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Name Team Age
Matt Ayers Retired (1982, Age 39) Died (2021, Age 78)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3
(1961)		 3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jumbo Brown League 0 17 years (150 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A- B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A- C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 9/27/1943
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
5 5 7
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (3B)
A+ (99.0 %) A  (89.0 %) A  (86.7 %)

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
1964 MIN-COL 28 103 22 27 5 0 2 13 17 21 3 0 4 .736 .367 .369 .262
1966 COL 139 565 97 161 23 6 30 85 52 106 9 5 11 .850 .344 .506 .285
1967 COL 139 583 96 164 28 2 24 59 55 103 9 5 10 .805 .345 .460 .281
1968 COL 139 576 97 163 21 10 19 64 51 109 14 12 16 .796 .343 .453 .283
1969 CIN 139 561 108 171 24 5 26 85 66 97 21 4 11 .886 .382 .504 .305
1970 CIN 139 549 105 189 35 10 23 88 65 100 11 5 12 .982 .412 .570 .344
1971 CIN 139 565 111 182 36 8 29 111 61 95 14 3 20 .957 .389 .568 .322
1972 CIN 139 557 104 183 37 5 28 123 63 103 12 4 17 .957 .393 .564 .329
1973 CIN 139 564 103 170 32 4 24 107 64 104 14 4 19 .870 .370 .500 .301
1974 CIN 118 478 97 167 25 6 33 130 44 83 14 2 15 1.041 .407 .634 .349
1975 CIN 123 489 84 153 28 9 25 95 49 85 16 3 18 .933 .372 .560 .313
1976 CIN 129 496 135 182 26 7 30 121 62 108 11 3 14 1.070 .441 .629 .367
1977 CIN 139 533 123 180 35 4 29 123 77 85 14 3 11 1.001 .419 .582 .338
1978 CIN 139 536 96 149 25 4 25 109 53 113 9 1 14 .823 .343 .479 .278
1979 CIN-PHI 131 353 53 102 29 2 12 52 36 74 22 14 13 .841 .356 .484 .289
1980 PHI 142 344 56 96 15 6 19 65 29 72 16 11 4 .860 .337 .523 .279
1981 PHI 132 495 96 145 22 9 28 83 53 99 14 3 3 .904 .361 .543 .293
1982 PHI 57 194 39 64 12 1 11 24 23 40 6 1 1 .973 .401 .572 .330
Total 2250 8541 1622 2648 458 98 417 1537 920 1597 229 83 213 .910 .377 .533 .310
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Matt Ayers has retired from the Philadelphia
1981-05-25Matt Ayers of the Philadelphia Nizzles is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1979-06-23Matt Ayers of the Philadelphia Nizzles is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1979-04-11Trade #1365865 has been completed between the Philadelphia Nizzles and the Cincinnati Carnage. The Cincinnati Carnage receive Darryl Dockins, Joe Garciaparra, Ben Gerber, Brad Look, Calvin Ohka, Draft Pick 1980 Round 1 PHI (Fernando Fandango) from the Philadelphia Nizzles in exchange for Bob Daney, Larry Pagliaroni, Rip Wilkins, Matt Ayers, Dave Downey.
1976-09-18Matt Ayers of the Cincinnati Carnage is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1975-05-29Matt Ayers of the Cincinnati Carnage is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1974-04-19Matt Ayers of the Cincinnati Carnage is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1966-03-25The Colorado Smokies have promoted Chick Shea to the major league team. The Colorado Smokies have promoted Matt Ayers to the major league team. The Colorado Smokies have sent Henry Mele to the minors. The Colorado Smokies have sent Jim Johnson to the minors.
1964-06-17The Colorado Smokies have promoted Eli Greene to the major league team. The Colorado Smokies have sent Matt Ayers to the minors.
1964-06-17Trade #1291291 has been completed between the Colorado Smokies and the Minnesota PULSE. The Minnesota PULSE receive Irving Inge, Bam Bam Miller, Jorge Johnson, Bud Bundy, Heinie Hardy from the Colorado Smokies in exchange for Matt Ayers.
1964-05-12Trade #1290350 has been completed between the Cleveland Lake Barons and the Minnesota PULSE. The Minnesota PULSE receive Matt Ayers from the Cleveland Lake Barons in exchange for FRANSISCO ESCOBAR, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 2 (SF).