Player Report for #76 Clay Mathis

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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

Rec	1-0
ERA	5.73
IP	11.0
BB	8
K	3

Name:	Clay Mathis	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$40,000
Birthday:	11-21-1933	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	27	Years of Major League Service:	4 Years, 92 Days
Born in:	Payson (Arizona)	Major League Service Days this Year:	11 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 9"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	5 Years, 71 Days
Weight:	222 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	10 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	1 option year left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Slightly Tired	Drafted	1951, 13th Pick in Round 10
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Well Known (Unknown)

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Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	41	68	44	85-87 Mph
Versus LHP	42	70	45
Versus RHP	40	68	44
Talent	41	68	44

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Cutter, Sinker
Endurance:	62
Groundball Pct.:	43
Holding Runners:	100

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	19	Pitcher 45
Stealing Ability:	17
Baserunning Instincts:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	33
Bunt for Hit:	6
Hitter Type:	Pull Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
06-28-1961	SFG	Win, 14-5	X	3.2	5	5	5	5	2
06-25-1961	@ ATL	Win, 8-3	X	7.1	6	3	2	3	1	Win
06-21-1961	PIC	Loss, 3-5	X	6.1	5	3	0	3	4
06-17-1961	THO	Loss, 0-5	X	5.0	5	2	2	3	3	Loss
06-13-1961	@ PIC	Win, 11-4	X	5.2	5	3	2	3	2	Win
06-09-1961	AJX	Win, 4-2	X	7.2	7	2	1	2	5	Win
06-04-1961	PET	Loss, 1-7	X	5.2	11	3	2	1	4	Loss
05-31-1961	OSH	Win, 11-7	X	1.0	6	5	5	1	0
05-26-1961	@ VAU	Loss, 5-11	X	2.2	9	6	6	2	1	Loss
05-21-1961	KES	Loss, 4-6	X	6.2	3	3	2	3	7

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	2	2	1	0	0	5.73	11.0	11	8	7	1	8	3	0	0.0	0	1	50.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	16.36	9.00	2.45	6.55	5.42	1.73	-0.8	.270
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	13	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	.231	.333	.308	.641
vs. RHB	28	8	2	0	1	7	6	2	2	0	1	.286	.405	.464	.870

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	2	2	1	0	0	5.73	11.0	11	8	7	1	8	3
June	2	2	1	0	0	5.73	11.0	11	8	7	1	8	3
Spring Training	7	1	1	0	0	6.48	16.2	15	13	12	1	14	13
Last Year	20	20	2	7	0	5.31	98.1	101	66	58	9	74	55
2 Years Ago	42	42	18	11	0	3.61	259.1	209	117	104	31	91	164
Career	164	164	70	43	0	3.61	1013.0	892	447	406	86	445	546
Home	1	1	0	0	0	12.27	3.2	5	5	5	0	5	2
Road	1	1	1	0	0	2.45	7.1	6	3	2	1	3	1
Grass	2	2	1	0	0	5.73	11.0	11	8	7	1	8	3
Day	1	1	1	0	0	2.45	7.1	6	3	2	1	3	1
Night	1	1	0	0	0	12.27	3.2	5	5	5	0	5	2

Golden Horseshoe League 1961 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	15	15	4	5	0	4.82	80.1	95	52	43	8	35	43	0	0.0	0	6	40.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	15.01	10.64	4.82	3.92	5.27	1.62	-0.2	.314
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	104	31	6	0	4	23	6	15	0	0	1	.298	.342	.471	.813
vs. RHB	224	64	13	0	4	29	29	28	4	0	3	.286	.369	.397	.767

Golden Horseshoe League 1961 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	6.1	5	3	0	1	3	4
April	4	4	2	1	0	4.76	22.2	22	14	12	4	9	13
May	6	6	0	2	0	7.90	27.1	40	25	24	3	14	12
June	5	5	2	2	0	2.08	30.1	33	13	7	1	12	18
Career	29	29	10	10	0	3.72	159.2	156	81	66	13	72	106
Home	7	7	2	2	0	3.63	39.2	46	23	16	3	16	27
Road	8	8	2	3	0	5.98	40.2	49	29	27	5	19	16
Grass	15	15	4	5	0	4.82	80.1	95	52	43	8	35	43
Night	15	15	4	5	0	4.82	80.1	95	52	43	8	35	43

