#12 Matt Batts, Catcher, 34 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants

#12 Matt Batts, Catcher, 34 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Matt Batts

10/16/1921
34
USA,TX,SAN ANTONIO
5"11
210

Catcher
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R

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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 1,170,000
1957
6 Year(s), 106 Days (1138 total Days)
172 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 164 Days (1540 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	5	6	3	3	6
Versus LHP	5	6	3	4	7
Versus RHP	5	6	3	3	6
Talent	5	7	4	4	6

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3
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3
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
C : 7 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 5
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 3

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/8	HIL	L 3-4	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/11	BAL	W 2-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/12	BAL	W 4-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/13	PTL	W 5-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	#8
9/14	PTL	L 1-2	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
9/16	@SF	L 4-5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#8
9/17	@BoS	W 7-5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/18	@WSH	L 5-8	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	#8
9/19	STL	W 12-1	4	1	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	#8
9/21	@BoS	W 6-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8

Batting Stats 1956

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	118	351	96	20	3	7	57	41	30	40	.274	.328	.407	.736	.653	.134
Projected	118	351	96	20	3	7	57	41	30	40	.274	.328	.407	.736	.653	.134

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	89	389	0	0	0	10	5	3	143	30	0	0	.0	46.6	4.6

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	128	26	5	2	2	18	10	11	17	0	2	0	.203	.262	.320	.583
vs. RHP	223	70	15	1	5	39	31	19	23	3	3	0	.314	.363	.457	.821
Close/Late	53	18	1	0	2	9	6	3	7	0	0	0	.340	.375	.472	.847
Scoring Position	91	25	4	1	2	44	0	7	12	3	2	0	.275	.311	.407	.717
Pinch Hitting	26	6	1	0	1	5	3	1	4	0	0	0	.231	.259	.385	.644

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	60	168	46	9	2	1	24	15	20	17	.274	.342	.369	.711
Road	58	183	50	11	1	6	33	26	10	23	.273	.306	.443	.749
March/April	21	49	14	2	1	1	9	5	2	4	.286	.314	.429	.742
May	17	42	14	2	0	0	8	4	2	3	.333	.348	.381	.729
June	20	63	17	6	0	2	8	10	8	4	.270	.338	.460	.798
July	24	79	25	3	1	3	15	12	9	10	.316	.378	.494	.871
August	21	70	12	5	1	1	10	6	5	12	.171	.224	.314	.538
Sept/Oct	15	48	14	2	0	0	7	4	4	7	.292	.346	.333	.679

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1948	6	19	6	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.316	.316	.421	.737	CHA
1950	44	147	36	10	1	0	15	14	9	0	0	13	0	0	.245	.288	.327	.615	CHA
1951	39	45	12	0	1	0	2	5	3	0	0	3	0	0	.267	.313	.311	.624	CHA
1952	45	63	20	5	1	0	8	6	11	0	1	5	0	0	.317	.413	.429	.842	CHA
1953	62	161	39	15	1	0	17	19	18	0	1	13	0	0	.242	.317	.348	.664	CHA
1954	39	115	32	9	0	1	15	11	12	1	0	6	0	0	.278	.352	.383	.734	CHA
1955	103	244	82	21	7	2	44	26	19	0	3	20	0	0	.336	.380	.504	.884	CHA
1956	118	351	96	20	3	7	57	41	30	0	3	40	0	0	.274	.328	.407	.736	CHA
Total	456	1145	323	80	15	10	161	125	102	1	8	101	0	0	.282	.339	.404	.744

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1947, A	131	500	131	27	1	1	56	48	37	46	4	8	.262	.308	.326	.634
1948, A	19	67	14	2	0	0	7	6	8	6	1	0	.209	.282	.239	.521
1948, AA	93	354	81	20	1	2	33	37	33	24	2	5	.229	.292	.308	.600
1949, AA	131	502	134	36	0	2	45	50	45	32	2	4	.267	.325	.351	.675
1950, AA	48	187	50	9	1	1	19	20	16	10	1	1	.267	.324	.342	.666

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1956

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	96	89	353	32	0	391	6	.985	790.0	4.45	0	56	14	25.0

Player History

Drafted in 3rd round, 41st overall pick, by Chicago (F) in 1947...
Had first career hit on 4/24/1948, off ROY WELMAKER (HIL)...
Injured on 3/31/1950 with a Broken Hand, out for 5 weeks...
4/1/1951: Signed a minor league contract extension with Chicago (F)...
1/31/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Hit first career homerun on 7/12/1954, off Don Larsen (BoS)...
1/31/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
6/21/1955: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (F), $1,170,000 per year, for 2 years.

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

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