Name | Team | Age |
Sarge Matthews | Retired (1963, Age 38) | Died (2012, Age 87) |
Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
Round 2, Pick 17 (1950) |
LF | R/R |
League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
Thurman Munson League | 0 | 13 years (70 games) |
Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
0 | 5/25/1925 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
0 | 0 | 1 |
Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (---) |
(98.6 %) | (27.9 %) | (0.0 %) |
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1950 | CIN | 162 | 419 | 57 | 112 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 65 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .724 | .366 | .358 | .267 |
1951 | CIN | 138 | 263 | 41 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .707 | .350 | .357 | .255 |
1952 | CIN | 118 | 199 | 27 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .753 | .356 | .397 | .276 |
1953 | CIN | 109 | 161 | 18 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .710 | .337 | .373 | .224 |
1954 | CIN | 103 | 134 | 17 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .787 | .406 | .381 | .291 |
1955 | CIN-CHN-BAL | 111 | 211 | 27 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .671 | .321 | .351 | .246 |
1956 | BAL | 162 | 428 | 55 | 125 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 52 | 65 | 13 | 9 | 5 | .751 | .373 | .379 | .292 |
1957 | BAL | 161 | 554 | 58 | 147 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 11 | 16 | 3 | .736 | .348 | .388 | .265 |
1958 | BAL | 160 | 613 | 66 | 151 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 58 | 78 | 92 | 13 | 12 | 3 | .675 | .335 | .339 | .246 |
1959 | BAL | 154 | 178 | 28 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .890 | .401 | .489 | .326 |
1960 | BAL | 141 | 185 | 18 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .656 | .315 | .341 | .249 |
1961 | BAL | 144 | 279 | 34 | 65 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 33 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .611 | .313 | .297 | .233 |
1962 | PHI | 56 | 184 | 14 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .626 | .310 | .315 | .239 |
1963 | PHI | 34 | 89 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .653 | .350 | .303 | .258 |
Total | 1753 | 3897 | 465 | 1020 | 164 | 25 | 59 | 389 | 505 | 550 | 50 | 46 | 37 | .710 | .348 | .362 | .262 |
Date | Transaction |
1963-11-01 | Sarge Matthews has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
1963-08-13 | The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have waived Sarge Matthews. |
1963-07-30 | The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have designated Sarge Matthews for assignment. |
1963-04-01 | The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Sarge Matthews to the major league team. |
1962-10-01 | The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Al Mahay to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Epp Terpko to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have sent Joe Smith to the minors. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have designated Sarge Matthews for assignment. |
1962-05-03 | The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Sarge Matthews to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have sent Ivy Wheeler to the minors. |
1962-05-03 | The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have acquired Sarge Matthews from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have waived Jim Rhodes. |
1955-09-14 | A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago Meat Packers. The Chicago Meat Packers receive Draft Pick - 1956 Round 3 (BAL) from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Sarge Matthews. |
1955-09-10 | The Chicago Meat Packers have re-claimed Sarge Matthews from the waiver wire. |
1955-09-05 | The Chicago Meat Packers have designated Sarge Matthews for assignment. |
1955-06-13 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago Meat Packers and the Cincinnati Cubs. The Cincinnati Cubs receive Sam Hutchinson from the Chicago Meat Packers in exchange for Sarge Matthews. |
1950-04-01 | The Cincinnati Cubs have renamed Angelo Dihigo to Sarge Matthews. |