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1956 Chicago - ABA	22	17	17	8	4	0	4.24	104.0	95	54	49	9	56	44	0	0	1.45	.253	10.3
1956 Baltimore - ABA	22	3	3	1	1	0	4.11	15.1	14	8	7	0	17	7	0	0	2.02	.280	1.5
1956 Total - ABA	22	20	20	9	5	0	4.22	119.1	109	62	56	9	73	51	0	0	1.53	.256	11.8
1957 Chicago - ABA	23	37	37	17	10	0	3.23	250.2	220	95	90	19	105	118	1	0	1.30	.250	53.4
1958 Chicago - ABA	24	43	43	23	10	0	2.99	274.1	242	99	91	17	94	155	0	0	1.22	.260	56.6
1959 Chicago - ABA	25	42	42	18	11	0	3.61	259.1	209	117	104	31	91	164	0	0	1.16	.231	43.8
1960 Chicago - ABA	26	20	20	2	7	0	5.31	98.1	101	66	58	9	74	55	0	0	1.78	.287	-3.1
1961 Chicago - ABA	27	2	2	1	0	0	5.73	11.0	11	8	7	1	8	3	0	0	1.73	.270	-0.8
Total ABA		164	164	70	43	0	3.61	1013.0	892	447	406	86	445	546	1	0	1.32	.253	161.6

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1951 Calabasas - A	17	12	12	4	2	0	3.31	81.2	79	35	30	2	25	10	2	1	1.27	.263	0.9
1952 Hollywood - A	18	4	4	2	2	0	2.83	28.2	32	10	9	0	10	10	1	0	1.47	.299	1.6
1952 Calabasas - A	18	2	2	0	0	0	1.17	15.1	11	5	2	0	5	2	0	0	1.04	.204	3.5
1952 Total - A	18	6	6	2	2	0	2.25	44.0	43	15	11	0	15	12	1	0	1.32	.267	5.1
1953 Hollywood - A	19	9	9	0	6	0	6.49	51.1	77	42	37	5	16	17	0	0	1.81	.358	-15.9
1954 Calabasas - A	20	9	9	5	1	0	1.99	63.1	51	14	14	1	24	16	1	1	1.18	.230	12.2
1954 Santa Ana - A	20	6	2	2	1	0	4.95	20.0	24	13	11	0	6	2	0	0	1.50	.296	-3.9
1954 Total - A	20	15	11	7	2	0	2.70	83.1	75	27	25	1	30	18	1	1	1.26	.248	8.3
1955 Freeport - AA	21	23	23	11	6	0	2.57	150.1	108	45	43	3	62	83	2	1	1.13	.230	30.1
1955 Thornhill - AAA	21	8	8	3	3	0	2.72	43.0	36	19	13	3	23	36	0	0	1.37	.268	9.3
1956 Freeport - AA	22	18	18	6	6	0	2.58	108.0	75	37	31	3	45	61	0	0	1.11	.223	20.9
1956 Thornhill - AAA	22	6	6	3	2	0	2.48	36.1	25	10	10	2	14	27	0	0	1.07	.230	9.8
1961 Uxbridge - AAA	27	15	15	4	5	0	4.82	80.1	95	52	43	8	35	43	0	0	1.62	.314	-0.2
Total GHL		29	29	10	10	0	3.72	159.2	156	81	66	13	72	106	0	0	1.43	.286	19.0
Total STL		41	41	17	12	0	2.58	258.1	183	82	74	6	107	144	2	1	1.12	.227	51.0
Total SCL		42	38	13	12	0	3.56	260.1	274	119	103	8	86	57	4	2	1.38	.279	-1.6

