#8 Verdell "Lefty" Mathis, Starting Pitcher, 27 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs

#8 Verdell "Lefty" Mathis, Starting Pitcher, 27 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Verdell Mathis
Lefty
11/18/1921
27
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
5"11
150

Starting Pitcher
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L

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4.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 5,100,000
1949
8 Year(s), 127 Days (1503 total Days)
172 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 158 Days (1534 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	4	9	8	87-90 Mph
Versus LHB	4	9	8
Versus RHB	4	8	8
Talent	4	9	8

Pitching Ratings
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8
69
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Slider

Batting Ratings

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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3
3
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1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/17	@NYN	L 3-4	*	8	6	4	4	4	4	L
8/21	@BRO	W 2-0	*	8	9	0	0	3	2	W	PoG
8/26	@STL	L 2-5	*	8	8	5	5	2	4	L
8/31	BSN	W 6-2	*	9	8	2	2	1	6	W	PoG
9/4	@CIN	W 12-1	*	9	4	1	1	2	9	W
9/8	@PHI	W 6-4	*	9	10	4	3	1	2	W
9/12	NYN	W 5-4	*	9	7	4	4	4	4	W
9/16	@BRO	W 5-2	*	9	7	2	2	4	3	W	PoG
9/20	PIT	W 9-1	*	9	4	1	1	2	4	W	PoG
9/29	STL	W 18-3	*	9	4	3	2	1	5	W

Pitching Stats 1949

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	39	39	25	11	0	3.64	324.0	309	141	131	72	188	29	74.4	1	23	59.0
Projected	39	39	25	11	0	3.64	324.0	309	141	131	72	188

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	10.6	8.6	5.2	2.0	3	1	33.3	0	0	.0	3.22

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	515	119	18	2	18	50	53	32	74	0	0	0	.231	.275	.379	.653
vs. RHB	746	190	33	2	22	87	88	40	114	0	0	2	.255	.292	.393	.685

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	18	18	13	4	0	3.68	151.2	140	67	62	34	96
Road	21	21	12	7	0	3.60	172.1	169	74	69	38	92
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

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	7	7	4	2	0	4.04	55.2	56	25	25	6	35
May	6	6	5	1	0	5.14	49.0	55	31	28	11	36
June	7	7	3	3	0	4.50	58.0	58	30	29	16	33
July	6	6	3	2	0	3.94	48.0	51	22	21	8	26
August	7	7	4	3	0	2.28	59.1	53	18	15	17	31
Sept./Oct.	6	6	6	0	0	2.17	54.0	36	15	13	14	27

Career Pitching Stats

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
1942	38	38	14	19	0	5.64	287.0	351	192	180	46	74	146	22	0	1.48	.317	CHC
1943	29	29	9	15	0	5.51	222.0	253	148	136	31	66	113	17	1	1.44	.300	CHC
1944	41	41	16	20	0	4.48	343.2	392	200	171	50	76	196	30	1	1.36	.301	CHC
1945	32	32	18	12	0	4.08	267.0	262	131	121	33	66	153	26	4	1.23	.272	CHC,NL
1946	33	33	17	11	0	4.68	278.2	289	156	145	33	70	165	23	1	1.29	.289	CHC
1947	40	40	23	10	0	3.59	333.0	349	158	133	50	55	174	24	4	1.21	.276	CHC,NL
1948	35	35	13	18	0	4.89	285.1	323	169	155	41	72	140	24	1	1.38	.293	CHC
1949	39	39	25	11	0	3.64	324.0	309	141	131	40	72	188	29	1	1.18	.260	CHC,NL
Total	301	301	143	122	0	4.54	2455.1	2664	1371	1239	342	587	1339	204	13	1.32	.290

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1946	3	3	2	1	0	6.14	22.0	24	16	15	5	17	2	0
1947	4	4	2	1	0	6.16	30.2	40	24	21	10	16	2	0
Total	7	7	4	2	0	6.15	52.2	64	40	36	15	33	4	0

Career Batting Stats

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
1942	38	102	6	2	0	0	3	5	1	37	0	0	.059	.068	.078	.146	CHC
1943	29	82	7	1	0	0	2	2	1	32	1	0	.085	.096	.098	.194	CHC
1944	41	126	10	2	0	0	7	2	0	53	0	0	.079	.078	.095	.173	CHC
1945	32	90	6	4	0	0	7	7	5	37	0	0	.067	.113	.111	.225	CHC,NL
1946	33	95	8	1	0	0	7	8	2	38	0	0	.084	.099	.095	.194	CHC
1947	40	119	10	1	0	0	3	2	2	37	0	0	.084	.099	.092	.192	CHC,NL
1948	35	103	11	1	1	1	7	6	3	43	1	0	.107	.132	.165	.297	CHC
1949	39	122	17	4	0	0	6	8	4	47	0	0	.139	.164	.172	.336	CHC,NL
Total	301	884	78	18	1	1	45	40	18	341	2	0	.088	.105	.114	.220

Fielding Stats 1949

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

106

.972

324.0

2.94

Player History

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...
Injured on 8/4/1942 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week...
Injured on 3/26/1943 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week...
Injured on 5/12/1943 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks...
1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,250,000 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game...
10/23/1945: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $5,100,000 per year, for 4 years.
Injured on 3/8/1946 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week...
Injured on 9/5/1946 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1946...
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game...
Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1947...
Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1947, going 23-10, 3.59 ERA...
Hit first career homerun on 4/1/1948, off Joe Dobson (BRO)...
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1949, going 6-0, 2.17...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1945 - 4.08 - 7th 1947 - 3.59 - 1st	WHIP 1944 - 1.36 - 7th 1945 - 1.23 - 1st 1946 - 1.29 - 3rd 1947 - 1.21 - 1st 1948 - 1.38 - 7th	Wins 1946 - 17 - 10th 1947 - 23 - 1st	Losses 1942 - 19 - 6th 1944 - 20 - 3rd 1948 - 18 - 8th	IP 1944 - 343.2 - 5th 1947 - 333.0 - 3rd
K's 1944 - 196 - 9th 1946 - 165 - 10th 1947 - 174 - 7th	CG 1944 - 30 - 3rd 1945 - 26 - 7th 1947 - 24 - 2nd 1948 - 24 - 7th	SHO 1945 - 4 - 1st 1947 - 4 - 2nd

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