SS Don Matthews #44
Age: 48 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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SS DON MATTHEWS #44 - AGE: 48 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/20/1927
Born in:Linton, IN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 108 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1948, 13th Pick in Round 6
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
1948 Pensacola - R 21 17 17 7 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 6 0 0 .412 .524 .471 .994 143 149 0.2
1949 Pensacola - R 22 38 74 27 4 0 2 12 16 7 0 1 12 1 0 .365 .415 .500 .915 114 120 0.4
1950 Pensacola - R 23 34 45 12 4 0 0 8 8 13 0 0 13 0 0 .267 .431 .356 .787 99 108 0.2
1951 Everett - A 24 12 17 5 0 0 0 4 4 7 0 1 4 0 0 .294 .480 .294 .774 109 135 -0.0
1951 Trenton - A 24 54 97 19 5 1 2 14 7 25 2 0 14 0 1 .196 .371 .330 .701 108 122 -0.5
1951 Harrisburg - AA 24 39 139 41 8 0 3 9 20 17 2 0 19 0 0 .295 .380 .417 .797 117 120 0.3
1951 Richmond - AAA 24 11 37 9 2 0 1 6 4 7 0 2 7 0 0 .243 .348 .378 .726 102 107 -0.0
1952 Trenton - A 25 46 137 26 4 0 5 16 20 35 0 0 23 0 0 .190 .355 .328 .683 103 113 0.5
1952 Harrisburg - AA 25 44 112 39 8 0 5 15 18 11 0 1 22 1 0 .348 .403 .554 .957 157 157 0.8
1952 Richmond - AAA 25 2 5 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .600 .600 1.400 2.000 412 425 0.2
1953 Trenton - A 26 3 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -22 -46 -0.1
1953 Harrisburg - AA 26 8 26 10 0 0 1 4 5 7 0 0 7 0 0 .385 .515 .500 1.015 175 190 0.4
1953 Memphis - AA 26 92 286 75 17 0 5 22 38 56 1 0 61 1 2 .262 .385 .374 .759 97 104 0.5
1953 Total - AA 26 100 312 85 17 0 6 26 43 63 1 0 68 1 2 .272 .396 .385 .781 104 112 0.9
1954 Memphis - AA 27 136 490 135 16 0 13 55 69 99 0 0 91 4 3 .276 .397 .388 .785 105 109 1.5
1955 Memphis - AA 28 134 414 116 19 1 16 57 71 75 1 1 86 1 3 .280 .391 .447 .838 116 122 2.0
1956 Memphis - AA 29 97 193 60 10 0 5 38 39 37 1 2 25 0 2 .311 .421 .440 .861 118 118 1.1
1957 Memphis - AA 30 119 221 68 13 2 4 41 30 38 1 2 24 2 1 .308 .408 .439 .847 113 118 1.1
1958 Memphis - AA 31 78 147 39 8 1 5 24 13 16 2 0 28 0 1 .265 .345 .435 .781 119 119 0.9
1959 Memphis - AA 32 100 358 79 11 2 9 33 36 56 8 2 67 0 0 .221 .337 .338 .675 88 91 0.7
1960 Memphis - AA 33 123 370 93 12 0 18 49 47 55 9 0 70 0 3 .251 .362 .430 .791 114 118 2.0
1961 Memphis - AA 34 68 66 16 2 0 2 9 9 8 3 0 10 0 0 .242 .351 .364 .714 98 94 0.1
1962 Memphis - AA 35 77 65 15 2 0 2 11 7 7 2 0 14 0 0 .231 .324 .354 .678 86 90 0.1
1963 Memphis - AA 36 87 107 21 1 0 3 13 11 25 5 2 30 1 0 .196 .367 .290 .657 84 96 0.2
Total DIX 1111 2717 717 111 6 82 352 370 472 33 9 506 9 15 .264 .378 .400 .778 106 110
Total EA 91 277 90 16 0 9 28 43 35 2 1 48 1 0 .325 .403 .480 .883 139 142
Total UL 13 42 12 3 0 2 7 5 7 0 2 8 0 0 .286 .373 .500 .873 132 138
Total MAL 103 241 46 9 1 7 31 27 60 2 0 37 0 1 .191 .356 .324 .680 102 113
Total COW 12 17 5 0 0 0 4 4 7 0 1 4 0 0 .294 .480 .294 .774 109 135
Total GSL 89 136 46 9 0 2 22 26 23 1 1 31 1 0 .338 .435 .449 .883 112 119
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1948 Pensacola - R 3B 6 2 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 24.2 3.28 +0.3 1.068
1949 Pensacola - R 3B 22 11 7 26 1 34 1 .971 118.2 2.50 -2.4 .852
1949 Pensacola - R SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1950 Pensacola - R 3B 14 4 2 17 1 21 2 .905 60.1 2.83 +0.0 .970
1950 Pensacola - R SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 +0.1 1.113
1951 Harrisburg - AA 2B 1 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.3 1.015
1951 Trenton - A 2B 11 11 28 22 11 53 3 .943 95.1 4.72 -5.2 .770
1951 Richmond - AAA 3B 11 11 11 20 0 37 6 .838 99.0 2.82 -2.5 .858
1951 Harrisburg - AA 3B 31 31 29 50 5 90 11 .878 279.0 2.55 -4.8 .864
1951 Trenton - A 3B 11 3 2 3 0 6 1 .833 46.1 0.97 -0.6 .633
1951 Everett - A 3B 3 1 2 2 0 5 1 .800 14.0 2.57 -0.6 .771
1951 Harrisburg - AA SS 2 2 3 7 2 13 3 .769 18.0 5.00 -1.2 .759
1951 Trenton - A SS 12 6 20 20 4 46 6 .870 63.0 5.71 -4.6 .766
1951 Everett - A SS 2 2 6 4 1 11 1 .909 17.0 5.29 -1.3 .607
1952 Harrisburg - AA 2B 5 5 10 9 2 19 0 1.000 40.0 4.28 -0.7 .988
1952 Trenton - A 2B 7 7 14 15 2 29 0 1.000 60.0 4.35 -1.2 .909
1952 Richmond - AAA 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.2 1.078
1952 Harrisburg - AA 3B 6 3 2 11 1 14 1 .929 40.2 2.88 +0.8 1.195
1952 Trenton - A 3B 4 3 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 32.0 1.12 -0.3 1.042
1952 Richmond - AAA SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
1952 Harrisburg - AA SS 13 13 24 29 6 64 11 .828 117.0 4.08 -5.5 .771
1952 Trenton - A SS 27 25 44 81 20 128 3 .977 228.0 4.93 -3.6 .988
1952 Harrisburg - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Harrisburg - AA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Harrisburg - AA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 -0.0 .967
1953 Memphis - AA 2B 6 5 15 12 3 29 2 .931 45.1 5.36 -1.6 .787
1953 Harrisburg - AA 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 .982
