LF Rusty Matthews #43
Age: 41 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
04/08/1963
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LF RUSTY MATTHEWS #43 - AGE: 41 - 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
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 4 4 4
Power 1 1 1
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 4 5 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 2
Errors: - 1 3
Arm: 1 2 4
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 2
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/23/1921
Born in:Johnson City, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 38 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 150 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1939, 14th Pick in Round 4
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
1944 Philadelphia - FABL 22 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 195 208 0.0
1953 Philadelphia - FABL 31 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 175 182 0.0
1955 Philadelphia - FABL 33 22 33 6 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .182 .206 .182 .388 3 -9 -0.5
Total FABL 26 37 8 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 .216 .237 .216 .453 22 12 -0.4
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
1938 Total - 16 24 107 52 13 4 1 32 43 10 1 2 2 11 3 .486 .525 .710 1.235 100 100 2.2
1939 Total - 17 26 116 57 15 4 1 36 47 10 1 3 3 15 4 .491 .523 .716 1.239 100 100 2.3
1939 Beaumont - C 17 53 149 31 4 1 0 14 16 8 3 2 14 2 0 .208 .259 .248 .508 30 21 -1.5
1940 Beaumont - C 18 118 410 108 11 2 0 36 45 15 0 5 58 3 3 .263 .286 .300 .586 75 70 -0.1
1941 Beaumont - C 19 92 353 113 23 7 0 48 56 31 0 6 23 5 3 .320 .369 .425 .794 130 125 2.6
1941 Allentown - A 19 17 44 16 2 0 0 7 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 .364 .391 .409 .800 116 119 0.5
1942 Allentown - A 20 138 537 190 36 18 0 82 85 25 0 7 47 3 2 .354 .378 .488 .866 132 131 3.9
1943 Louisville - AAA 21 132 513 147 34 5 3 58 69 24 1 9 78 7 8 .287 .314 .390 .704 104 101 1.6
1944 Louisville - AAA 22 117 438 125 31 5 0 56 60 26 1 4 39 5 7 .285 .324 .379 .703 89 85 0.6
1945 Louisville - AAA 23 99 393 121 25 9 3 42 45 25 2 2 32 5 4 .308 .351 .440 .791 121 117 2.4
1946 Louisville - AAA 24 66 213 63 8 2 3 25 27 10 1 0 21 2 1 .296 .330 .394 .725 94 94 0.8
1947 Louisville - AAA 25 96 308 92 10 7 2 36 47 33 0 2 27 0 2 .299 .364 .396 .761 112 113 1.4
1948 Louisville - AAA 26 120 342 103 14 4 4 36 44 45 1 2 33 1 2 .301 .382 .401 .783 107 113 1.5
1949 Louisville - AAA 27 123 441 123 10 0 1 39 41 49 0 0 37 3 6 .279 .351 .308 .659 105 109 0.7
1950 Louisville - AAA 28 95 299 75 13 6 1 32 39 41 2 4 29 0 0 .251 .341 .344 .686 89 92 0.4
1951 New Orleans - AA 29 122 439 138 45 9 5 52 69 52 0 1 33 18 4 .314 .386 .492 .878 139 142 4.3
1952 Louisville - AAA 30 135 542 178 47 14 6 51 112 50 2 3 26 10 8 .328 .385 .500 .885 126 126 3.6
1953 Louisville - AAA 31 105 391 117 26 7 2 59 59 41 0 3 18 3 2 .299 .363 .417 .780 92 92 0.8
1954 Louisville - AAA 32 110 404 117 28 6 5 46 57 45 4 3 23 4 6 .290 .364 .426 .790 109 110 0.6
Total DIX 122 439 138 45 9 5 52 69 52 0 1 33 18 4 .314 .386 .492 .878 139 142
Total UL 1198 4284 1261 246 65 30 480 600 389 14 32 363 40 46 .294 .353 .403 .756 105 106
Total MAL 155 581 206 38 18 0 89 90 27 0 7 50 3 2 .355 .379 .482 .861 131 130
Total GSL 263 912 252 38 10 0 98 117 54 3 13 95 10 6 .276 .315 .340 .655 89 84
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1939 Beaumont - C LF 40 40 81 1 0 82 0 1.000 309.0 2.39 -0.9 .969
1939 Beaumont - C CF 13 12 29 1 0 30 0 1.000 97.0 2.78 -3.9 .847
1940 Beaumont - C LF 115 113 248 6 2 259 5 .981 935.2 2.44 +1.9 1.017
1940 Beaumont - C CF 4 3 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 24.2 4.74 +0.1 .958
1941 Allentown - A LF 14 13 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 108.0 2.50 +2.7 1.080
1941 Beaumont - C LF 38 19 48 1 1 49 0 1.000 192.0 2.30 +3.9 1.101
1941 Allentown - A CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1941 Beaumont - C CF 71 71 221 7 3 232 4 .983 593.0 3.46 -4.4 .985
1942 Allentown - A LF 137 137 270 11 3 295 14 .953 1154.0 2.19 +0.6 1.013
1942 Allentown - A CF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.1 1.056
1943 Louisville - AAA LF 127 126 242 4 0 254 8 .969 1067.0 2.07 +1.7 1.034
1943 Louisville - AAA CF 4 4 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 35.0 2.83 -0.9 .921
1944 Louisville - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1944 Louisville - AAA LF 116 110 281 5 3 290 4 .986 996.2 2.58 +2.5 1.011
1944 Louisville - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1945 Louisville - AAA LF 94 90 232 5 1 246 9 .963 787.0 2.71 +1.7 1.020
1945 Louisville - AAA CF 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 .667 16.0 1.12 -0.0 1.013
