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Name Team Age
Matt Fortner Retired (1963, Age 36) Died (1993, Age 66)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 18, Pick 281
(1950)		 CF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (AA) 0 0 years (0 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- A 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B+ B-
Endurance Velocity Control
C  D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D  0 9/11/1927
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 DET 143 447 55 99 13 5 7 59 47 101 6 2 4 .621 .302 .320 .221
1951 DET 90 336 49 88 17 4 5 50 28 65 10 3 3 .697 .316 .381 .262
1952 DET 136 526 74 128 21 5 16 77 51 111 18 3 3 .699 .306 .394 .243
1953 DET 136 517 78 137 20 6 24 89 48 98 20 2 5 .793 .327 .466 .265
1954 DET 139 537 85 152 19 9 18 89 53 107 16 9 3 .798 .345 .453 .283
1955 DET 119 436 69 121 18 6 16 78 48 86 18 6 5 .809 .352 .456 .278
1956 DET 95 347 62 106 20 5 10 50 41 53 18 5 1 .857 .378 .478 .305
1957 DET 135 515 72 141 26 4 18 74 67 82 22 8 5 .801 .356 .445 .274
1958 DET 137 509 67 149 23 5 21 75 51 85 25 6 3 .837 .356 .481 .293
1959 DET 46 171 28 45 4 2 6 30 15 30 8 2 1 .740 .324 .415 .263
1960 DET 139 478 79 131 23 3 14 65 65 79 25 9 7 .784 .362 .423 .274
1961 DET 135 513 55 145 23 3 10 54 42 90 20 13 6 .732 .335 .398 .283
1962 DET 142 505 53 128 28 4 7 46 44 100 16 3 5 .681 .315 .366 .253
1963 DET 145 482 48 106 18 4 12 50 35 87 8 4 3 .624 .276 .349 .220
Total 1737 6319 874 1676 273 65 184 886 635 1174 230 75 54 .749 .332 .416 .265
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Matt Fortner has retired from the Detroit Phi Gamma Deltas
1951-10-07The Washington Phi Gamma Deltas have promoted Matt Fortner to the major league team. The Washington Phi Gamma Deltas have sent Stu Schroff to the minors.
1951-08-29The Washington Phi Gamma Deltas have promoted Brian Garrett to the major league team. The Washington Phi Gamma Deltas have sent Matt Fortner to the minors.
1951-05-17The Washington Phi Gamma Deltas have promoted Matt Fortner to the major league team. The Washington Phi Gamma Deltas have sent Stu Schroff to the minors.
1951-04-19The Washington Phi Gamma Deltas have promoted Greg Schaub to the major league team. The Washington Phi Gamma Deltas have promoted Stu Schroff to the major league team. The Washington Phi Gamma Deltas have sent Matt Fortner to the minors. The Washington Phi Gamma Deltas have sent Ben Lowe to the minors.
1950-04-01The Washington Phi Gamma Deltas have renamed Bert Grimes to Matt Fortner.