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1958 Chicago - ABA	24	1	1	0	0	0	3.60	5.0	5	3	2	1	5	1	0	0	2.00	.235	0.0
1959 Chicago - ABA	25	2	2	0	1	0	7.45	9.2	14	8	8	2	7	7	0	0	2.17	.364	0.0
Total ABA		3	3	0	1	0	6.14	14.2	19	11	10	3	12	8	0	0	2.11	.320	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1956 Baltimore - ML	P	3	3	2	2	1	4	0	1.000	15.1	2.35
1956 Chicago - ML	P	17	17	2	4	0	7	1	.857	104.0	0.52
1957 Chicago - ML	P	37	37	10	29	1	41	2	.951	250.2	1.40
1958 Chicago - ML	P	43	43	11	27	1	43	5	.884	274.1	1.25
1959 Chicago - ML	P	42	42	10	25	2	37	2	.946	259.1	1.21
1960 Chicago - ML	P	20	20	2	8	0	13	3	.769	98.1	0.92
1961 Uxbridge - AAA	P	15	15	5	4	0	9	0	1.000	80.1	1.01
1961 Chicago - ML	P	2	2	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	11.0	1.64

Player History
06-15-1951	Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 13, 157th overall Pick) by the Los Angeles Moguls.
01-01-1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (25); Movement: 11 (39); Control: 17 (45).
08-04-1952	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
08-04-1952	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
01-01-1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 28 (32); Movement: 29 (42); Control: 19 (41).
05-14-1953	Injured (strained elbow ligament), out for 3 months.
06-16-1953	Released by the St. Louis organization.
07-16-1953	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Moguls organization.
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (18); Movement: 47 (47); Control: 28 (47).
04-09-1954	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Oxnard Aviators with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05-01-1954	Wins the SCL NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05-14-1954	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
05-14-1954	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Keystones organization.
08-12-1954	Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
08-12-1954	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Baltimore Barons organization.
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 42 (42); Movement: 69 (69); Control: 39 (50).
06-24-1955	Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Alice Ideals with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06-27-1955	Wins the STL RGL Player of the Week Award.
07-01-1955	Wins the STL RGL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07-09-1955	Injured (tender elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07-16-1955	Injured (back spasms), out for 2 weeks.
08-25-1955	Injured (back spasms), out for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (61); Movement: 79 (79); Control: 50 (65).
04-17-1956	Named the #25 prospect in the ABA
07-22-1956	Was traded by the Baltimore Barons to the Chicago Hitmen in exchange for CF J. Santos.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (53); Movement: 84 (84); Control: 61 (65).
04-15-1957	Named the #23 prospect in the ABA
07-07-1957	Was selected to the 1957 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07-18-1957	Injured (back spasms), out for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (57); Movement: 91 (91); Control: 60 (62).
07-06-1958	Was selected to the 1958 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
10-08-1958	Won the 1958 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Chicago Hitmen!
10-21-1958	Wins the 1958 ABA RL Top Pitcher Award.
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 80 (81); Control: 60 (62).
04-19-1959	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09-01-1959	Wins the ABA RL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (57); Movement: 88 (88); Control: 61 (62).
04-29-1960	Injured (torn back muscle), out for 2-3 months.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 41 (41); Movement: 68 (68); Control: 44 (44).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1956	0	1
1956	0	1
1957	0	1
1958	0	1
1959	0	1
1960	0	1

Year	GS	Rank
1957	37	8
1958	43	1
1959	42	1

Year	W	Rank
1957	17	6
1958	23	1
1959	18	2

Year	Winning %	Rank
1957	.630	5
1958	.697	3
1959	.621	4

Year	IP	Rank
1957	250.2	9
1958	274.1	2
1959	259.1	6

Year	BF	Rank
1958	1156	2

Year	BB	Rank
1957	105	4
1958	94	9
1959	91	9

Year	K	Rank
1957	118	9
1958	155	7
1959	164	7

Year	WP	Rank
1957	8	5
1958	6	8
1959	13	1

Year	ERA	Rank
1957	3.23	4
1958	2.99	2
1959	3.61	4

Year	BABIP	Rank
1957	.250	2
1958	.260	7
1959	.231	2

Year	WHIP	Rank
1957	1.30	9
1958	1.22	5
1959	1.16	1

Year	RA/9	Rank
1958	11.42	5
1959	10.86	2

Year	HR/9	Rank
1957	0.68	5
1958	0.56	2

Year	H/9	Rank
1957	7.90	2
1958	7.94	2
1959	7.25	1

Year	K/9	Rank
1959	5.69	8

Year	VORP	Rank
1957	53.4	2
1958	56.6	2
1959	43.8	4

Year	QS	Rank
1957	24	4
1958	27	2
1959	23	6

Year	QSP	Rank
1957	.649	5
1958	.628	6

Year	SHO	Rank
1960	0	5