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Christopher Mathewson (August 12, 1880 – October 7, 1925), nicknamed " Big Six ", " the Christian Gentleman ", " Matty ", and " the Gentleman's Hurler ", was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher, who played 17 seasons with the New York Giants. He stood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).
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Jan 12, 2023 · Christy Mathewson was, as Pennsylvania Heritage reports, a baseball player unlike any other of his time. At a time when the sport was known for hellraising, devil-may-care men like Ty Cobb, Mathewson was an educated, erudite, devout Christian who refused to play on Sunday.
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Christy Mathewson changed the way people perceived baseball players by his actions on and off the field. His combination of power and poise – his tenacity and temperance – remains baseball’s ideal.
Christy Mathewson enjoyed a breakout year in 1903, the first of three consecutive 30-win seasons. That year he went 30-13 with a 2.26 ERA and a career-high 267 strikeouts, which stood as the NL record until Sandy Koufax struck out 269 in 1961.
Christopher Mathewson. Nickname: Matty. Born: 8/12/1880 in Factoryville, PA. College: Bucknell. Debut: 7/17/1900. Hall of Fame: 1936. Died: 10/07/1925. Relationship (s): brother of Henry Mathewson. Batting.
Christopher Mathewson was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the New York Giants (1900-1916) and Cincinnati Reds (1916). Christy, his nickname, was an incredibly dominant twirler who was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its first five members, alongside Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner.
Christy Mathewson, American professional baseball player, regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in the history of the game. His 373 career wins are the third-most in Major League Baseball history.
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Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson's stellar performance in the 1905 World Series epitomized postseason supremacy.
Complete career MLB stats for the Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Christy Mathewson on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
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