Christy Mathewson

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Christy Mathewson

Born:	August 12, 1880
Birthplace:	Factoryville, Pennsylvania
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	195 lbs
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Drafted:	1900: Purchased by the New York Giants from Norfolk
College:	Bucknell University
High School:
Teams:	New York Giants 1900-1916 Cincinnati Reds 1916
Managed:	Cincinnati Reds 1916

1 Overall Career
2 Awards
3 Achievements
4 Trivia
5 Transactions
6 External Links

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Overall Career

Christopher Mathewson (August 12, 1880 – October 7, 1925), was 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.

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Awards

Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1936 (90.71%)

2-time National League Pitcher's Triple Crown (1905 & 1908)

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Achievements

Member of the 300 Win Club (373 Wins)

5-time NL ERA Leader (1905, 1908, 1909, 1911 & 1913)
4-time NL Wins Leader (1905, 1907, 1908 & 1910)
NL Winning Percentage Leader (1909)
NL Games Pitched Leader (1908)
NL Saves Leader (1908)
NL Innings Pitched Leader (1908)
5-time NL Strikeouts Leader (1903-1905, 1907 & 1908)
2-time NL Complete Games Leader (1908 & 1910)
4-time NL Shutouts Leader (1902, 1905, 1907 & 1908)
15 Wins Seasons: 13 (1901 & 1903-1914)
20 Wins Seasons: 13 (1901 & 1903-1914)
25 Wins Seasons: 8 (1903-1905, 1908-1911 & 1913)
30 Wins Seasons: 4 (1903-1905 & 1908)
35 Wins Seasons: 1 (1908)
200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 14 (1901-1914)
300 Innings Pitched Seasons: 11 (1901, 1903-1905, 1907, 1908 & 1910-1914)
200 Strikeouts Seasons: 5 (1901, 1903-1905 & 1908)

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Trivia

Nicknames: Big Six or Matty or The Christian Gentleman
Won a World Series Ring with the New York Giants in 1905.
Mathewson was an accomplished checkers player, once having defeated Newell Banks, world champion checkers player from 1917-1922 and 1933-1934.

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Transactions

July, 1900: Purchased by the New York Giants from the Norfolk (Virginia-North Carolina).
December, 1900: Assigned to the Norfolk (Virginia-North Carolina) by the New York Giants. (Date given is approximate.)
December, 1900: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the Norfolk (Virginia-North Carolina) in the 1900 rule V draft. (Date given is approximate.)
December 15, 1900: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the New York Giants for Amos Rusie.
July 20, 1916: Traded by the New York Giants with Bill McKechnie and Edd Roush to the Cincinnati Reds for Buck Herzog and Red Killefer.