1953 Memphis - AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Harrisburg - AA 3B 7 7 3 14 2 18 1 .944 58.0 2.64 -0.7 .918
1953 Trenton - A 3B 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.2 1.031
1953 Memphis - AA SS 79 70 146 169 39 326 11 .966 608.2 4.66 -9.1 .884
1953 Trenton - A SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 +0.0 .000
1954 Memphis - AA 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 .974
1954 Memphis - AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Memphis - AA SS 129 128 251 363 75 645 31 .952 1116.0 4.95 -15.9 .911
1955 Memphis - AA 1B 90 89 633 48 75 692 11 .984 672.2 9.11 +1.1 1.011
1955 Memphis - AA 3B 5 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 10.1 3.48 +0.2 1.040
1955 Memphis - AA SS 49 23 63 80 17 150 7 .953 267.1 4.81 -4.1 .907
1956 Memphis - AA 1B 10 1 35 1 1 36 0 1.000 34.0 9.53 +0.1 1.035
1956 Memphis - AA 3B 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.3 1.030
1956 Memphis - AA SS 72 37 81 136 24 220 3 .986 390.0 5.01 -2.6 1.002
1956 Memphis - AA LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 .982
1956 Memphis - AA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Memphis - AA 1B 35 0 80 10 7 91 1 .989 88.0 9.20 +0.6 1.049
1957 Memphis - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Memphis - AA 3B 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.4 1.026
1957 Memphis - AA SS 82 49 91 146 32 248 11 .956 476.0 4.48 -5.7 .946
1957 Memphis - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Memphis - AA 1B 13 0 12 1 0 14 1 .929 14.0 8.36 -0.5 .514
1958 Memphis - AA 2B 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.4 .991
1958 Memphis - AA 3B 8 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.2 1.055
1958 Memphis - AA SS 47 32 54 98 14 157 5 .968 313.2 4.36 -0.9 .981
1958 Memphis - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Memphis - AA 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.0 1.048
1959 Memphis - AA SS 95 95 156 254 58 428 18 .958 819.2 4.50 -7.3 .937
1960 Memphis - AA 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Memphis - AA 3B 24 0 1 10 1 11 0 1.000 40.1 2.45 +0.3 1.060
1960 Memphis - AA SS 104 104 199 277 56 495 19 .962 851.0 5.03 -7.4 .939
1960 Memphis - AA LF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.0 .981
1961 Memphis - AA 1B 15 0 31 2 6 34 1 .971 32.0 9.28 -0.4 .860
1961 Memphis - AA 3B 10 0 4 5 3 9 0 1.000 26.2 3.04 -0.3 .900
1961 Memphis - AA SS 10 0 3 2 0 6 1 .833 12.2 3.55 -0.3 .789
1961 Memphis - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Memphis - AA 1B 9 0 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 16.1 7.71 +0.0 1.023
1962 Memphis - AA 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 1.053
1962 Memphis - AA SS 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 -0.1 .813
1963 Memphis - AA 1B 29 14 157 8 16 167 2 .988 144.0 10.31 -0.5 .927
1963 Memphis - AA 2B 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 -0.2 .000
1963 Memphis - AA 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
1963 Memphis - AA SS 1 1 5 5 2 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 -0.5 .877
TOTAL 1B 202 104 962 70 105 1048 16 .985 1002.0 9.27 +0.4 .994
TOTAL 2B 37 29 75 62 18 142 5 .965 263.2 4.68 -9.2 .857
TOTAL 3B 179 78 70 183 15 278 25 .910 913.2 2.49 -9.9 .909
TOTAL SS 729 587 1150 1674 350 2954 130 .956 5318.1 4.78 -70.0 .926
TOTAL LF 5 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.2 .981
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 -0.0 .967
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/21/1948 Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 13, 93rd overall pick) by the Washington Eagles, out of college Evansville State
08/03/1948 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization with a signing bonus of $950.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/01/1952 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
05/07/1953 Released by the Washington organization.
05/15/1953 Signed a minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
08/12/1953 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 weeks.
09/13/1953 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for one week.
10/13/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Memphis Excelsiors development complex.
05/02/1954 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/28/1954 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/25/1954 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/18/1955 Outstandingly completed training to learn a new position at the Memphis Excelsiors development complex.
04/01/1956 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Memphis Excelsiors development complex.
09/13/1957 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/06/1959 Injured (dead arm),out for 4 days.
06/12/1959 Injured (fractured finger),out for 5 weeks.
09/07/1959 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
09/24/1963 Retired from professional baseball.
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