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Nelson Mathews

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: July 21, 1941 in Columbia, IL us

High School: Columbia HS (Columbia, IL)

Debut: September 9, 1960 (Age 19-050d, 11,770th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 18, 1965 (Age 23-362d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Nelson Elmer Mathews

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Relatives: Father of T.J. Mathews

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

978

218

.223

RBI

OBP

.288

SLG

.359

OPS

.647

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-9 / in Starts: 6-8
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	1 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 57 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	46 (22-11-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 57 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (18-10-5)

Most Driven In
B Williams	4
K Hubbs	3
E Banks	2
Self	2
G Altman	1
D Landrum	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
A Grammas	2
A Rodgers	1
R Santo	0

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	HBP	SH	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	7	145 (144)	Sep 10	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.06	PH
2	8	147 (1)	Sep 14	CHC		LAD	L,7-13	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	.52	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.26	CF
3	9	149 (1)	Sep 16	CHC		LAD	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	5	.64	0.196	.00	0.00%	2.28	CF
4	10	150	Sep 17	CHC		STL	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.462	.692	5	1.21	-0.133	.00	0.00%	-1.41	CF
5	11	151	Sep 18	CHC		STL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.176	.176	.353	.529	5	1.15	-0.148	.00	0.00%	-2.43	CF
6	12	152	Sep 19	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG(6)	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.368	.618	6	1.00	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.41	CF
7	13	153	Sep 20 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.304	.513	5	1.12	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-0.85	CF
8	14	155 (1)	Sep 21	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.269	.484	5	1.45	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.86	CF
9	15	156	Sep 22	CHC	@	NYM	W,9-2	CG	5	4	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	.200	.273	.333	.606	5	.32	0.121	.00	0.00%	2.10	CF
10	16	157	Sep 23	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.212	.278	.333	.611	5	1.78	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.26	CF
11	17	158	Sep 26	CHC		PHI	L,5-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.222	.300	.417	.717	6	.98	0.195	.00	0.00%	1.46	CF
12	18	159	Sep 27	CHC		PHI	L,0-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.295	.385	.680	6	.47	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.66	CF
13	19	160	Sep 28	CHC		NYM	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.233	.313	.395	.708	6	1.25	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.70	CF
14	20	161	Sep 29	CHC		NYM	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.277	.346	.426	.772	6	1.46	-0.015	.00	0.00%	0.27	CF
15	21	162	Sep 30	CHC		NYM	W,5-1	CG	4	2	0	2	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.393	.469	.862	6	1.19	0.180	.00	0.00%	1.83	CF
							6-9		57	49	5	15	2	2	13	5	4	2	1	1	3	3	.306	.393	.469	.862		.99	0.113	.00	0.00%	1.50

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