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Thurman Munson League
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Sarge Matthews Left Field
Retired (1963, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .262 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .710 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
H 1020 Age at Death 87 Date of Birth 05-25-1925
HR 59 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(70 games)
RBI 389
SB 50
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L C- Velocity C-   Mentor vR B 
Speed C- Bunt B+ Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF D+ (27.9%)   Health A  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A+ (98.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Majors 25 44.32 2 / 3 1 / 7 1 / 2 4 / 10 2 / 3 10 / 13 2 / 6 22 / 44
1951 Majors 26 29.16 1 / 2 4 / 9 3 / 5 1 / 4 3 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 2 15 / 29
1952 Majors 27 22.08 1 / 2 2 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 3 5 / 8 0 / 1 2 / 4 12 / 22
1953 Majors 28 18.85 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 2 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 0 3 / 18
1954 Majors 29 16.00 0 / 1 0 / 5 1 / 1 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 16
1955 Majors 30 23.70 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 3 2 / 23
1956 Majors 31 48.30 0 / 11 1 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 7 1 / 48
1957 Majors 32 62.59 1 / 15 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 12 0 / 7 1 / 62
1958 Majors 33 69.80 1 / 10 1 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 12 1 / 13 0 / 10 3 / 69
1959 Majors 34 20.20 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 5 1 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 4 0 / 5 2 / 20
1960 Majors 35 20.28 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 20
1961 Majors 36 30.15 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 6 1 / 3 0 / 8 0 / 3 1 / 30
1962 Majors 37 19.77 0 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 2 / 19
1963 Majors 38 10.10 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 10
Total 0 0 0 6 / 59 11 / 59 7 / 47 7 / 68 15 / 65 15 / 77 5 / 55 66 / 430
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Sarge Matthews has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1963-08-13The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have waived Sarge Matthews.
1963-07-30The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have designated Sarge Matthews for assignment.
1963-04-01The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Sarge Matthews to the major league team.
1962-10-01The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Al Mahay to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Epp Terpko to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have sent Joe Smith to the minors. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have designated Sarge Matthews for assignment.
1962-05-03The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Sarge Matthews to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have sent Ivy Wheeler to the minors.
1962-05-03The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have acquired Sarge Matthews from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have waived Jim Rhodes.
1955-09-14A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago Meat Packers. The Chicago Meat Packers receive Draft Pick - 1956 Round 3 (BAL) from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Sarge Matthews.
1955-09-10The Chicago Meat Packers have re-claimed Sarge Matthews from the waiver wire.
1955-09-05The Chicago Meat Packers have designated Sarge Matthews for assignment.
1955-06-13A trade has been completed between the Chicago Meat Packers and the Cincinnati Cubs. The Cincinnati Cubs receive Sam Hutchinson from the Chicago Meat Packers in exchange for Sarge Matthews.
1950-04-01The Cincinnati Cubs have renamed Angelo Dihigo to Sarge Matthews.