Christy Mathewson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: August 12, 1880 in Factoryville, PA us

Died: October 7, 1925 in Saranac Lake, NY

Buried: Lewisburg City Cemetery, Lewisburg, PA

High School: Keystone Academy (Factoryville, PA)

School: Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA)

Debut: July 17, 1900 (Age 19-339d, 2,212th in major league history)

Last Game: September 4, 1916 (Age 36-023d)
vs. CHC 9.0 IP, 15 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 8 ER, W

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1936. (Voted by BBWAA on 205/226 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Christy Mathewson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1901 season

Full Name: Christopher Mathewson

Nicknames: Big Six or Matty

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Relatives: Brother of Henry Mathewson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

106.7

373

188

ERA

2.13

636

552

4788.2

2507

WHIP

1.058

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Team Record in Appearances: 24-14 / in Starts: 22-13

Days of Rest

1906 Pitching Game Log

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1906 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	218	20	May 5	NYG		BSN	L,4-6	GS-		99	7.0	7	3		3	2	0	0	0.00	3.08	30					27
2	219	25	May 14	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	W(1-0)	8	9.0	9	3		7	6	0	0	0.00	3.24	42					34	1	2
3	220	29	May 18	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	L(1-1)	3	8.0	14	7		0	1	0	1	0.00	2.99	37					33	5	1
4	221	32	May 21	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-4		S(1)	2	4.0	4	1		0	2	0	0	0.00	2.76	16					16
5	222	34	May 24	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS-	W(2-1)	2	2.0	3	2		2	1	0	0	0.00	2.87	11					9
6	223	36	May 26	NYG	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-	W(3-1)	1	8.0	10	4		3	2	0	0	0.00	2.89	36					33
7	224	40	May 30(2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	W(4-1)	3	9.0	8	2		2	6	0	0	0.00	2.67	33					29	0	2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
8	225	44	Jun 4	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-6	GS-		4	0.2	2	4		6	0	0	0	0.00	3.04	9					3
9	226	47	Jun 7	NYG		CHC	L,0-19	GS-	L(4-2)	2	0.1	4	5		1	0	0	0	0.00	3.10	6					5
10	227	54	Jun 15	NYG		STL	W,2-1	CG	W(5-2)	7	9.0	8	1		4	3	0	0	0.00	3.09	39					33	0	0
11	228	57	Jun 21	NYG		PIT	W,5-4		W(6-2)	5	5.0	7	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	3.09	18					16
12	229	59	Jun 23	NYG		PHI	W,5-0	SHO	W(7-2)	1	9.0	6	0	0	2	3	0	0	0.00	3.00	33	76				31	2	0
13	230	62	Jun 27	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-4	CG	W(8-2)	3	9.0	6	4		3	6	0	0	0.00	2.89	36					33	1	1
14	231	65	Jun 30	NYG		BSN	L,3-4	GS-	L(8-3)	2	7.0	6	4		3	3	0	0	0.00	2.89	29					26
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
15	232	68	Jul 5	NYG		BSN	W,1-0	SHO	W(9-3)	4	9.0	5	0	0	2	6	0	1	0.00	2.81	33	81				29	2	0
16	233	72	Jul 10	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-6	GS-	L(9-4)	4	4.0	7	5		0	3	0	0	0.00	2.73	19					19
17	234	76	Jul 14(2)	NYG	@	STL	W,4-0	SHO	W(10-4)	3	9.0	6	0	0	2	4	0	0	0.00	2.68	32	77				30	0	1
18	235	79	Jul 17	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	L(10-5)	2	8.0	9	6		5	4	1	0	0.00	2.83	38					33	2	0
19	236	82	Jul 20	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	L(10-6)	2	8.0	6	6		5	2	0	1	0.00	2.91	35					27	0	1
20	237	86	Jul 25	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-0	SHO	W(11-6)	4	9.0	8	0	0	2	6	0	0	0.00	2.83	36	75				33	2	0
21	238	90	Jul 30	NYG		CIN	W,9-1	GS-	W(12-6)	4	6.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	2.78	26	66				26
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
22	239	94	Aug 4	NYG		CHC	W,7-4	GS-	W(13-6)	4	6.0	8	4		1	2	0	0	0.00	2.76	23					22
23	240	98	Aug 9	NYG		PIT	W,6-0	GS-	W(14-6)	4	7.0	5	0	0	0	4	0	1	0.00	2.71	29	71				28
24	241	102	Aug 13(2)	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	W(15-6)	3	9.0	6	1		0	6	0	0	0.00	2.61	32					30	0	0
25	242	106	Aug 18	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	L(15-7)	4	8.0	12	6		0	1	0	0	0.00	2.59	37					36	2	1
26	243	110	Aug 22	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	L(15-8)	3	8.2	6	2		5	0	0	0	0.00	2.66	37					30	0	0
27	244	113	Aug 25	NYG	@	CIN	W,8-3	CG	W(16-8)	2	8.0	9	3		1	2	0	0	0.00	2.65	33					31	1	1
28	245	116	Aug 30(1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	L(16-9)	4	8.0	7	2		3	3	0	0	0.00	2.65	33					30	1	1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
29	246	120	Sep 3(1)	NYG		BSN	W,4-0	SHO	W(17-9)	3	9.0	3	0	0	2	3	0	0	0.00	2.64	32	82				30	0	0
30	247	125	Sep 6	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	W(18-9)	2	9.0	7	2		2	14	0	0	0.00	2.52	36					34	2	0
31	248	128	Sep 8(2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-1			1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.51	3					3
32	249	130	Sep 11	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-0	SHO	W(19-9)	2	9.0	6	0	0	3	9	0	0	0.00	2.47	36	81				32	0	0
33	250	133	Sep 14(2)	NYG		BRO	L,0-1	CG	L(19-10)	2	7.0	5	1		0	8	0	0	0.00	2.39	26					25	1	0
34	251	136	Sep 17	NYG		PHI	W,13-2	GS-	W(20-10)	2	7.0	8	2		2	2	1	0	0.00	2.46	29					27
35	252	140	Sep 20(2)	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	GS-	L(20-11)	2	4.0	7	3		2	2	0	0	0.00	2.46	18					16
36	253	143	Sep 24(2)	NYG		CHC	L,5-10	CG	L(20-12)	3	8.0	16	10		2	3	0	0	0.00	2.46	41					39	3	1
37	254	146	Sep 28	NYG		STL	W,8-2	GS-	W(21-12)	3	8.0	6	1		0	4	0	0	0.00	2.43	30					30
38	255	152	Oct 4	NYG		PHI	W,7-6	CG	W(22-12)	5	9.0	11	6		1	1	1	0	0.00	2.48	39					38	2	1
							24-14		W-L:22-12,Sv:1	3.1	265.2	261	100	0	78	128	3	4	0.00	2.48	1108	76				1006	27	13

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