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Thurman Munson League
8-6-2254
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
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 LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A+ (98.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1951 RF CIN 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
LF CIN 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
2B CIN 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
1952 CF CIN 12 12 107.0 22 21 0 1 0 -1 1.77 .955
LF CIN 24 7 97.0 26 23 3 0 0 -2 2.41 1.000
RF CIN 7 7 61.0 9 9 0 0 0 -1 1.33 1.000
SS CIN 2 2 20.0 15 6 7 2 3 +1 5.85 .867
3B CIN 3 0 4.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 1.000
1B CIN 1 0 1.2 3 3 0 0 1 0 16.27 1.000
2B CIN 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1953 RF CIN 11 11 96.1 21 21 0 0 0 -1 1.96 1.000
CF CIN 9 9 80.0 19 17 0 2 0 -1 1.91 .895
LF CIN 14 1 35.2 8 8 0 0 0 -1 2.02 1.000
1B CIN 3 0 3.2 5 5 0 0 1 0 12.30 1.000
2B CIN 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 1 0 9.00 1.000
3B CIN 1 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.00 1.000
1954 RF CIN 8 8 71.0 15 15 0 0 0 0 1.90 1.000
CF CIN 7 7 61.0 20 20 0 0 0 -2 2.95 1.000
LF CIN 7 3 31.0 4 4 0 0 0 +1 1.16 1.000
2B CIN 2 0 7.0 6 3 3 0 0 0 7.71 1.000
3B CIN 3 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0.00 NaN
1955 RF CIN-CHN-BAL 24 24 208.1 44 42 0 2 0 -1 1.81 .955
LF CIN-CHN-BAL 15 14 121.2 20 20 0 0 0 0 1.48 1.000
C CIN-CHN-BAL 2 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 6.00 1.000
1956 LF BAL 93 93 807.1 193 189 0 4 0 +1 2.11 .979
1B BAL 13 0 28.0 37 37 0 0 2 -1 11.89 1.000
RF BAL 3 3 26.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.04 1.000
CF BAL 3 3 25.1 9 8 0 1 0 0 2.84 .889
1957 LF BAL 143 143 1253.0 259 254 2 3 0 +5 1.84 .988
RF BAL 3 3 25.1 6 6 0 0 0 0 2.13 1.000
1958 LF BAL 160 160 1429.0 320 316 1 3 0 +1 2.00 .991
1959 LF BAL 17 10 112.2 36 35 1 0 0 -1 2.88 1.000
SS BAL 2 1 13.0 8 4 3 1 2 -1 4.85 .875
CF BAL 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
1960 LF BAL 21 15 141.2 30 29 0 1 0 0 1.84 .967
RF BAL 3 3 26.2 7 7 0 0 0 +1 2.36 1.000
C BAL 6 0 11.0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 10.64 1.000
SS BAL 4 0 7.0 10 3 6 1 2 0 11.57 .900
1B BAL 3 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.80 1.000
CF BAL 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1961 RF BAL 14 14 128.2 26 25 1 0 0 0 1.82 1.000
SS BAL 14 14 123.0 66 15 43 8 8 -2 4.24 .879
LF BAL 13 13 121.2 37 37 0 0 0 +3 2.74 1.000
C BAL 12 0 36.1 27 25 2 0 0 1 6 1 14.3% 0 6.69 1.000
CF BAL 4 4 34.0 8 8 0 0 0 0 2.12 1.000
1B BAL 3 0 7.0 8 8 0 0 1 0 10.29 1.000
3B BAL 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
1962 LF PHI 33 32 279.2 68 66 0 2 0 -1 2.12 .971
CF PHI 14 14 123.1 32 31 0 1 0 -2 2.26 .969
RF PHI 8 8 69.0 13 13 0 0 0 -1 1.70 1.000
1963 LF PHI 15 13 111.2 38 38 0 0 0 -3 3.06 1.000
RF PHI 12 12 95.0 19 19 0 0 0 0 1.80 1.000
CF PHI 6 6 46.0 13 13 0 0 0 +1 2.54 1.000
SS PHI 1 1 7.0 5 1 4 0 0 0 6.43 1.000
Pos Total LF 556 504 4546.0 1039 1019 7 13 0 +3 2.03 .987
RF 94 94 816.1 164 161 1 2 0 -3 1.79 .988
CF 57 55 482.2 124 119 0 5 0 -5 2.22 .960
SS 23 18 170.0 104 29 63 12 15 -2 4.87 .885
C 20 0 50.1 42 40 2 0 0 1 6 1 14.3% 0 7.51 1.000
1B 23 0 45.1 54 54 0 0 5 -1 10.72 1.000
2B 5 0 10.0 8 4 4 0 1 0 7.20 1.000
3B 8 0 9.2 5 2 3 0 0 -1 4.66 1.000
Total 786 671 6130.1 1540 1428 80 32 21 1 6 1 14.3% -9 2.21 .979
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.