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Induction
Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1936, Player -
205 votes on 226 ballots - 90.71%Born: August 12, 1880, in Factoryville, Pennsylvania
Died: October 7, 1925, in Saranac Lake, New York
ML Debut: 7/17/1900
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Primary Uniform #:
Played For: New York Giants (1900-1916), Cincinnati Reds
(1916)
Managed: Cincinnati Reds (1916)
Post-Season: 1905 World Series, 1911 World Series, 1912
World Series, 1913 World Series
Bio
As charismatic and popular as any player in the early 1900s, the
college-educated Christy Mathewson won 373 games over 17 seasons,
primarily for the New York Giants. Using his famous fade-away pitch,
"Matty" won at least 22 games for 12 straight years beginning in
1903, winning 30 games or more four times. A participant in four
World Series, Mathewson's lone title came in 1905 when he tossed
three shutouts in six days against the Athletics. He set the modern
National League mark with 37 wins in 1908.
Quote
"Mathewson pitched against Cincinnati yesterday. Another way of
putting it is that Cincinnati lost a game of baseball. The first
statement means the same as the second."
— writer Damon Runyon
Did You Know... that Christy Mathewson was an accomplished
checkers player, once having defeated Newell Banks, world champion
checkers player from 1917-1922 and 1933-1934? |