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Vida Blue League
3-25-2028
Ed Matula Catcher
Retired (1976, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .305 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .867 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
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)
RBI 1312
SB 138
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B- Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 5
1B --- LF B  (60.1%) Arm A+ WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 9
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1969 Away 71 213 0 60 9 0 11 38 26 29 0 0 0 .848 .369 .479 .197 .282
1969 Home 73 211 0 79 15 3 11 31 24 23 0 0 0 1.073 .443 .630 .256 .374
1970 Away 65 277 0 82 12 1 14 45 32 31 0 0 0 .868 .370 .498 .202 .296
1970 Home 64 278 0 89 16 2 11 52 33 32 0 0 0 .904 .393 .511 .191 .320
1971 Away 47 276 0 101 10 2 9 41 35 45 0 0 0 .953 .438 .514 .149 .366
1971 Home 45 257 0 76 16 1 8 33 32 37 0 0 0 .833 .374 .459 .163 .296
1972 Away 72 279 53 81 14 3 10 40 37 34 8 3 1 .845 .375 .470 .179 .290
1972 Home 73 280 53 94 18 2 12 43 30 46 10 5 0 .945 .402 .543 .207 .336
1973 Away 72 220 34 67 15 0 5 30 29 30 2 2 1 .827 .386 .441 .136 .305
1973 Home 71 185 31 58 7 2 4 23 26 19 4 1 2 .837 .399 .438 .124 .314
1974 Away 70 230 35 65 9 0 5 29 37 39 3 2 2 .776 .389 .387 .104 .283
1974 Home 72 243 53 69 14 4 11 43 34 38 4 1 3 .882 .371 .510 .226 .284
1975 Away 71 257 51 86 9 1 14 51 34 36 0 0 0 .955 .414 .541 .206 .335
1975 Home 67 229 34 73 14 2 7 33 23 38 0 0 4 .867 .378 .489 .170 .319
1976 Away 60 177 22 55 8 1 9 30 10 23 3 1 4 .869 .349 .520 .209 .311
1976 Home 61 171 26 49 5 2 6 32 23 18 1 1 2 .815 .371 .444 .158 .287
Total Away 528 1929 195 597 86 8 77 304 240 267 16 8 8 .871 .389 .482 .173 .309
Total Home 526 1854 197 587 105 18 70 290 225 251 19 8 11 .897 .391 .506 .189 .317
Total 2579 9237 1571 2816 477 56 355 1312 1149 1236 138 72 79 .867 .383 .484 .179 .305
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Ed Matula has retired from the Brooklyn Robins
1976-08-03The Brooklyn Robins have acquired Ed Matula from the waiver wire.
1976-07-30The Detroit Cougars have promoted Bruno Bonello to the major league team. The Detroit Cougars have designated Ed Matula for assignment.
1976-07-30A 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.
1974-05-07A 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.
1969-09-08A 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.
1967-07-07Ed Matula of the St. Louis Bandits is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1966-08-27Ed Matula of the St. Louis Bandits is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1966-04-20Ed Matula of the St. Louis Bandits is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1958-09-13The St. Louis Bandits have promoted Ed Matula to the major league team. The St. Louis Bandits have sent Geoff Trott to the minors.
1957-10-23The St. Louis Bandits have promoted Pedro Rojo to the major league team. The St. Louis Bandits have sent Ed Matula to the minors.
1957-10-03The St. Louis Bandits have promoted Ed Matula to the major league team. The St. Louis Bandits have sent Joe Cash to the minors.
1957-09-28The St. Louis Bandits have promoted Joe Cash to the major league team. The St. Louis Bandits have sent Ed Matula to the minors.
1957-09-07The St. Louis Bandits have promoted Ed Matula to the major league team. The St. Louis Bandits have sent Tom Shawkey to the minors.