John Matias
John Matias | |
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Outfielder/First baseman | |
Born: Honolulu, Hawaii | August 15, 1944|
Died: April 7, 2020 Aiea, Hawaii | (aged 75)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 7, 1970, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 1, 1970, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .188 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 6 |
Teams | |
John Matias (August 15, 1944 – April 7, 2020) was a professional baseball player who played for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1970, playing 58 games[1] and hitting .188 with 2 homers. After beginning his professional baseball career in the Baltimore Orioles organization, he was traded along with Luis Aparicio and Russ Snyder to the White Sox for Don Buford, Bruce Howard and Roger Nelson on November 29, 1967.[2] He was dealt at the end of the season to the Kansas City Royals but never played in the majors again.[3] He died on April 7, 2020 at his home.[4]
References[]
- ^ "John Matias". The Baseball Biography Project. Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ Orioles trade Aparicio to White Sox in six-man Deal; Angels Get Hinton; Buford, Howard GO TO Baltimore Chicago Acquires Snyder-- Cardenal of California Sent to Cleveland Retrieved June 20, 2020
- ^ John Matias at the SABR Baseball Biography Project, by Rory Costello, Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ Reardon, Dave (April 8, 2020). "John Matias, major leaguer and father of former UH standout, dies at 76". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Categories:
- 1944 births
- 2020 deaths
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- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Baseball players from Honolulu
- Bluefield Orioles players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Elmira Pioneers players
- Evansville White Sox players
- Fox Cities Foxes players
- Hawaii Islanders players
- Indios de Ciudad Juárez (minor league) players
- Lynchburg White Sox players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
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- Major League Baseball right fielders
- Omaha Royals players
- Stockton Ports players
- Tacoma Twins players
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- American baseball outfielder, 1940s birth stubs
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