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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	29-32 / in Starts: 24-16
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 171 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	86 (49-24-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 171 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	100 (52-31-16)

Most Driven In
Self	4
A Rodgers	3
R Santo	2
E Banks	1
J Schaffer	0
S Boros	0
B Williams	0

Most Driven In By
Self	4
M Ranew	2
K Hubbs	1
B Buhl	1
E Burton	1
L Brock	1
K Aspromonte	1
D Ellsworth	1

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	22	2 (1)	Apr 10	CHC		LAD	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	6	1.52	-0.153	2.93	-0.18%	-0.72	CF
2	23	3	Apr 11	CHC		LAD	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	6	.76	-0.073	1.28	-0.07%	-1.07	CF
3	24	4	Apr 13	CHC		SFG	L,1-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						PR
4	25	6 (1)	Apr 16	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS-12	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	6	.91	-0.084	1.73	-0.10%	-0.59	CF
5	26	10 (3)	Apr 20	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6	.53	0.069	1.04	0.08%	0.61	CF
6	27	12 (1)	Apr 21 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	6	1.10	-0.078	2.69	-0.12%	-0.54	CF
7	28	19 (6)	Apr 28	CHC		PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.182	.217	.182	.399	6	.93	-0.083	1.46	-0.08%	-0.59	CF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	29	20	May 1	CHC	@	STL	W,13-8	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.231	.286	.346	.632	7	.95	0.061	1.90	0.07%	0.80	CF
9	30	21	May 2	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.258	.310	.568	7	1.24	-0.089	2.79	-0.12%	-0.90	CF
10	31	22	May 3	CHC	@	MLN	W,10-7	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.212	.278	.303	.581	7	.91	-0.053	1.70	-0.06%	-0.49	CF
11	32	23	May 4	CHC	@	MLN	W,7-5	CG	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.293	.278	.570	7	1.12	0.112	2.35	0.14%	0.73	CF
12	33	24	May 5	CHC	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.179	.289	.256	.545	7	1.32	-0.122	2.87	-0.16%	-1.16	CF
13	34	25	May 7	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.186	.286	.256	.542	7	.69	-0.048	1.87	-0.08%	-0.70	CF
14	35	26	May 8	CHC		PIT	W,9-5	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.302	.383	.685	7	.75	0.324	2.22	0.57%	1.56	CF
15	36	27	May 9	CHC		PIT	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.286	.360	.646	7	.44	-0.033	1.41	-0.06%	-0.52	CF
16	37	28	May 10	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.271	.340	.611	7	.99	-0.070	2.80	-0.12%	-0.51	CF
17	38	29	May 11 (1)	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-5	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.290	.345	.636	7	1.33	0.016	3.91	0.03%	0.29	CF
18	39	32 (2)	May 14	CHC		CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.277	.328	.605	7	1.41	-0.099	3.29	-0.14%	-0.70	CF
19	40	33	May 15	CHC		CIN	L,2-10	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.288	.328	.615	9	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	0.24	PH
20	41	34	May 16	CHC		CIN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.275	.311	.587	7	.97	-0.072	2.37	-0.11%	-0.71	CF
21	42	37 (2)	May 19 (2)	CHC		MLN	L,2-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.274	.297	.571	7	.41	-0.005	1.02	-0.01%	-0.59	CF
22	43	38	May 21	CHC		STL	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.164	.273	.284	.556	7	1.86	-0.345	4.39	-0.49%	-1.30	CF
23	44	41 (2)	May 24	CHC		HOU	L,5-6	7-GF(12)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.157	.263	.271	.534	9	2.45	-0.057	4.10	-0.06%	-0.25	PH CF
24	45	44 (2)	May 28	CHC	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.250	.257	.507	7	.41	-0.039	.72	-0.04%	-0.73	CF
25	46	45	May 30 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	W,12-0	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.258	.269	.528	7	.49	0.099	.99	0.12%	0.59	CF
26	47	47 (1)	May 31	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.247	.256	.503	7	1.08	-0.124	2.17	-0.15%	-1.15	CF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	48	48	Jun 1	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.240	.247	.487	7	.85	-0.060	2.01	-0.09%	-0.54	CF
28	49	49	Jun 2 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.240	.281	.521	7	.50	0.012	1.28	0.02%	0.52	CF
29	50	51 (1)	Jun 4	CHC		SFG	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.250	.283	.533	7	.69	0.021	2.23	0.04%	0.16	CF
30	51	52	Jun 5 (1)	CHC		SFG	W,9-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.250	.274	.524	7	.57	-0.045	2.01	-0.10%	-1.04	CF
