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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Matthew Sawyer Second Base
Retired (1968, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .287 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .827 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
H 2379 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 11-03-1927
HR 349 Drafted Round 1, Pick 13
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 18 years
(58 games)
RBI 1258
SB 138
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 4
3B B- (53.2%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 75% 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
1950 TEX
124
495
76
148
26
1
22
81
55
83 1 1
1
6 10
.858
.370
.489
.190
.299
1951 TEX
130
491
72
129
20
5
14
62
57
65 1 2
4
2 7
.749
.339
.409
.147
.263
1952 TEX
130
513
89
153
25
6
22
81
50
76 1 2
6
2 6
.859
.360
.499
.201
.298
1953 TEX
112
468
78
133
24
1
23
82
38
69 1 3
1
1 8
.824
.337
.487
.203
.284
1954 TEX
130
562
90
172
34
1
25
74
45
79 1 3
10
5 9
.860
.357
.504
.198
.306
1955 TEX
92
373
66
94
15
2
19
61
36
53 0 1
9
2 6
.773
.317
.456
.204
.252
1956 TEX
105
439
94
151
35
5
19
84
43
71 2 3
13
0 14
.979
.402
.576
.232
.344
1957 TEX-SEA
96
376
68
123
27
2
24
66
37
50 1 2
7
3 6
.988
.387
.601
.274
.327
1958 SEA
135
443
68
121
25
3
17
76
48
67 3 6
19
1 12
.802
.344
.458
.185
.273
1959 SEA
118
465
76
127
24
3
26
82
50
67 2 1
13
5 5
.851
.346
.505
.232
.273
1960 SEA
134
461
59
118
13
3
19
72
48
70 1 5
12
9 13
.745
.324
.421
.165
.256
1961 SEA
130
513
82
154
31
5
20
79
59
76 4 3
18
9 11
.872
.375
.497
.197
.300
1962 SEA
130
538
99
167
34
2
27
90
54
91 0 4
10
7 8
.902
.371
.532
.221
.310
1963 SEA
129
424
68
128
17
1
19
66
39
70 1 5
4
6 10
.839
.358
.481
.179
.302
1964 SEA
130
474
85
146
22
1
13
66
50
87 2 1
3
7 11
.817
.376
.441
.133
.308
1965 SEA
145
347
59
91
12
1
11
43
30
76 2 3
3
1 14
.720
.322
.398
.135
.262
1966 SEA
111
377
59
107
15
2
16
44
28
72 3 1
1
1 20
.799
.337
.462
.178
.284
1967 SEA
106
340
40
80
8
1
11
35
32
79 3 1
3
6 13
.668
.306
.362
.126
.235
1968 DET
101
181
13
37
6
0
2
14
24
37 0 0
1
2 6
.568
.298
.271
.066
.204
Total
2288
8280
1341
2379
413
45
349
1258
823
1338 29 47
138
75 189
.827
.352
.475
.187
.287
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Matthew Sawyer has retired from the Detroit Toyotas
1968-04-18The Detroit Toyotas have acquired Matthew Sawyer from the waiver wire.
1968-04-01The Seattle Grunge have promoted George Cornelius to the major league team. The Seattle Grunge have designated Matthew Sawyer for assignment. The Seattle Grunge have designated Leo Meyer for assignment. The Seattle Grunge have designated Mike Henrich for assignment.
1967-06-12Matthew Sawyer of the Seattle Grunge is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1959-08-13Matthew Sawyer of the Seattle Grunge is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1958-09-24Matthew Sawyer of the Seattle Grunge is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1957-07-21A trade has been completed between the Seattle Grunge and the Texas Titans. The Texas Titans receive Leo Meyer, Mark Leon, Ray Shannon from the Seattle Grunge in exchange for Matthew Sawyer, Dick Hinchliffe.
1957-04-19Matthew Sawyer of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1956-05-31Matthew Sawyer of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1955-08-08Matthew Sawyer of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 54 days.
1953-08-09Matthew Sawyer of the Texas Titans is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1950-04-01The Texas Titans have renamed Cole Jackson to Matthew Sawyer.
1950-04-01The Texas Titans have renamed Clint Pitula to Cole Jackson.