Rick Matula

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Full Name: Richard Carlton Matula	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/190	First Game: April 8, 1979
Birthdate: November 22, 1953	Final Game: June 11, 1981
Birthplace: Wharton, Texas	MLB Experience: 3 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on November 22, 1953 in Wharton, Texas, Rick Matula (Richard Carlton Matula) played for the Atlanta Braves for his entire 3 year career. Matula broke into the bigs on April 8, 1979 with the Atlanta Braves, and put up a 4.15 ERA in 171.1 innings pitched in 1979, his rookie year.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1979	ATL	N	28	28	8	10	4.15	67	90	79	1	0	0	171.1	193	14	64	9	3	3
1980	ATL	N	33	30	11	13	4.58	62	100	90	3	1	0	176.2	195	17	60	9	3	0
1981	ATL	N	5	0	0	0	6.43	0	5	5	0	0	0	7	8	1	2	0	0	0
Total			66	58	19	23	4.41	129	195	174	4	1	0	355	396	32	126	18	6	3

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1979	ATL	N	P	28	28	171.1	15	23	0	6	0	1	22	7	1	1.000
1980	ATL	N	P	33	30	176.2	20	28	1	5	0	0	18	10	1	.980
1981	ATL	N	P	5	0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000
Total			P	66	58	355	36	52	1	11	0	1	41	17	2	.989

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1979	ATL	N	28	53	1	5	0	0	.094	.111	.094	0	0	1	23	0	6	0	0	2
1980	ATL	N	33	57	0	6	0	0	.105	.136	.105	0	0	2	25	0	5	0	0	0
1981	ATL	N	5	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			66	111	1	11	0	0	.099	.123	.099	0	0	3	48	0	11	0	0	2

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Selected by Montreal Expos in the 16th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1972).
Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 14th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1976).
Released by Atlanta Braves (March 29, 1982).

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