/1962
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P BILL MATHEWS #23 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
35 2 4-4 1 3.19 59.1 54 6 25 43 1.33 0.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 2 2 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 -
Curveball 4 -
Changeup 2 -
Sinker 2 -
Forkball 3 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 1
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/04/1962 LOU Win, 6-5 1.1 2 0 0 2 0
09/02/1962 LOU Loss, 3-5 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
08/30/1962 RIC Win, 6-5 1.2 3 1 1 0 1
08/27/1962 @ LOU Loss, 2-3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1962 @ LOU Loss, 0-2 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
08/25/1962 @ LOU Loss, 2-3 0.1 1 1 1 3 0 Loss
08/22/1962 @ RIC Win, 4-0 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
08/21/1962 ROC Loss, 1-5 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
08/16/1962 @ NWK Loss, 0-1 2.1 3 1 1 2 1 Loss
08/14/1962 BUF Win, 5-4 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/05/1926
Born in:Providence, RI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 169 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 144 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1948, 3rd Pick in Round 10
DIXIE LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 10 0 1 3 1 2.93 15.1 13 5 5 0 7 9 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 2 33.3 10 7 11.74 7.63 5.28 4.11 2.34 1.30 54 0.5 .271        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 15 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .375 .400 .775      
vs. RHB 42 8 0 0 0 4 6 8 0 1 0 .190 .292 .190 .482      
DIXIE LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 7 0 0 1 1 2.38 11.1 6 3 3 0 4 5  
July 3 0 1 2 0 4.50 4.0 7 2 2 0 3 4  
Career 10 0 1 3 1 2.93 15.1 13 5 5 0 7 9  
Home 4 0 1 0 1 0.00 8.2 2 0 0 0 2 5  
Road 6 0 0 3 0 6.75 6.2 11 5 5 0 5 4  
Grass 10 0 1 3 1 2.93 15.1 13 5 5 0 7 9  
Day 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 3  
Night 8 0 0 3 1 3.65 12.1 10 5 5 0 7 6  
As Reliever / Substitution 10 0 1 3 1 2.93 15.1 13 5 5 0 7 9  
UNION LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 35 2 4 4 1 3.19 59.1 54 21 21 6 25 43 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 1 50.0 33 17 12.44 8.19 6.52 3.79 3.44 1.33 92 0.6 .276        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 94 22 4 2 1 7 10 17 0 0 1 .234 .314 .351 .665      
vs. RHB 128 32 5 3 5 14 15 26 1 2 2 .250 .336 .453 .789      
UNION LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 1 0 1 0 4.76 5.2 5 3 3 0 1 6  
May 10 1 2 1 0 3.57 17.2 19 7 7 2 4 12  
June 4 0 0 0 0 5.00 9.0 11 5 5 1 4 11  
July 6 0 2 0 0 2.16 8.1 4 2 2 1 3 4  
August 12 0 0 2 1 2.16 16.2 13 4 4 2 11 9  
September 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 1  
Last Year 22 22 9 7 0 3.82 117.2 118 53 50 10 53 82  
Career 57 24 13 11 1 3.61 177.0 172 74 71 16 78 125  
Home 19 2 2 2 1 3.41 34.1 33 13 13 2 7 29  
Road 16 0 2 2 0 2.88 25.0 21 8 8 4 18 14  
Grass 35 2 4 4 1 3.19 59.1 54 21 21 6 25 43  
Day 3 1 0 1 0 5.40 8.1 8 5 5 1 1 3  
Night 32 1 4 3 1 2.82 51.0 46 16 16 5 24 40  
As Starter 2 2 0 2 0 6.55 11.0 13 8 8 1 1 8  
As Reliever / Substitution 33 0 4 2 1 2.42 48.1 41 13 13 5 24 35  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1955 Boston - FABL 28 5 0 0 0 0 4.79 20.2 17 11 11 2 11 9 0 0 1.35 .227 4.56 0.1 95
1957 Boston - FABL 30 14 0 0 1 1 1.71 21.0 17 4 4 1 6 11 0 0 1.10 .239 2.87 0.4 240
1958 Boston - FABL 31 17 0 0 0 0 3.35 40.1 41 17 15 5 16 17 0 0 1.41 .267 4.78 -0.1 129
1960 Boston - FABL 33 54 0 7 7 1 6.27 80.1 107 62 56 13 38 57 0 0 1.80 .342 5.05 -0.5 68
