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Name Team Age
Harry "Fireball" Mathes Retired (1971, Age 40) Died (1997, Age 66)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 2
(1951)		 SP B/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ty Cobb League 0 9 years (6 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C  B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D+ D  C-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D+ C- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B+ C+ A-
Leadership   Mentor Value  
C- B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 7/28/1931
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 3
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1951 BAL 16 8 38 37 3 2 0 0 249.2 219 84 82 10 121 173 1.36 2.96
1952 BAL 10 12 36 36 1 1 0 0 230.1 231 101 94 6 108 160 1.47 3.67
1953 STL 15 9 37 36 8 3 0 0 264.1 196 67 62 1 76 183 1.03 2.11
1954 STL 14 7 34 32 2 1 0 0 228.1 218 71 63 4 73 156 1.27 2.48
1955 STL 10 8 27 27 4 1 0 0 193.2 150 56 53 2 49 142 1.03 2.46
1956 STL 15 10 37 36 5 2 0 0 258.2 198 75 69 2 80 198 1.07 2.40
1957 STL 14 13 36 36 9 1 0 0 274.1 198 70 53 0 71 205 0.98 1.74
1958 STL 18 10 38 33 4 1 3 0 259.0 182 74 67 0 84 184 1.03 2.33
1959 STL 11 17 35 35 8 2 0 0 265.0 234 96 81 3 68 230 1.14 2.75
1960 STL 17 9 36 31 6 2 0 0 242.2 199 77 68 0 49 210 1.02 2.52
1961 STL 16 12 40 31 9 3 0 0 257.2 194 79 68 0 70 202 1.02 2.38
1962 STL 26 3 32 32 20 9 0 0 267.2 171 38 36 0 57 202 0.85 1.21
1963 STL 16 6 28 28 15 7 0 0 227.2 152 33 33 1 57 175 0.92 1.30
1964 STL 22 7 33 33 10 3 0 0 273.0 193 65 60 0 69 198 0.96 1.98
1965 STL 23 6 34 34 8 3 0 0 266.1 181 52 51 1 65 230 0.92 1.72
1966 STL 18 6 32 32 7 3 0 0 257.2 197 67 61 0 75 188 1.06 2.13
1967 STL-MIL 23 6 32 32 12 3 0 0 248.2 198 74 72 2 66 174 1.06 2.61
1968 MIL 19 10 32 32 13 4 0 0 258.2 188 66 59 0 68 180 0.99 2.05
1969 MIL-CHA 19 9 35 35 9 1 0 0 257.0 230 100 94 0 75 179 1.19 3.29
1970 CHA-MIL 13 15 33 33 6 1 0 0 238.1 213 94 85 1 67 158 1.17 3.21
1971 MIL 14 12 33 33 8 2 0 0 243.1 225 101 90 4 62 163 1.18 3.33
2086 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 349 195 718 694 167 55 3 0 5261.2 4167 1540 1401 37 1510 3890 1.08 2.40
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Harry "Fireball" Mathes has retired from the Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen
1970-04-01A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen and the Chicago Pale Hose. The Chicago Pale Hose receive Draft Pick - 1971 Round 2 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen in exchange for Harry "Fireball" Mathes.
1969-05-06A trade has been completed between the Chicago Pale Hose and the Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen. The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen receive Joe Pankston, Pete Riggs, Ray Raziano, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 3 (CHA), Draft Pick - 1970 Round 2 (CHA) from the Chicago Pale Hose in exchange for Ed Kish, Harry "Fireball" Mathes, Ken Landestoy.
1967-05-06A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen and the St. Louis Gateway Archers. The St. Louis Gateway Archers receive Draft Pick - 1969 Round 2 (KC), Draft Pick - 1971 Round 1 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 1 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen in exchange for Harry "Fireball" Mathes.
1962-04-01The St. Louis Gateway Archers have renamed Harry Mathes to Harry "Fireball" Mathes.
1961-03-01The St. Louis Birds have promoted Harry Mathes to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Kuppie Salazar to the minors.
1960-09-16The St. Louis Birds have promoted Mike Thompson to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Harry Mathes to the minors.
1956-03-01The St. Louis Birds have promoted Harry Mathes to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Frank Gunson to the minors.
1955-08-17The St. Louis Birds have promoted Dutch Lary to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Harry Mathes to the minors.
1955-08-16The St. Louis Birds have promoted Harry Mathes to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Pep Kelly to the minors.
1955-08-12The St. Louis Birds have promoted Frank Gunson to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Harry Mathes to the minors.
1954-08-20The St. Louis Birds have promoted Harry Mathes to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Bill Bell to the minors.
1954-08-10The St. Louis Birds have promoted Bill Bell to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Harry Mathes to the minors.
1951-04-01The Baltimore Leviathan have promoted Harry Mathes to the major league team. The Baltimore Leviathan have sent Al Beckman to the minors.