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Matt Cato Left Field
Retired (1985, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .271 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .773 Status Deceased (2036) Option Years 0  
H 1806 Age at Death 87 Date of Birth 05-06-1949
HR 259 Drafted Round 2, Pick 23
(1967)
Majors Svc Time 11 years
(116 games)
RBI 1066
SB 174 Salary $1.10M Final Contract Year 1985
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm WS Appearances 1
2B (13.2%) CF A+ (93.1%)   Health LCS Appearances 1
3B (0.6%) RF A+ (98.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
Notes: I have the potential to be the best hitter in this league. Someday I'll put up a MVP type season.
* League requires 75% 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
1973 Away 38 153 11 24 2 1 2 18 14 38 6 0 2 .450 .228 .222 .065 .157
1973 Home 33 128 17 27 4 1 1 10 9 30 4 0 0 .546 .264 .281 .070 .211
1974 Away 80 321 30 81 14 3 12 44 29 77 6 5 2 .740 .313 .427 .174 .252
1974 Home 79 313 44 89 16 3 12 45 30 67 5 3 4 .818 .349 .470 .185 .284
1975 Away 79 299 31 67 9 0 9 36 25 70 6 3 3 .629 .284 .344 .120 .224
1975 Home 80 287 37 84 7 1 9 38 18 58 8 5 2 .753 .334 .418 .125 .293
1976 Away 79 302 31 77 16 4 11 42 19 79 5 6 3 .747 .303 .444 .189 .255
1976 Home 80 287 30 77 9 2 13 44 32 68 11 2 9 .793 .344 .449 .181 .268
1977 Away 80 323 47 83 18 3 15 51 22 87 11 3 6 .774 .303 .471 .214 .257
1977 Home 79 293 58 97 16 1 19 57 34 61 9 4 8 .989 .402 .587 .256 .331
1978 Away 78 326 49 104 16 4 10 55 31 66 13 3 1 .863 .379 .485 .166 .319
1978 Home 81 323 47 91 10 3 10 48 33 68 10 5 2 .773 .349 .424 .142 .282
1979 Away 79 341 50 90 10 1 17 57 24 85 5 3 1 .762 .313 .449 .185 .264
1979 Home 80 322 63 100 11 5 17 75 31 56 6 4 1 .903 .369 .534 .224 .311
1980 Away 80 331 51 85 10 5 15 57 31 76 7 1 2 .776 .322 .453 .196 .257
1980 Home 79 320 56 89 12 1 15 56 30 68 9 7 1 .805 .343 .463 .184 .278
1981 Away 79 315 39 89 11 1 11 51 35 72 9 4 0 .782 .353 .429 .146 .283
1981 Home 80 305 45 77 2 4 13 51 30 61 9 8 1 .731 .318 .413 .161 .252
1982 Away 80 322 39 87 12 3 10 52 30 77 11 3 2 .758 .339 .419 .149 .270
1982 Home 79 307 55 97 17 3 14 60 31 62 6 4 2 .906 .378 .528 .212 .316
1983 Away 61 253 29 60 9 1 6 32 19 56 6 2 1 .646 .295 .352 .115 .237
1983 Home 64 240 32 64 10 5 11 48 20 58 7 6 0 .811 .323 .487 .221 .267
1984 Away 39 125 17 34 6 1 4 23 8 24 3 1 2 .753 .321 .432 .160 .272
1984 Home 46 108 16 29 5 0 3 16 9 26 2 0 0 .734 .336 .398 .130 .269
1985 Away 4 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .375 .188 .188 .000 .188
1985 Home 5 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 .243 .176 .067 .000 .067
Total Away 856 3427 424 884 133 27 122 518 287 809 88 34 27 .736 .317 .419 .161 .258
Total Home 865 3248 501 922 119 29 137 548 309 691 86 48 30 .812 .347 .465 .181 .284
Total 1721 6675 925 1806 252 56 259 1066 596 1500 174 82 57 .773 .332 .441 .171 .271
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Matt Cato has retired from the Chicago Cubbies
1985-09-05The Chicago Cubbies have designated Matt Cato for assignment.
1985-07-31The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Matt Cato to the major league team.
1985-03-31Matt Cato has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $1.1M per year for 1 year.
1984-03-28The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Matt Cato to the major league team.
1984-03-28Matt Cato has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $3.0M per year for 1 year.
1978-03-28The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Matt Cato to the major league team.
1978-03-28Matt Cato has signed with the Cincinnati Red Legs for $6.1M per year for 6 years.
1976-05-12Trade #1110906 has been completed between the Chicago Cubbies and the Houston Lone Star Beers. The Houston Lone Star Beers receive Matt Cato from the Chicago Cubbies in exchange for Ron Duran, Draft Pick 1977 Round 1 HOU (Bill Clark). Protest This Trade.
1973-07-13The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Matt Cato to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Culley Carisch to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have sent Ken Werrick to the minors. The Chicago Cubbies have designated Ox Lemke for assignment.
1973-07-05A trade has been completed between the Colorado Renegades and the Chicago Cubbies. The Chicago Cubbies receive Danny Moose, Bill Smith, Reese Reynolds, Matt Cato, Draft Pick 1974 Round 1 COL (Crash Heine) from the Colorado Renegades in exchange for Mike Thies, Wayland Griffin. Protest This Trade.
1969-03-31The Colorado Renegades have sent Myron Maxwell to the minors. The Colorado Renegades have sent Matt Cato to the minors.
1969-03-31The Colorado Renegades have promoted Myron Maxwell to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Matt Cato to the major league team.
1969-03-30The Colorado Renegades have sent Cecilio Caffie to the minors. The Colorado Renegades have sent Matt Cato to the minors.
1969-03-29The Colorado Renegades have promoted Cecilio Caffie to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Matt Cato to the major league team.