1945 Louisville - AAA RF 2 2 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 +0.2 1.015
1946 Louisville - AAA LF 41 31 66 3 1 69 0 1.000 291.1 2.13 +2.4 1.064
1946 Louisville - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1946 Louisville - AAA RF 25 21 54 3 1 60 3 .950 194.0 2.64 -0.8 .987
1947 Louisville - AAA LF 61 53 128 3 0 135 4 .970 480.0 2.46 +2.4 1.020
1947 Louisville - AAA CF 2 2 8 0 0 9 1 .889 17.0 4.24 -0.7 .901
1947 Louisville - AAA RF 18 17 35 3 0 39 1 .974 145.0 2.36 +0.9 1.030
1948 Louisville - AAA 1B 17 17 144 9 11 156 3 .981 137.0 10.05 -2.0 .864
1948 Louisville - AAA LF 54 43 108 1 1 111 2 .982 408.2 2.40 +1.5 1.057
1948 Louisville - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Louisville - AAA RF 29 22 70 2 1 75 3 .960 197.0 3.29 +0.5 .949
1949 Louisville - AAA 1B 4 4 33 3 3 36 0 1.000 34.0 9.53 +1.1 1.462
1949 Louisville - AAA LF 93 89 180 6 1 194 8 .959 805.1 2.08 -7.5 .973
1949 Louisville - AAA CF 6 6 22 2 0 24 0 1.000 53.1 4.05 -1.6 .929
1949 Louisville - AAA RF 8 8 17 1 0 18 0 1.000 70.0 2.31 +0.3 .953
1950 Louisville - AAA LF 32 26 46 2 0 48 0 1.000 234.1 1.84 -0.6 .979
1950 Louisville - AAA CF 5 1 6 0 0 7 1 .857 13.0 4.15 -1.5 .758
1950 Louisville - AAA RF 52 50 129 9 4 140 2 .986 450.2 2.76 -0.3 1.004
1951 New Orleans - AA 1B 2 2 13 1 2 14 0 1.000 18.0 7.00 -0.7 .522
1951 New Orleans - AA LF 104 92 192 7 1 207 8 .961 836.2 2.14 +4.8 1.023
1951 New Orleans - AA CF 2 2 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 18.0 5.50 +0.4 .980
1951 New Orleans - AA RF 11 11 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 97.0 1.76 +0.3 .911
1952 Louisville - AAA SS 2 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 7.1 4.91 -0.2 .895
1952 Louisville - AAA LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.2 1.17 -0.1 .963
1952 Louisville - AAA CF 59 58 147 0 0 148 1 .993 478.0 2.77 -4.1 .933
1952 Louisville - AAA RF 84 71 130 6 1 139 3 .978 623.0 1.96 -2.3 .984
1953 Louisville - AAA 1B 11 10 76 4 10 80 0 1.000 84.0 8.57 -0.0 1.038
1953 Louisville - AAA LF 10 6 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 59.2 1.36 -0.9 .857
1953 Philadelphia - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.2 .976
1953 Louisville - AAA RF 81 80 153 11 1 169 5 .970 685.2 2.15 -0.1 .987
1954 Louisville - AAA 1B 97 97 834 70 95 911 7 .992 814.2 9.99 -2.4 .940
1954 Louisville - AAA LF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 21.1 1.27 -0.1 .984
1954 Louisville - AAA RF 13 7 16 0 0 17 1 .941 72.2 1.98 -2.2 .847
1955 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 3 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 6.2 6.75 +0.1 1.030
1955 Philadelphia - MLB LF 9 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 29.0 0.93 -0.2 .963
1955 Philadelphia - MLB RF 7 2 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 25.0 1.44 -0.3 .975
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 134 130 1105 87 121 1202 10 .992 1094.1 9.80 -3.9 .945
TOTAL SS 2 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 7.1 4.91 -0.2 .895
TOTAL LF 1093 990 2167 56 14 2285 62 .973 8723.1 2.29 +15.6 1.017
TOTAL CF 176 161 472 11 3 491 8 .984 1355.2 3.21 -16.4 .951
TOTAL RF 332 291 634 37 8 689 18 .974 2581.0 2.34 -3.6 .980
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1939 Drafted in the 1939 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 14, 62nd overall pick) by the Philadelphia Keystones, out of high school Johnson City (Johnson City; Johnson City, TN).
07/11/1939 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization with a signing bonus of $2,530.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/12/1941 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
09/15/1941 Wins the 1941 Championship with the Allentown Cokers!
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/06/1942 Goes 5-6 against the Hartford Colonials, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
07/20/1942 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/11/1945 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/01/1945 Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/23/1946 Wins the 1946 Championship with the Louisville Derbies!
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/09/1949 Goes 5-5 against the Buffalo Nickels, with 1 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/06/1952 Goes 0-2 against the Rochester Rooks, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
09/22/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Louisville Derbies!
09/12/1954 Injured (strained back),out for 3-4 weeks.
04/30/1956 Released by the Philadelphia Keystones.
10/12/1956 Retired from professional baseball.
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