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: 28-7 / in Starts: 24-7

Days of Rest

1909 Pitching Game Log

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1909 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	353	12	May 4	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-5	GS-	L(0-1)	99	6.0	9	3		4	4	0	0	0.00	2.88	29					25
2	354	20	May 13	NYG		CHC	W,4-1	CG	W(1-1)	8	9.0	4	1		1	3	0	0	0.00	2.28	30					29	1	0
3	355	23	May 17	NYG		CIN	W,6-0	SHO	W(2-1)	3	9.0	6	0	0	0	5	0	0	0.00	1.84	32	80				32	0	1
4	356	27	May 24	NYG		STL	L,1-3	CG	L(2-2)	6	9.0	6	3		4	6	0	0	0.00	1.94	36					32	1	0
5	357	31	May 28(2)	NYG		PHI	W,3-0	SHO	W(3-2)	3	6.0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0.00	1.73	21	73				21	0	0
6	358	34	May 31(2)	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	CG	W(4-2)	2	9.0	6	4		2	6	1	0	0.00	1.97	35					32	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
7	359	36	Jun 5	NYG	@	STL	W,8-7		S(1)	4	3.0	1	1		1	2	0	0	0.00	1.96	11					10
8	360	38	Jun 8	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	W(5-2)	2	9.0	2	2		2	4	0	0	0.00	1.97	31					28	0	0
9	361	41	Jun 12	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-0	SHO	W(6-2)	3	9.0	4	0	0	1	7	0	0	0.00	1.84	30	85				29	1	0
10	362	44	Jun 16	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	W(7-2)	3	9.0	10	2		0	3	0	0	0.00	1.81	36					36	0	1
11	363	47	Jun 23(1)	NYG		BSN	W,5-4		W(8-2)	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	1.76	3					3
12	364	48	Jun 23(2)	NYG		BSN	W,11-1	GS-	W(9-2)	-1	2.0	1	1		0	3	1	0	0.00	1.86	7					7
13	365	52	Jun 25(2)	NYG		BRO	W,9-1	GS-	W(10-2)	1	5.0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	1.91	17	60				16
14	366	56	Jun 30(2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,3-0	SHO	W(11-2)	4	9.0	4	0	0	0	8	0	0	0.00	1.77	29	87				29	1	0
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	367	58	Jul 3(1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-3		W(12-2)	2	6.0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0.00	1.70	20					20
16	368	61	Jul 5(2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS-		1	9.0	7	2		1	5	0	0	0.00	1.68	35					34
17	369	68	Jul 12(1)	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	W(13-2)	6	9.0	4	2		1	3	0	0	0.00	1.70	30					29	2	0
18	370	73	Jul 16	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	W(14-2)	3	9.0	5	1		2	2	0	0	0.00	1.75	34					32	1	0
19	371	77	Jul 20	NYG		STL	L,3-4	GS-		3	6.1	5	3		3	3	0	0	0.00	1.79	24					21
20	372	83	Jul 27(2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	W(15-2)	6	9.0	7	2		2	8	0	0	0.00	1.75	39					37	0	0
21	373	86	Jul 30	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS-	L(15-3)	2	1.0	4	3		0	0	0	0	0.00	1.75	5					5
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	374	88	Aug 3	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	W(16-3)	3	10.0	15	6		3	3	0	0	0.00	1.80	46					42	0	1
23	375	91	Aug 7	NYG	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	W(17-3)	3	9.0	6	1		2	7	0	0	0.00	1.78	33					31	2	0
24	376	97	Aug 12(2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-0	SHO	W(18-3)	4	9.0	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	0.00	1.74	30	84				29	1	0
25	377	101	Aug 16	NYG	@	PIT	T,2-2	CG		3	8.0	7	2		2	2	0	0	0.00	1.77	32					29	1	2
26	378	105	Aug 19(2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	L(18-4)	2	8.2	7	1		1	6	0	0	0.00	1.75	32					30	0	1
27	379	107	Aug 21	NYG		CIN	W,1-0	SHO	W(19-4)	1	9.0	5	0	0	0	9	0	0	0.00	1.68	29	86				28	0	1
28	380	109	Aug 24(1)	NYG		PIT	W,4-3		S(2)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.67	2					2
29	381	111	Aug 25	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	W(20-4)	0	9.0	5	2		0	2	0	0	0.00	1.67	33					33	2	0
30	382	114	Aug 28	NYG		CHC	L,1-6	GS-	L(20-5)	2	2.0	4	4		0	1	0	0	0.00	1.67	9					9
31	383	116	Aug 30(2)	NYG		CHC	W,5-0	SHO	W(21-5)	1	9.0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	1.67	31	79				29	1	0
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
32	384	123	Sep 6(2)	NYG		BSN	W,5-4	CG	W(22-5)	6	10.0	6	4		0	5	0	0	0.00	1.65	35					33	0	0
33	385	128	Sep 11(1)	NYG		BRO	W,4-0	SHO	W(23-5)	4	9.0	3	0	0	1	6	0	0	0.00	1.64	32	86				31	0	0
34	386	133	Sep 16	NYG	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	W(24-5)	4	9.0	7	1		0	4	0	0	0.00	1.63	33					33	1	0
35	387	138	Sep 22	NYG	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	W(25-5)	5	9.0	12	3		1	7	0	0	0.00	1.60	40					39	1	0
36	388	143	Sep 25(2)	NYG	@	CIN	T,1-1	CG		2	9.0	5	1		0	2	0	0	0.00	1.61	30					29	1	0
37	389	153	Oct 2(2)	NYG		PHI	L,1-2	CG	L(25-6)	6	9.0	9	2		1	5	0	0	0.00	1.60	32					29	1	0
							28-7		W-L:25-6,Sv:2	3.2	274.0	192	57	0	36	151	2	0	0.00	1.60	1013	80				963	18	9

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