Pitcher Pollock DODD PUB.

Mathewson, ("Matty") Christy

Published by DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, NEW YORK, 1914

About this Item

decorative cloth binding, baseball themed blindstamping and bright lettering on front panel, rubbed lettering laong spine, pages yellowing, text block clean, black and white plates. one of the first five members of the Hall of Fame in 1936. Christopher Mathewson (August 12, 1880 October 7, 1925), nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", "Matty", and "The Gentleman's Hurler", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher, who played 17 seasons with the New York Giants. He stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). He was among the most dominant pitchers in baseball history, and ranks in the all-time top 10 in several key pitching categories, including wins, shutouts, and ERA.[1] In fact, he is the only professional pitcher in history to rank in the top 10 both in career wins and career ERA, if taking 19th-century pitchers' statistics into account.[2] Otherwise, both Mathewson and Walter Johnson would hold that distinction.[3] In 1936, Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its first five members. DATE PUBLISHED: 1914 EDITION: FIRST ED 335. Seller Inventory # 094277

Bibliographic Details

Title: Pitcher Pollock DODD PUB.

Publisher: DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, NEW YORK

Publication Date: 1914

Binding: HARD BACK RED

Illustrator: CHARLES M. RELYEA

Condition: GOOD.

Edition: FIRST ED.