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Name	Team	Age
Elmer Matthews	Retired (1988, Age 35)	Died (2036, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 38 (1975)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ralph Kiner League	0	12 years (21 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	D+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	D-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B	B+	B
Leadership	Mentor Value
B+	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A+	0	7/5/1953
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Type	Chances	Endurance	Velocity	Control	Total
1975	Minors	29.00	1 / 3	3 / 15	3 / 11	7 / 29
1976	Minors	19.00	0 / 0	2 / 8	3 / 11	5 / 19
1976	Majors	16.33	0 / 0	1 / 6	2 / 10	3 / 16
1977	Majors	46.86	2 / 10	6 / 19	5 / 17	13 / 46
1978	Majors	46.36	2 / 11	2 / 14	9 / 21	13 / 46
1979	Majors	45.69	0 / 6	4 / 25	1 / 14	5 / 45
1980	Majors	50.38	0 / 10	2 / 19	4 / 21	6 / 50
1981	Majors	49.47	0 / 15	0 / 15	1 / 19	1 / 49
1982	Majors	49.08	0 / 7	2 / 18	2 / 24	4 / 49
1983	Majors	48.73	0 / 8	2 / 20	0 / 20	2 / 48
1984	Majors	43.71	0 / 5	1 / 15	0 / 23	1 / 43
1985	Majors	47.66	0 / 15	0 / 12	0 / 20	0 / 47
1986	Majors	46.29	1 / 9	1 / 20	0 / 17	2 / 46
1987	Majors	43.65	-4 / 12	-3 / 16	-3 / 15	-10 / 43
1988	Majors	26.37	-2 / 0	-4 / 16	-4 / 10	-10 / 26
Total			0 / 111	19 / 238	23 / 253	42 / 602

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1988-11-01	Elmer Matthews has retired from the New York NeckTys
1988-06-17	The New York NeckTys have promoted Elmer Matthews to the major league team. The New York NeckTys have designated Terry Jean for assignment.
1988-06-17	The New York NeckTys have acquired Elmer Matthews from the waiver wire.
1988-05-29	The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Aurelio Andujar to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have waived Elmer Matthews.
1988-05-26	The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Elmer Matthews to the major league team.
1988-05-26	The Baltimore NattyBohs have acquired Elmer Matthews from the waiver wire.
1988-05-19	The Cincinnati Reds have waived Elmer Matthews.
1988-05-15	The Cincinnati Reds have designated Elmer Matthews for assignment.
1987-04-01	The Cincinnati Reds have placed Elmer Matthews on the trade block.
1984-04-05	The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Elmer Matthews from the waiver wire.
1984-04-01	The Arizona Bandits have promoted Bob Graham to the major league team. The Arizona Bandits have designated Elmer Matthews for assignment.
1976-08-05	The Chicago Grumpy Old Men have promoted Elmer Matthews to the major league team. The Chicago Grumpy Old Men have sent Lyman Ness to the minors.