Total FABL 90 0 7 8 2 4.77 162.1 182 94 86 21 71 94 0 0 1.56 .297 4.64 -0.1 90
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1946 Total - 19 15 15 6 4 0 3.69 100.0 98 44 41 8 37 75 0 0 1.35 .287 3.94 1.5 100
1947 Total - 20 16 16 6 5 0 3.89 106.1 111 49 46 9 36 80 0 0 1.38 .303 3.84 1.7 100
1948 Total - 21 20 20 9 5 0 3.65 133.0 125 55 54 10 63 124 0 0 1.41 .293 3.76 2.3 100
1948 Hattiesburg - C 21 13 13 8 2 0 4.40 86.0 90 47 42 7 30 90 0 0 1.40 .339 4.63 1.9 124
1949 Arlington - B 22 31 31 19 11 0 3.06 264.1 246 101 90 11 93 198 25 4 1.28 .301 3.52 7.1 151
1950 Springfield - A 23 7 7 3 2 0 5.48 44.1 48 28 27 4 19 25 2 0 1.51 .308 3.76 0.4 64
1951 Santa Clara - DL 24 3 0 1 0 0 4.91 7.1 6 4 4 2 5 10 0 0 1.50 .250 5.75 -0.1 94
1951 Springfield - A 24 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 9.0 6 1 1 0 2 6 1 0 0.89 .240 1.42 0.4 315
1951 Worcester - AA 24 37 0 6 5 10 1.95 55.1 51 13 12 1 18 40 0 0 1.25 .294 2.51 1.9 204
1952 Worcester - AA 25 39 7 6 5 6 3.92 78.0 71 37 34 7 36 58 0 0 1.37 .276 3.95 0.8 106
1952 Columbus - AAA 25 6 0 0 0 1 1.80 10.0 9 2 2 0 2 10 0 0 1.10 .321 1.95 0.4 285
1953 Worcester - AA 26 27 27 6 13 0 5.76 145.1 173 98 93 14 63 105 0 0 1.62 .339 3.79 2.6 72
1953 Columbus - AAA 26 4 4 2 2 0 2.25 28.0 25 8 7 1 8 20 0 0 1.18 .293 3.05 1.0 218
1954 Worcester - AA 27 33 17 7 12 0 5.29 112.1 128 71 66 9 60 87 0 0 1.67 .331 3.96 1.7 81
1955 Worcester - AA 28 37 2 5 5 3 5.08 67.1 77 40 38 11 35 41 0 0 1.66 .303 4.73 -0.4 78
1955 Columbus - AAA 28 19 0 1 2 6 4.28 33.2 38 16 16 2 12 18 0 0 1.49 .310 2.74 0.7 85
1956 Worcester - AA 29 11 0 1 1 1 7.41 17.0 24 16 14 2 7 12 0 0 1.82 .367 4.01 0.1 56
1956 Columbus - AAA 29 23 22 8 7 0 4.25 120.2 117 68 57 21 37 71 0 0 1.28 .250 4.52 0.8 94
1957 Columbus - AAA 30 19 19 7 7 0 2.97 115.0 102 44 38 5 57 53 0 0 1.38 .261 3.19 2.5 127
1958 Columbus - AAA 31 5 5 2 0 0 4.15 26.0 28 13 12 3 10 13 0 0 1.46 .291 4.03 0.2 85
1959 Columbus - AAA 32 30 30 11 8 0 3.65 180.0 174 82 73 16 75 96 0 0 1.38 .270 3.80 2.0 99
1961 Syracuse - AAA 34 22 22 9 7 0 3.82 117.2 118 53 50 10 53 82 0 0 1.45 .302 3.22 2.4 98
1962 Nashville - AA 35 10 0 1 3 1 2.93 15.1 13 5 5 0 7 9 0 0 1.30 .271 2.34 0.5 148
1962 Syracuse - AAA 35 35 2 4 4 1 3.19 59.1 54 21 21 6 25 43 0 0 1.33 .276 3.44 0.6 118
Total DIX 10 0 1 3 1 2.93 15.1 13 5 5 0 7 9 0 0 1.30 .271 2.34 147.5
Total CL 106 80 31 26 7 3.59 513.1 493 233 205 48 201 281 0 0 1.35 .269 3.70 105.2
Total EA 184 53 31 41 20 4.87 475.1 524 275 257 44 219 343 0 0 1.56 .318 3.85 85.2
Total UL 57 24 13 11 1 3.61 177.0 172 74 71 16 78 125 0 0 1.41 .293 3.30 103.8
Total MAL 8 8 4 2 0 4.72 53.1 54 29 28 4 21 31 3 0 1.41 .298 3.37 73.5
Total SEL 31 31 19 11 0 3.06 264.1 246 101 90 11 93 198 25 4 1.28 .301 3.52 151.0
Total GSL 13 13 8 2 0 4.40 86.0 90 47 42 7 30 90 0 0 1.40 .339 4.63 123.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1948 Hattiesburg - C P 13 13 7 5 0 13 1 .923 86.0 1.26 -2.0 .929
1949 Arlington - B P 31 31 7 24 2 31 0 1.000 264.1 1.06 +1.0 .979
1950 Springfield - A P 7 7 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 44.1 1.42 -1.6 .954
1951 Worcester - AA P 37 0 6 4 2 10 0 1.000 55.1 1.63 +0.2 1.304
1951 Springfield - A P 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 .950
1951 Santa Clara - DL P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
1952 Columbus - AAA P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Worcester - AA P 39 7 2 10 0 13 1 .923 78.0 1.38 +0.0 1.066
1953 Columbus - AAA P 4 4 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 28.0 0.64 -0.3 .678
1953 Worcester - AA P 27 27 9 16 1 25 0 1.000 145.1 1.55 +0.1 1.158
1954 Worcester - AA P 33 17 3 10 0 13 0 1.000 112.1 1.04 -0.6 1.114
