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Matthew
Sweeney		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 230
 
Born: December 30, 1919 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 27 BOS KL   6 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1948 28 BOS KL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1949 29 SAV KL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
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 27 BOS KL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
1948 28 BOS KL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
1949 29 SAV KL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1947 27 AAA   4 6 .400 11 11 0 0 0 73.7 83 42 5 42 42 5.13 .288 .379 .396 .775  
1948 28 BOS KL 12 9 .571 32 32 2 2 0 214.0 220 107 16 112 98 4.50 .274 .359 .388 .747 10.6
1949 29 SAV KL 0 4 .000 5 5 1 0 0 27.0 33 22 2 18 18 7.33 .306 .395 .454 .849 0.0
    AAA   4 8 .333 21 21 1 1 0 136.3 154 81 13 68 66 5.35 .287 .368 .429 .797  
2 Years Sim 12 13 .480 37 37 3 2 0 241.0 253 129 18 130 116 4.82 .277 .364 .396 .759 10.6
2 Years AAA 8 14 .364 32 32 1 1 0 210.0 237 123 18 110 108 5.27 .288 .372 .417 .789  
Season Average 6 6 .500 18 18 1 1 0 120.5 126 64 9 65 58 4.82 .277 .364 .396 .759  
Career Highs 12 9 .571 32 32 2 2 0 214.0 220 107 16 112 98 7.33 .306 .395 .454 .849  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   138 70 8 68 65   .277 .364 .380 .743
vs LH   115 59 10 62 51   .278 .372 .415 .787
Home 6 8 .429 22 22 1 1 0 145.7 137 63 8 80 76 3.89 .253 .349 .364 .714
Away 6 5 .545 15 15 2 1 0 95.3 116 66 10 50 40 6.23 .313 .394 .442 .836
Mar/Apr 2 5 .286 10 10 1 0 0 64.7 69 36 7 35 40 5.01 .278 .367 .431 .799
May 3 1 .750 5 5 2 2 0 40.3 25 6 0 13 21 1.34 .181 .252 .217 .469
June 0 3 .000 5 5 0 0 0 22.3 31 27 3 13 10 10.88 .341 .423 .560 .984
July 1 1 .500 5 5 0 0 0 35.3 41 17 4 16 15 4.33 .297 .370 .442 .812
August 4 1 .800 6 6 0 0 0 39.7 40 18 2 24 15 4.08 .268 .370 .342 .712
Sep/Oct 2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 38.7 47 25 2 29 15 5.82 .318 .429 .412 .842
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
1948 28 BOS KL 32 79 6 13 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 25 .165 .175 .165 .340 0.6 0.0
1949 29 SAV KL 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.2 0.0
    AAA   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2 Years Sim 37 85 6 13 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 27 .153 .182 .153 .335 0.8 0.0
1 Years AAA 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 372 26 56 0 0 0 30 0 0 8 118 .153 .182 .153 .335 3.4  
Career Highs 32 79 6 13 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 25 .165 .250 .165 .340 0.6  
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   61 5 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 16 .164 .177 .164 .341 0.4
vs LH   24 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .125 .192 .125 .317 -0.2
Home 22 48 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .125 .143 .125 .268 -1.0
Away 15 37 6 7 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 13 .189 .231 .189 .420 1.3
RISP   32 0 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 4 .156 .182 .156 .338 0.2
Close/Late   6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.6
Mar/Apr 10 21 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .143 .250 .143 .393 0.5
May 5 15 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.3
June 5 10 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600 0.8
July 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
August 6 15 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.3
Sep/Oct 6 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.7
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    
1948 28 BOS KL P 32 32 214.0 18 21 0 3 1.000 1.64    
1949 29 SAV KL P 5 5 27.0 1 6 1 0 .875 2.33    
Career Totals   37 37 241.0 19 27 1 3 .979 1.72    
Career Highs   32 32 214.0 18 21 1 3 1.000 2.33    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1948-4-2
CAR-48-2
 Walks Allowed
1948-5-112
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 1
 
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History
Drafted in 41st round, 729th overall pick, by Boston in 1947
Injured on 3/20/1948 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/5/1948, off Chadwick Swan (ISS)
Earned first career win on 4/5/1948
Signed as a free agent by Savannah on 3/1/1949 to a minor league contract
 
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