Mathewson, Christy (Christopher Mathewson) (măth`əsən, –yəsən), 1880–1925, American baseball player, b. Factoryville, Pa., grad. Bucknell Univ., 1902. A righthander, he joined the Cincinnati Red Legs in 1901 and was traded to the New York Giants. Under John J. McGraw McGraw, John Joseph (məgrô`), 1873–1934, American baseball manager, b. Cortland co., N.Y.
..... Click the link for more information. , Mathewson won 373 games and struck out 2,499 batters before he retired from active play in 1918. In three consecutive seasons (1903–5) Mathewson won 30 games or more, and in 1905 he led the Giants in their World Series victory over the Philadelphia Athletics by pitching three shutouts in six days. He pitched two no-hit games and in 1908 recorded 37 victories; he was traded (1916) to the Cincinnati Red Legs and successfully managed the team until 1918, when he joined the army in World War I. He became a victim of poison gas in France. He returned to baseball in 1923 as president of the Boston Braves, but he died of tuberculosis shortly after. In 1936 he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
(born Aug. 12, 1880, Factoryville, Pa., U.S.—died Oct. 7, 1925, Saranac Lake, N.Y.) U.S. baseball pitcher. Mathewson played football and baseball for Bucknell University and was one of the first college-educated men to enter the major leagues. Throwing right-handed for the New York Giants (1900–16), he won more than 20 games in each of 13 seasons, and 30 or more in four of those years. He ranks third in all-time wins (373) and shutouts (80) and fourth in earned run average (2.13). He played for and managed the Cincinnati Reds (1916–18) and later served as president of the Boston Braves (1923–25). He died of tuberculosis at 45.
Mathewson, (Christopher) Christy (1878–1925) baseball pitcher; born in Factoryville, Pa. During his 17-year career with the New York Giants (1900–16), the right-hander won 373 games, third most in major league history. Four times he won 30 or more games in a season, and he posted an earned run average (ERA) of 1.99 or less six times. He was manager of the Cincinnati Reds (1916–18). Nicknamed "Big Six", he was one of the original five players elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1936.
..... Click the link for more information. , Mathewson won 373 games and struck out 2,499 batters before he retired from active play in 1918. In three consecutive seasons (1903–5) Mathewson won 30 games or more, and in 1905 he led the Giants in their World Series victory over the Philadelphia Athletics by pitching three shutouts in six days. He pitched two no-hit games and in 1908 recorded 37 victories; he was traded (1916) to the Cincinnati Red Legs and successfully managed the team until 1918, when he joined the army in World War I. He became a victim of poison gas in France. He returned to baseball in 1923 as president of the Boston Braves, but he died of tuberculosis shortly after. In 1936 he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Mathewson, Christy
in full Christopher Mathewson)
Mathewson, 1909
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Mathewson, (Christopher) Christy (1878–1925) baseball pitcher; born in Factoryville, Pa. During his 17-year career with the New York Giants (1900–16), the right-hander won 373 games, third most in major league history. Four times he won 30 or more games in a season, and he posted an earned run average (ERA) of 1.99 or less six times. He was manager of the Cincinnati Reds (1916–18). Nicknamed "Big Six", he was one of the original five players elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1936.
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