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Name	Team	Age
Billy Matthews	Retired (1978, Age 35)	Died (2021, Age 78)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 14 (1962)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Murray Maddux League	0	9 years (13 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B-	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A	A	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	10/6/1943
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	6
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (95.3 %)	B  (63.9 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (2B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (SS)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1970	HOU	0	0	0	0	0	73	0	5	13
1971	HOU	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	15
1972	HOU	0	3	0	0	0	27	0	7	55
1973	HOU	0	4	1	0	10	19	0	0	75
1974	HOU	0	7	0	0	6	38	0	1	51
1975	HOU	0	8	0	0	0	34	0	9	66
1976	HOU	0	3	0	1	0	38	7	9	63
1977	HOU-BOS	0	0	0	0	0	76	1	21	0
1978	BOS	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	2	58

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Billy Matthews has retired from the Boston Minute Men
1977-06-01	Trade #1568328 has been completed between the Boston Minute Men and the Houston Colt .45s. The Houston Colt .45s receive Fred Richard from the Boston Minute Men in exchange for Billy Matthews.
1977-04-05	Billy Matthews of the Houston Colt .45s is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1971-05-25	Billy Matthews of the Houston Colt .45s is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.