Christy Mathewson

@Sportspersons, Family and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Christopher Mathewson was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher, considered as one of the most dominant pitchers of all time Tuberculosis American Sportspersons Basketball Players Baseball Players Leo Celebrities Christopher 'Christy' Mathewson was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher, considered as one the most dominant pitchers of all time. He played 17 seasons with the New York Giants and was famous by the nicknames of Big Six, Matty, The Christian Gentleman and The Gentleman's Hurler. His career features 373 wins with a career ERA of 2.13 and a 0.97 ERA in 11 World Series starts and such impressive performances got him inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This American sports hero of the early 20th century was one of the most talented and admired pitchers in his era. At a time when baseball players were only associated with gambling, boozing and womanizing, he stood out with his smartness, clean-cut looks and demeanour and proved to the players that there was indeed an another way to live. He instilled in the game the values of sportsmanship, moral code and integrity, something largely amiss during those days. Throughout his career, he never pitched on Sundays owing to his Christian beliefs and in return gained a lot of praise and recognition from his Christian fans. Being an excellent athlete, he even played for his college's basketball and football teams. He had a brief unsuccessful stint as a manager with the Cincinnati Reds at the end of his career

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Birthday: August 12, 1880 Died on: October 7, 1925 Nationality: American Famous: Sportspersons, Basketball Players, Baseball Players Siblings: Henry Mathewson Universities: Bucknell University Cause of death: Tuberculosis Information Detail Birthday August 12, 1880 Died on October 7, 1925 Nationality American Famous Sportspersons, Basketball Players, Baseball Players Siblings Henry Mathewson Universities Bucknell University Cause of death Tuberculosis Birth Place Factoryville Gender Male Sun Sign Leo Born in Factoryville Famous as Baseball player Died at Age 45

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Christy Mathewson married Jane Stoughton in 1903. Soon the couple was blessed with a baby boy named Christopher Jr. Unsplash Personal Life

He compiled his Major League experiences in the book 'Pitching in a Pinch' (1912). He followed it up with other literary endeavours including the play 'The Girl and the Pennant' and children's book 'Second Base Sloan'. Unsplash Personal Life

He accidently got exposed to Mustard Gas at the Army's Chemical Warfare Division in France in 1918 and developed tuberculosis. After fighting the disease for years, he succumbed to it on October 7, 1925 in Saranac Lake, NY and was buried at the Lewisburg Cemetery. Unsplash Personal Life

Christopher Mathewson was born on August 12, 1880 in Factoryville, Pennsylvania, to Gilbert B Mathewson and Minerva J Capwell. He had five younger siblings. His father was a Civil War veteran and a farmer. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He received his schooling from the Keystone Preparatory Academy and while attending college at the Bucknell University he became the class president and a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1899, Mathewson signed a professional contract with Taunton, Massachusetts of the New England League after his freshman year. Although his pitching failed to achieve mass admiration, it caught the attention of the manager of the Portland club, John Smith. Unsplash Career

'Phenomenal John' Smith signed him up for the Norfolk team of the Virginia-North Carolina League after Taunton went bankrupt. Mathewson had a 20-2 record at the end of the season. Unsplash Career

Norfolk found the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Giants at their doorsteps with offers for Mathewson. Mathewson chose the Giants and they purchased his contract from Norfolk for $1,500. Unsplash Career

In between July and September of 1900 he played in six games and went 0-3 with a 5.08 ERA and the club gave him back to Norfolk. The Cincinnati Reds grabbed the Pennsylvanian pitcher, only to pass him to the Giants in return for Amos Rusie. Unsplash Career

Mathewson was also playing football from 1898 on a professional level with the Greensburg Athletic Association. In 1902 he played in the first National Football League while also a member of the Giants. However, he stopped playing football in order to focus on baseball. Unsplash Career

He was a member of the Giants’ team when they became the 'World Series' champion in 1905 and a four-time 'NL wins champion' in 1905, 1907, 1908 and 1913. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Along with winning the Triple Crown twice (1905 and 1908), he was a five-time NL ERA champion (1905, 1908, 1909, 1911 and 1913) and five-time NL strikeout champion (1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908). Unsplash Awards & Achievements

The Giants retired his 'NY' jersey and he was honoured posthumously for his sports achievements as one of the original five players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

The Sporting News ranked him No. 7 on their 100 Greatest Baseball Players list in 1999 and ESPN ranked his 1905 World Series performance as the greatest playoff performance of all time. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Information	Detail
Birthday	August 12, 1880
Died on	October 7, 1925
Nationality	American
Famous	Sportspersons, Basketball Players, Baseball Players
Siblings	Henry Mathewson
Universities	Bucknell University
Cause of death	Tuberculosis
Birth Place	Factoryville
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Leo
Born in	Factoryville
Famous as	Baseball player
Died at Age	45

Christy Mathewson

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Aug 12, 1880

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