31	52	56 (3)	Jun 8	CHC		LAD	L,5-9	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.248	.270	.518	7	.78	-0.028	3.32	-0.07%	-0.29	CF
32	53	57	Jun 9	CHC		LAD	L,8-11	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.248	.279	.527	7	.91	0.032	3.33	0.07%	0.30	CF
33	54	58	Jun 10	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.248	.271	.519	7	1.20	-0.070	3.41	-0.12%	-0.43	CF
34	55	59	Jun 11	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.250	.273	.523	7	1.61	-0.118	5.07	-0.22%	-1.02	CF
35	56	60	Jun 12	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.252	.283	.535	7	.90	0.025	3.14	0.05%	0.28	CF
36	57	61	Jun 13	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.252	.276	.528	7	1.75	-0.129	5.53	-0.25%	-0.88	CF
37	58	64 (2)	Jun 16 (1)	CHC	@	LAD	W,8-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.257	.306	.563	7	.29	0.183	.75	0.29%	2.51	CF
38	59	67 (2)	Jun 19	CHC		HOU	W,9-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.255	.303	.559	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
39	60	69 (1)	Jun 21	CHC		PIT	W,6-5	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.255	.303	.559	1						PH
40	61	73 (3)	Jun 26	CHC	@	NYM	L,6-8	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.248	.294	.542	8	.73	-0.068	1.79	-0.10%	-1.06	CF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
41	62	80 (6)	Jul 5	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.248	.294	.542	7						PR
42	63	81	Jul 6	CHC		PHI	L,0-6	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.245	.289	.534	9	.09	-0.004	.31	-0.01%	-0.29	PH CF
43	64	84 (2)	Jul 11 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-0	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.240	.282	.522	6	1.18	-0.088	3.20	-0.14%	-0.61	CF
44	65	87 (2)	Jul 14 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-10	5-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.242	.278	.520	9	.05	0.002	.12	0.00%	-0.51	PH CF
45	66	98 (10)	Jul 25	CHC		CIN	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.242	.278	.520	1						PR
46	67	100 (1)	Jul 27	CHC		STL	L,2-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.240	.276	.516	9	1.20	-0.030	1.79	-0.03%	-0.09	PH
47	68	103 (2)	Jul 30	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-9	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.238	.274	.512	2	.02	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.13	CF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
48	69	110 (6)	Aug 7	CHC		LAD	L,1-3	10-11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.238	.274	.512	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
49	70	117 (6)	Aug 14 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.237	.272	.509	9	.02	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.13	PH
50	71	118	Aug 15	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.237	.272	.509	9						PR
51	72	121 (2)	Aug 17	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.237	.272	.509	8						PR
52	73	130 (8)	Aug 27	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.144	.232	.266	.498	2	.73	-0.054	.06	0.00%	-0.45	CF
53	74	131	Aug 28	CHC		PHI	L,7-8	GS-9	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.153	.238	.285	.522	2	1.01	-0.095	.08	-0.01%	-0.30	CF
54	75	134 (2)	Aug 31	CHC		HOU	W,6-5	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.236	.283	.519	9	1.29	-0.029	.03	0.00%	-0.34	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
55	76	138 (3)	Sep 3	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-16	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.233	.279	.512	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH CF
56	77	139	Sep 4	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.233	.279	.512	7	3.52	0.060	.09	0.00%	0.16	PR
57	78	143 (3)	Sep 8	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.233	.279	.512	6						PR
58	79	145 (1)	Sep 10	CHC	@	STL	L,0-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.232	.277	.509	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
59	80	155 (9)	Sep 20	CHC		MLN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.228	.272	.499	6	1.14	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.64	CF
60	81	156	Sep 21	CHC		MLN	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.229	.273	.502	6	.39	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.19	CF
61	82	162 (5)	Sep 29	CHC	@	MLN	L,0-2	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.234	.277	.511	2	.81	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.24	RF
							29-32		171	155	12	24	3	2	4	10	16	2	48	0	0	0	1	5	3	4	.155	.234	.277	.511		.91	-1.487	1.99	-1.76%	-13.69

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