1955 Boston - MLB P 5 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 20.2 1.31 -0.4 .993
1955 Columbus - AAA P 19 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 33.2 0.80 +0.3 .980
1955 Worcester - AA P 37 2 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 67.1 1.07 +0.7 .998
1956 Columbus - AAA P 22 22 1 9 1 11 1 .909 120.2 0.75 -0.1 .981
1956 Worcester - AA P 11 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 17.0 0.53 +0.1 1.014
1957 Boston - MLB P 14 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 21.0 0.43 -0.2 .978
1957 Columbus - AAA P 19 19 8 12 1 20 0 1.000 115.0 1.57 +0.6 1.400
1958 Boston - MLB P 17 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 40.1 1.12 -0.6 1.219
1958 Columbus - AAA P 5 5 2 4 0 7 1 .857 26.0 2.08 -0.1 .748
1959 Columbus - AAA P 30 30 12 14 0 26 0 1.000 180.0 1.30 +1.3 1.113
1960 Boston - MLB P 53 0 6 3 0 10 1 .900 80.1 1.01 -1.2 .960
1961 Syracuse - AAA P 22 22 5 10 0 15 0 1.000 117.2 1.15 -0.2 1.111
1962 Syracuse - AAA P 35 2 6 2 0 8 0 1.000 59.1 1.21 -0.9 .996
1962 Nashville - AA P 10 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 15.1 2.35 -0.2 .967
TOTAL P 500 209 84 149 8 238 5 .979 1754.1 1.20 -4.4 1.065
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/21/1948 Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 3, 147th overall pick) by the Boston Minutemen, out of college Huntington State
07/03/1948 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization with a signing bonus of $440.
09/12/1948 Wins the 1948 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/21/1949 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Tampa Cigar Kings with 12 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/08/1949 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Charleston Seagulls with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/01/1949 Wins the SEL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/09/1949 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/27/1949 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Mobile Monarchs with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
03/08/1950 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
03/11/1950 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week.
05/14/1950 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/26/1950 Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)),out for 6 months.
09/18/1950 Wins the 1950 Championship with the Springfield Rifles!
05/11/1951 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/17/1951 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/20/1951 Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Santa Clara Stallions.
08/01/1952 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/25/1953 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/18/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Columbus Titans!
04/19/1955 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
08/22/1957 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
05/17/1958 Injured (strained triceps),out for 6 weeks.
03/10/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
06/14/1960 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/24/1960 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/11/1960 Wins the 1960 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen.
04/30/1961 Was claimed off waivers by Montreal while with Boston.
08/05/1961 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
09/14/1961 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/04/1962 Injured (oblique strain),out for 4 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
1958 1 6
Year GF Rank
1960 29 10
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