Jim Matthews
Jentus Walter Matthews Jr.
Born: October 20, 1921
Deceased: December 23, 1992
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: C, CF, LF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws:
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200
Career: 1939-1955
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Jim Matthews compiled a career batting average of .289 with 304 home runs and 465 RBI in his 1634-game career with the Hamilton Red Wings, Union City Greyhounds, New Iberia Cardinals, Cooleemee Cards, Kilgore Boomers, Pine Bluff Judges, Beaumont Exporters, Winston-Salem Twins, Knoxville Smokies, Mobile Bears, Abilene Blue Sox, Wichita Falls Spudders, Dallas Rebels, San Antonio Missions, Tulsa Oilers, Texarkana Bears, Little Rock Travelers, Clovis Pioneers, Amarillo Gold Sox, Galveston White Caps, Bryan Indians/Del Rio Indians and Port Arthur Sea Hawks. He began playing during the 1939 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | C | WTNM | Abilene Blue Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | EVAN | New Iberia Cardinals | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | D | KITL | Union City Greyhounds | 44 | 178 | 178 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 5 | .287 | .287 | .455 | .742 | 81 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Red Wings | 35 | 133 | 133 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .293 | .293 | .451 | .744 | 60 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | D | NCSL2 | Cooleemee Cards | 35 | 137 | 137 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 4 | .321 | .321 | .496 | .818 | 68 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | C | CSTL | Pine Bluff Judges | 18 | 55 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .255 | .255 | .400 | .655 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | C | ETXL | Kilgore Boomers | 48 | 171 | 171 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 6 | .257 | .257 | .450 | .708 | 77 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 30 | 108 | 108 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .194 | .194 | .278 | .472 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | D | EVAN | New Iberia Cardinals | 95 | 344 | 344 | 82 | 15 | 5 | 5 | .238 | .238 | .355 | .593 | 122 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | B | PIED | Winston-Salem Twins | 85 | 265 | 265 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 10 | .204 | .204 | .362 | .566 | 96 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 5 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .211 | .368 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Knoxville Smokies | 132 | 520 | 453 | 66 | 120 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 75 | .265 | .355 | .422 | .776 | 191 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1946 | C | WTNM | Abilene Blue Sox | 111 | 469 | 386 | 113 | 115 | 17 | 2 | 31 | 91 | 9 | 78 | 73 | .298 | .421 | .593 | 1.014 | 229 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 18 | 59 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | .200 | .390 | .289 | .679 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | 152 | 671 | 561 | 152 | 192 | 30 | 9 | 40 | 135 | 25 | 6 | 99 | 64 | .342 | .445 | .642 | 1.087 | 360 | 7 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1948 | AA | TL | (+) Tulsa Oilers | 33 | 86 | 86 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .221 | .314 | .535 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 24 | 86 | 86 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .314 | .547 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | B | BSTL | Texarkana Bears | 62 | 226 | 226 | 73 | 18 | 1 | 14 | .323 | .323 | .597 | .920 | 135 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | AA | TL | (+) Dallas Rebels | 33 | 86 | 86 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .221 | .314 | .535 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | AA | TL | (+) San Antonio Missions | 33 | 86 | 86 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .221 | .314 | .535 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Texarkana Bears | 139 | 608 | 486 | 103 | 137 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 91 | 5 | 115 | 57 | .282 | .422 | .432 | .854 | 210 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 1950 | B | BSTL | Texarkana Bears | 98 | 383 | 309 | 54 | 75 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 60 | 4 | 66 | 66 | .243 | .384 | .440 | .824 | 136 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 1951 | B | BSTL | Texarkana Bears | 145 | 492 | 492 | 137 | 29 | 1 | 31 | .278 | .278 | .530 | .809 | 261 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | WTNM | Clovis Pioneers | 134 | 444 | 444 | 142 | 22 | 4 | 39 | .320 | .320 | .651 | .971 | 289 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | WTNM | Amarillo Gold Sox | 139 | 473 | 473 | 186 | 35 | 2 | 50 | .393 | .393 | .793 | 1.186 | 375 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | WTNM | Abilene Blue Sox | 78 | 288 | 288 | 78 | 10 | 2 | 18 | .271 | .271 | .507 | .778 | 146 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | (+) Galveston White Caps | 41 | 128 | 128 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .195 | .195 | .281 | .477 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | (+) Bryan Indians/Del Rio Indians | 41 | 128 | 128 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .195 | .195 | .281 | .477 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Port Arthur Sea Hawks | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1634 | 6133 | 5663 | 514 | 1636 | 296 | 44 | 304 | 465 | 49 | 6 | 434 | 346 | .289 | .341 | .518 | .859 | 2932 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | D | KITL | Union City Greyhounds | OF | 35 | 56 | 2 | 6 | .906 | 1.657 | |||||
| 1939 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Red Wings | OF | 32 | 53 | 6 | 2 | .967 | 1.844 | |||||
| 1940 | C | ETXL | Kilgore Boomers | OF | 45 | 74 | 2 | 10 | .884 | 1.689 | |||||
| 1940 | D | NCSL2 | Cooleemee Cards | OF | 35 | 69 | 6 | 7 | .915 | 2.143 | |||||
| 1940 | C | CSTL | Pine Bluff Judges | OF | 18 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .964 | 1.500 | |||||
| 1941 | D | EVAN | New Iberia Cardinals | OF | 95 | 133 | 10 | 7 | .953 | 1.505 | |||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Beaumont Exporters | OF | 29 | 46 | 3 | 1 | .980 | 1.690 | |||||
| 1942 | B | PIED | Winston-Salem Twins | OF | 80 | 129 | 9 | 5 | .965 | 1.725 | |||||
| 1943 | A1 | SOUA | Knoxville Smokies | OF | 131 | 291 | 11 | 14 | 2 | .956 | 2.305 | ||||
| 1946 | C | WTNM | Abilene Blue Sox | C | 60 | 327 | 22 | 12 | 7 | .967 | 5.817 | 8 | |||
| 1946 | C | WTNM | Abilene Blue Sox | RF | 25 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .925 | 1.480 | ||||
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | OF | 14 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1946 | C | WTNM | Abilene Blue Sox | CF | 12 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .931 | 2.250 | ||||
| 1946 | C | WTNM | Abilene Blue Sox | LF | 11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .842 | 1.455 | ||||
| 1947 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | CF | 87 | 261 | 19 | 15 | 3 | .949 | 3.218 | ||||
| 1947 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | RF | 25 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .927 | 2.040 | ||||
| 1947 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | C | 18 | 58 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .943 | 3.667 | 4 | |||
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Texarkana Bears | C | 124 | 543 | 58 | 12 | 4 | .980 | 4.847 | 13 | |||
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Texarkana Bears | OF | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.364 | ||||
| 1950 | B | BSTL | Texarkana Bears | C | 69 | 352 | 30 | 6 | 4 | .985 | 5.536 | 8 | |||
| 1950 | B | BSTL | Texarkana Bears | OF | 25 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.320 | ||||
| Totals | 981 | 2604 | 208 | 114 | 26 | .961 | 2.866 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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