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Name	Team	Age
Dan Matthews	Retired (1988, Age 39)	Died (2022, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (1967)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jumbo Brown League	0	16 years (60 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	F
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	F	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C+	B	B
Leadership	Mentor Value
C+	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	10/24/1949
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	3	8
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1979	NL	Cy Young Award; All Star Reserve (SP)
1980	NL	All Star Reserve (SP)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1988-11-01	Dan Matthews has retired from the Pittsburgh Postbundy
1988-09-22	The Pittsburgh Postbundy have promoted Dan Matthews to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Postbundy have sent Red Tabor to the minors.
1988-04-21	The Pittsburgh Postbundy have promoted Bill Peitz to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Postbundy have designated Dan Matthews for assignment.
1984-04-01	Trade #1387797 has been completed between the Pittsburgh Postbundy and the Atlanta Cracker Jacks. The Atlanta Cracker Jacks receive Draft Pick 1986 Round 2 PIT (Buddy Davis), Draft Pick 1986 Round 1 PIT (Lefty Briscoe) from the Pittsburgh Postbundy in exchange for Dan Matthews, Rambler Walken.
1978-08-24	Dan Matthews of the Atlanta Cracker Jacks is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1972-04-01	The Atlanta Cracker Jacks have promoted Gene Kilkenny to the major league team. The Atlanta Cracker Jacks have promoted Dan Matthews to the major league team. The Atlanta Cracker Jacks have promoted Donne Bradley to the major league team. The Atlanta Cracker Jacks have waived Mike Meridith. The Atlanta Cracker Jacks have waived Tim Batchelor.