Matt Batts
[edit] Biography
Matt Batts (Matthew Daniel Batts) was born on October 16, 1921 in San Antonio, Texas. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1947 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1949, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 3 home runs and 31 RBI. Batts played for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Matt Batts's best season was 1953, when he hit for a .278 average.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1947
| BOS
| A
| 7
| 16
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 5
| .500
| .529
| .750
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| 46
| 118
| 13
| 37
| 1
| 24
| .314
| .391
| .441
| 12
| 0
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| 60
| 157
| 23
| 38
| 3
| 31
| .242
| .350
| .369
| 9
| 1
| 25
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1950
| BOS
| A
| 75
| 238
| 27
| 65
| 4
| 34
| .273
| .327
| .412
| 15
| 3
| 18
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 79
| 248
| 26
| 75
| 5
| 31
| .302
| .357
| .440
| 17
| 1
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 9
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| 11
| 29
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .138
| .167
| .172
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| 90
| 277
| 27
| 79
| 5
| 33
| .285
| .338
| .412
| 18
| 1
| 22
| 23
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 10
|
| 1952
| DET
| A
| 56
| 173
| 11
| 41
| 3
| 13
| .237
| .298
| .324
| 4
| 1
| 14
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| 116
| 374
| 38
| 104
| 6
| 43
| .278
| .322
| .406
| 24
| 3
| 24
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 9
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| 12
| 21
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 5
| .286
| .333
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| CHI
| A
| 55
| 158
| 16
| 36
| 3
| 19
| .228
| .299
| .342
| 7
| 1
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1954
| TOT
| A
| 67
| 179
| 17
| 42
| 3
| 24
| .235
| .303
| .341
| 8
| 1
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| 26
| 71
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 13
| .254
| .286
| .338
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 29
| 73
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 13
| .247
| .287
| .329
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 517
| 1532
| 159
| 414
| 26
| 207
| .270
| .331
| .394
| 91
| 10
| 138
| 151
| 3
| 15
| 6
| 0
| 49
|
| Total
|
|
| 546
| 1605
| 163
| 432
| 26
| 220
| .269
| .329
| .391
| 95
| 11
| 143
| 163
| 3
| 16
| 6
| 0
| 52
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1947
| BOS
| A
| C
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| C
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 118
| 18
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| C
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 193
| 23
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1950
| BOS
| A
| C
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 306
| 29
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| C
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 259
| 30
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| C
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| C
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 291
| 37
| 13
| 6
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1952
| DET
| A
| C
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 262
| 36
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| C
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 463
| 44
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| C
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1954
| CHI
| A
| C
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 225
| 19
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1954
| TOT
| A
| C
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 249
| 24
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| C
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 65
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 474
| 0
| 0
| 1962
| 221
| 38
| 32
| 0
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1942).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Jim Suchecki, $100000 and a player to be named later to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Les Moss (May 17, 1951); St. Louis Browns received Jim McDonald (July 18, 1951).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Dick Littlefield, Ben Taylor and Cliff Mapes to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Gene Bearden, Bob Cain and Dick Kryhoski (February 14, 1952).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Red Wilson (May 29, 1954).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Don Ferrarese, Don Johnson and Fred Marsh to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jim Brideweser, Bob Chakales and Clint Courtney (December 6, 1954).
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Cleveland Indians (April 12, 1955).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Cincinnati Reds (July 3, 1955).
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