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Ford Hernandez League
6-25-2210
Matthew Long Shortstop
Retired (1987, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .265 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .728 Status Deceased (2040) Option Years 0  
H 1644 Age at Death 92 Date of Birth 02-03-1948
HR 133 Drafted Round 2, Pick 36
(1967)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(140 games)
RBI 759
SB 173
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C  Velocity C-   Mentor vR C+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B F  (3.8%) LF D- (9.1%) Arm B  WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health A  LCS Appearances 5
3B C+ (45.2%) RF D  (17.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1970 BAL
123
410
36
92
18
2
5
32
43
 87 3 1
11
 7 9
.617
.302
.315
.090
.224
1971 BAL
162
601
51
134
17
4
7
48
57
 106 1 0
18
 16 14
.591
.291
.300
.077
.223
1972 BAL
162
596
54
148
27
4
8
67
63
 115 2 3
23
 21 22
.668
.321
.347
.099
.248
1973 BAL
157
574
75
155
23
7
12
61
44
 98 3 2
26
 17 14
.721
.324
.397
.127
.270
1974 BAL-CIN
117
357
47
103
16
5
8
50
31
 69 1 3
10
 7 14
.773
.344
.429
.140
.289
1975 CIN
78
185
17
38
11
2
4
27
15
 47 0 2
3
 1 5
.614
.262
.351
.146
.205
1976 CIN
99
218
29
60
5
1
6
32
20
 42 2 0
7
 4 4
.732
.342
.390
.115
.275
1977 CIN
103
164
31
50
7
1
5
19
19
 25 0 3
6
 4 2
.822
.371
.451
.146
.305
1978 CIN
82
139
16
36
6
0
2
20
15
 29 0 0
2
 2 5
.676
.331
.345
.086
.259
1979 CIN
109
218
32
54
11
6
5
25
25
 39 1 0
3
 4 2
.750
.328
.422
.174
.248
1980 CIN-TEX
158
527
75
166
27
9
16
83
64
 79 2 2
7
 6 14
.881
.390
.491
.176
.315
1981 TEX
162
576
81
175
33
6
20
105
58
 102 5 1
18
 6 12
.858
.372
.486
.182
.304
1982 TEX
162
583
71
157
26
7
12
68
69
 89 7 3
20
 6 15
.752
.352
.400
.130
.269
1983 TEX
101
227
25
61
11
0
6
28
33
 39 0 1
5
 1 7
.757
.360
.396
.128
.269
1984 TEX
120
258
33
69
12
1
7
22
34
 44 2 0
8
 3 8
.760
.357
.403
.136
.267
1985 TEX
111
195
24
61
12
0
3
28
14
 36 1 3
6
 1 4
.777
.357
.421
.108
.313
1986 TEX
126
290
27
69
10
1
7
36
27
 46 2 0
0
 0 5
.659
.307
.352
.114
.238
1987 CHA
57
81
6
16
3
0
0
8
10
 13 0 0
0
 0 2
.520
.286
.235
.037
.198
Total
2189
6199
730
1644
275
56
133
759
641
 1105 32 24
173
 106 158
.728
.336
.392
.127
.265
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Matthew Long has retired from the Chicago Nighthawks
1987-06-03The Chicago Nighthawks have promoted Matthew Long to the major league team.
1987-06-03The Chicago Nighthawks have acquired Matthew Long from the waiver wire.
1987-04-22The Texas Warlords have waived Matthew Long.
1987-04-01The Texas Rangers have promoted John Conroy to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted John Gonzalez to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Robert Wilson to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted John Ball to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have designated Jim Newson for assignment. The Texas Rangers have designated Matthew Long for assignment.
1983-05-13The Texas Rangers have placed Matthew Long on the trade block.
1980-05-13Trade #1299564 has been completed between the Cincinnati Jack Rabbits and the Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers receive Matthew Long from the Cincinnati Jack Rabbits in exchange for Bob Johns.
1975-04-16The Cincinnati Jack Rabbits have renamed Mike Long to Matthew Long.
1974-07-13Trade #1275950 has been completed between the Cincinnati Jack Rabbits and the Baltimore Browns. The Baltimore Browns receive from the Cincinnati Jack Rabbits in exchange for Mike Long.