#8 Verdell "Lefty" Mathis, Starting Pitcher, 19 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Thursday, 10/26/1941 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Verdell Mathis Lefty 11/18/1921 19 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"11 150
Starting Pitcher L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Average Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1941 (Automatic) 0 Year(s), 127 Days (127 total Days) 127 Day(s) 0 Year(s), 158 Days (158 total Days) 1 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 7 | 7 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Talent | 4 | 9 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 69 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/21 | @NYN | W 6-3 | * | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
8/25 | STL | W 11-9 | * | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | W | | | | |
8/30 | @PIT | W 9-3 | * | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | W | | | | |
9/3 | BSN | W 5-1 | * | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
9/7 | @CIN | W 10-6 | * | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | W | | | | |
9/12 | BRO | W 2-1 | * | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
9/17 | @NYN | L 3-9 | * | 7.1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | L | | | | |
9/21 | @PIT | L 4-9 | * | 5.1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | L | | | | |
9/27 | @CIN | L 2-10 | * | 7.1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | L | | | | |
10/1 | BRO | L 2-4 | * | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5.26 | 114.2 | 136 | 76 | 67 | 36 | 64 | 9 | 64.3 | 0 | 6 | 42.9 |
Projected | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5.26 | 114.0 | 136 | 76 | 67 | 36 | 64 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 5.32 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 181 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .361 | .497 | .858 |
vs. RHB | 268 | 82 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 47 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .340 | .481 | .822 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.12 | 52.0 | 51 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 30 |
Road | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7.04 | 62.2 | 85 | 53 | 49 | 18 | 34 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
August | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5.73 | 48.2 | 60 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 25 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5.53 | 57.0 | 67 | 39 | 35 | 20 | 33 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1941 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5.26 | 114.2 | 136 | 76 | 67 | 18 | 36 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 1.50 | .322 | PHI CHC |
Total | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5.26 | 114.2 | 136 | 76 | 67 | 18 | 36 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 1.50 | .322 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1940, AAA | 31 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3.89 | 238.0 | 245 | 120 | 103 | 27 | 83 | 148 | 11 | 0 | 1.38 | .293 |
1941, AA | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.12 | 80.1 | 57 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 102 | 5 | 2 | 0.86 | .290 |
1941, AAA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1941 | 14 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .111 | .178 | PHI CHC |
Total | 14 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .111 | .178 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 14 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 34 | 1 | .971 | 114.2 | 2.67 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1940... Injured on 4/21/1941 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Chicago (N) on 5/25/1941 (Going to CHC: P Verdell Mathis, LF Vince Dimaggio. Going to PHI: P Lefty Gomez, P Joe Gonzales)... Injured on 5/26/1941 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6 weeks... Had first career hit on 7/31/1941, off Lefty Gomez (PHI)... Earned first career win on 7/31/1941...
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