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Mel Ott League
9-22-2068
Von Matthews Shortstop
Retired (2010, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .236 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .636 Status Deceased (2051) Option Years 0  
H 554 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 10-24-1974
HR 48 Drafted Round 2, Pick 28
(1996)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(68 games)
RBI 245
SB 17
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D    Mentor vR C-
Speed C  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range C- WS Rings 0
1B F  (1.4%) LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B C+ (48.6%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B D+ (21.1%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1996 NYA
8
21
2
5
0
0
1
5
2
 5 1 0
0
 0 0
.714
.333
.381
.143
.238
2002 NYA
32
117
12
27
5
0
2
11
8
 25 0 1
2
 4 10
.603
.278
.325
.094
.231
2003 NYA
34
113
12
29
3
0
1
10
7
 20 0 0
2
 3 7
.610
.300
.310
.053
.257
2004 DET
22
80
12
22
7
0
3
10
5
 17 0 0
0
 1 7
.793
.318
.475
.200
.275
2005 DET
137
588
74
138
16
2
18
58
46
 126 2 1
7
 5 39
.653
.292
.361
.126
.235
2006 DET
69
160
25
39
8
0
3
17
23
 32 0 0
1
 2 10
.689
.339
.350
.106
.244
2007 DET
88
181
24
44
8
1
3
22
17
 43 2 3
2
 2 15
.658
.310
.348
.105
.243
2008 DET
130
434
67
103
13
3
9
45
46
 87 2 3
0
 5 28
.655
.311
.343
.106
.237
2009 DET
142
535
46
118
17
0
5
51
33
 113 2 6
2
 5 39
.546
.266
.280
.060
.221
2010 DET
41
115
15
29
5
0
3
16
18
 24 0 1
1
 0 8
.725
.351
.374
.122
.252
Total
703
2344
289
554
82
6
48
245
205
 492 9 15
17
 27 163
.636
.298
.338
.102
.236
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2010-11-01Von Matthews has retired from the Detroit Tigers
2006-08-04Von Matthews of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
2006-04-26Von Matthews of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
2005-06-27Von Matthews of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
2004-09-04The Detroit Tigers have promoted Pat Upchurch to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jim Strunk to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Von Matthews to the major league team.
2004-08-29The Detroit Tigers have acquired Von Matthews from the waiver wire.
2004-08-25The New York Mudcats have waived Von Matthews.
2004-03-01The New York Mudcats have promoted Jack Adcock to the major league team. The New York Mudcats have promoted Jumbo Trosky to the major league team. The New York Mudcats have designated Von Matthews for assignment.
2003-06-17Von Matthews of the New York Mudcats is injured and is expected to be out 52 days.
2002-05-08The New York Mudcats have promoted Von Matthews to the major league team. The New York Mudcats have sent Barry Hartford to the minors. The New York Mudcats have sent Santiago Hoerner to the minors.
1996-08-25The New York Mudcats have sent Von Matthews down to the minors.
1996-04-02The New York Mudcats have auto-promoted Von Matthews to the major leagues.