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Christy Mathewson- Pitcher, (Giants/Reds)
Born: August 12, , 1880, Factoryville, PA
Died: October 7, 1925, Saranac Lake, NY (Tuberculosis, 45 Years old)
Drafted in the 1st round in 1910 by Gashouse Gorillas(Pick #6)
Christy Mathewson was the #6 pick in the inaugural SCL draft. He was a 2x 20 game winner, and a 2 time All-Star.(1910, 1913) He played in 3 SCL World Series(1910, 1911, 1913) winning twice with the Gorillas. He was the World Series MVP in 1910, and the ALCS MVP in 1913. He won the series deciding games in both Gorilla Championships.
SCL STATS:
Team Year ERA W L S G GS CG SHO INN H R ER BB K HR GDP BF
GHG 1910 2.51 19 7 0 32 32 16 6 244.0 248 95 68 36 134 7 18 1013
GHG 1911 3.49 14 14 0 40 39 14 6 283.2 354 147 110 47 127 3 24 1258
GHG 1912 2.24 20 16 0 39 39 21 4 293.2 295 118 73 37 124 1 19 1230
SS 1913 2.48 21 6 0 37 35 15 3 272.1 283 99 75 28 86 6 27 1118
SWT 1914 3.44 8 14 0 31 31 7 0 217.1 223 107 83 21 53 11 5 898
SWT 1915 3.99 6 16 0 28 27 7 1 169.1 207 101 75 30 40 9 10 743
VV 1916 2.08 9 6 3 53 2 0 0 95.0 95 32 22 13 25 4 4 395
2.89 97 79 3 260 205 80 20 1575.1 1705 699 506 212 589 41 107 6655
Christy Mathewson played 17 seasons all but one with the NY Giants. He was a 4 x 30 game winner, a 13 x 20 game winner. He won 5 ERA titles, and 5 strikeout titles. In the 1905 World Series he pitched 3 CG shutouts to beat the Philadelphia A’s. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1936.
Real Life Totals:
1900-1916: 373-188, G-636, GS-552, CG-435, SHO-79, IP-4788.2, H-4219, K’s-2507, WHIP-1.058
The Christy Mathewson statue situated outside the Christy Mathewson Little League in Factoryville, PA.
