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Vida Blue League 3-25-2028 |
| Ed Matula |  CatcherRetired (1976, Age 38) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .305 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .867 | Status | Deceased (2020) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 2816 | Age at Death | 83 | Date of Birth | 11-22-1937 | |
| HR | 355 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 6 (1957) |
Majors Svc Time | 18 years (55 games) |
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| RBI | 1312 | |||||
| SB | 138 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 5 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (60.1%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 8 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 9 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | League | Award |
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| 1960 | NL | All Star Starter (C) |
| 1962 | NL | All Star Reserve (C) |
| 1964 | NL | All Star Reserve (C) |
| 1965 | NL | All Star Reserve (C) |
| 1968 | NL | All Star Starter (C) |
| 1969 | NL | All Star Reserve (C) |
| 1970 | NL | All Star Starter (C); Gold Glove (C) |
| 1971 | NL | All Star Starter (C) |
| 1972 | NL | All Star Starter (C) |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1976-11-01 | Ed Matula has retired from the Brooklyn Robins |
| 1976-08-03 | The Brooklyn Robins have acquired Ed Matula from the waiver wire. |
| 1976-07-30 | The Detroit Cougars have promoted Bruno Bonello to the major league team. The Detroit Cougars have designated Ed Matula for assignment. |
| 1976-07-30 | A trade has been completed between the Seattle 69 PILOTS and the Detroit Cougars. The Detroit Cougars receive John King, Ed Matula, Draft Pick 1978 Round 3 TB (Tom Ready), Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 SEA (Lucas Bannister) from the Seattle 69 PILOTS in exchange for Lethan Liimakka. |
| 1974-05-07 | A trade has been completed between the Seattle 69 PILOTS and the Brooklyn Robins. The Brooklyn Robins receive Troy Hobbs, Chip Edmonston, Carl Bumbry, Tim Thomas, Draft Pick 1976 Round 2 SEA (Rome Boever), Draft Pick 1977 Round 2 TB (George Gillenwater), Draft Pick 1977 Round 3 SEA (Jim Dickey), Draft Pick 1977 Round 2 SEA (Gaylord Tyrone), Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 SEA (Lucas Bannister) from the Seattle 69 PILOTS in exchange for Bruce Meyer, Ed Matula, Monte Anderson. |
| 1969-09-08 | A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Robins and the St. Louis Bandits. The St. Louis Bandits receive Paul Deagle, Brian Werley from the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Jim Foster, Ed Matula. |
| 1967-07-07 | Ed Matula of the St. Louis Bandits is injured and is expected to be out 13 days. |
| 1966-08-27 | Ed Matula of the St. Louis Bandits is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |
| 1966-04-20 | Ed Matula of the St. Louis Bandits is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1958-09-13 | The St. Louis Bandits have promoted Ed Matula to the major league team. The St. Louis Bandits have sent Geoff Trott to the minors. |
| 1957-10-23 | The St. Louis Bandits have promoted Pedro Rojo to the major league team. The St. Louis Bandits have sent Ed Matula to the minors. |
| 1957-10-03 | The St. Louis Bandits have promoted Ed Matula to the major league team. The St. Louis Bandits have sent Joe Cash to the minors. |
| 1957-09-28 | The St. Louis Bandits have promoted Joe Cash to the major league team. The St. Louis Bandits have sent Ed Matula to the minors. |
| 1957-09-07 | The St. Louis Bandits have promoted Ed Matula to the major league team. The St. Louis Bandits have sent Tom Shawkey to the minors. |