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John
Matthews		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 165
 
Born: November 5, 1914 in Australia
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 32 OMA KL     5 5 5 7 6 7 7 6 7 5 4 5 6 6 6
1948 33 CB YL     5 5 5 7 6 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 7 6 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings     5 5 5 7 6 7 7 6 7 5 4 5 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 32 OMA KL 14 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 .200 .143 .343 -0.1 0.0
1948 33 CB YL 46 55 8 12 3 0 1 3 0 0 4 12 .218 .283 .327 .611 5.0 0.3
2 Years Sim 60 69 8 14 3 0 1 3 0 0 5 14 .203 .267 .290 .557 4.8 0.3
162 Game Average 186 21 37 8 0 2 8 0 0 13 37 .203 .267 .290 .557 13.1  
Career Highs 46 55 8 12 3 0 1 3 0 0 4 12 .218 .283 .327 .611 5.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   38 5 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 .211 .286 .263 .549 2.9
vs LH   31 3 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 6 .194 .242 .323 .565 2.1
Home 29 33 6 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 7 .182 .229 .273 .501 2.0
Away 31 36 2 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .222 .300 .306 .606 3.0
RISP   13 0 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 .231 .333 .538 .872 2.4
Pinch Hitting   47 7 9 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 11 .191 .269 .277 .546 3.4
Close/Late   19 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 .158 .158 .368 .526 1.1
Mar/Apr 21 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .158 .238 .158 .396 0.3
May 17 22 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .273 .273 .364 .636 1.9
June 12 17 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 5 .235 .278 .412 .690 2.0
July 10 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .091 .286 .182 .468 0.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1947 32 OMA KL 1B 3 1 9.0 10 1 0 2 1.000 11.00   0.0
1948 33 CB YL 1B 6 4 39.0 32 4 0 1 1.000 8.31   0.1
Career Totals   9 5 48.0 42 5 0 3 1.000 8.81   0.1
Career Highs   6 4 39.0 32 4 0 2 1.000 11.00    
History
Drafted in 24th round, 428th overall pick, by Omaha in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/30/1947, off Frank Cowan (BOS)
Released by Omaha on 6/5/1947
Signed as a free agent by Colonial Beach on 2/16/1948 to a 2-year deal worth $333,000 per year
Hit first career homerun on 6/20/1948, off Brent Spencer (LEE)
Released by Colonial Beach on 7/31/1948
 
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