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Bill Lee League
10-3-2123
Chris Matthews First Base
Retired (1972, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .288 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .844 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
H 2001 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 09-29-1935
HR 313 Drafted Round 2, Pick 21
(1954)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(19 games)
RBI 1136
SB 167
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 2
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF C+ (48.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 90% 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
1957 BOS
21
72
6
20
3
1
2
9
10
 11 0 1
0
 0 0
.792
.361
.431
.153
.278
1958 BOS
107
365
41
115
19
2
15
60
31
 57 2 4
8
 3 1
.870
.368
.501
.186
.315
1959 BOS
140
519
74
133
24
5
22
64
54
 91 3 2
7
 2 2
.778
.329
.449
.193
.256
1960 BOS
126
427
70
110
21
0
17
54
40
 60 2 1
4
 4 0
.750
.323
.426
.169
.258
1961 BOS
139
470
58
122
22
2
11
38
38
 70 1 3
4
 0 2
.700
.314
.385
.126
.260
1962 CLE
135
502
73
144
22
5
18
79
72
 80 1 6
12
 7 2
.832
.373
.458
.171
.287
1963 CLE
119
454
74
124
24
3
19
82
48
 83 3 3
16
 10 0
.809
.344
.465
.192
.273
1964 CLE
137
514
101
164
27
7
34
107
54
 85 0 3
14
 10 2
.979
.382
.597
.278
.319
1965 CLE
135
508
73
159
29
5
28
103
48
 87 3 8
17
 11 0
.925
.370
.555
.242
.313
1966 CLE-NYN
114
447
58
113
15
2
14
56
42
 84 1 2
20
 12 3
.706
.317
.389
.136
.253
1967 NYN
135
518
85
145
27
7
25
102
64
 76 1 4
26
 19 4
.862
.358
.504
.224
.280
1968 BOS
137
492
75
140
23
7
24
80
57
 72 3 4
8
 1 4
.866
.360
.506
.222
.285
1969 BOS
135
515
95
159
22
7
26
92
52
 71 2 4
15
 5 0
.902
.372
.530
.221
.309
1970 BOS
136
552
104
183
38
6
33
128
38
 90 3 2
8
 3 4
.978
.376
.601
.270
.332
1971 BOS
140
474
79
134
17
6
23
67
50
 69 5 4
5
 2 2
.844
.355
.489
.207
.283
1972 BOS
91
131
21
36
6
0
2
15
18
 22 0 1
3
 0 2
.726
.360
.366
.092
.275
Total
1947
6960
1087
2001
339
65
313
1136
716
 1108 30 52
167
 89 28
.844
.354
.490
.202
.288
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Chris Matthews has retired from the Boston Rotties
1972-07-27Chris Matthews of the Boston Rotties is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1968-04-01A trade has been completed between the New York Spacemen and the Boston Rotties . The Boston Rotties receive Jim Spillner, Chris Matthews from the New York Spacemen in exchange for Linc Abraham.
1966-06-12Chris Matthews of the New York Spacemen is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1966-05-16A trade has been completed between the New York Spacemen and the Cleveland Picaroons. The Cleveland Picaroons receive Tim Velasquez, Gene Leftwich, Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (NYN) from the New York Spacemen in exchange for Chris Matthews.
1963-07-03Chris Matthews of the Cleveland Picaroons is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1958-04-08The Boston Red Sox have promoted Chris Matthews to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Rico Ward to the minors.
1958-04-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Rico Ward to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ed Wagner to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Bubba Wehner to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Chris Matthews to the minors.
1957-09-07The Boston Red Sox have promoted Chris Matthews to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Jeff Brown to the minors.