Mathewson, ( Matty ) Christy; First Base Faulkner
NY, GROSSET & DUNLAP, 1916 , HARD BACK
Overall Condition is: GOOD
piece of dustjacket misssing at top of front and right hand corner front and top of spine, some browning to pages, dustjacket covered in mylar the dustjacket has a close up of a baseball mitt & in the background is the Umpire, Batter & Catcher and only 1 section for stadium filled with fans. 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.
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