Jim Mattox (baseball)
James Powell Mattox (December 17, 1896 – October 12, 1973) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1922 and 1923.
Jim Mattox | |
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Catcher/Pinch hitter | |
Born: Leesville, Virginia | December 17, 1896|
Died: October 12, 1973 76) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | (aged|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 30, 1922, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1923, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .253 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 4 |
Teams | |
His brother, Cloy Mattox, played in three games for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929. Another brother, Marv Mattox, was a teammate in college.
James played college football for the Washington and Lee Generals football team of Washington and Lee University. He was selected in 1919 to the College Football All-Southern Team.[1] He made the field goal to upset Georgia Tech.[2]
Mattox was later a catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1922 to 1923.[3][4] He was then sold to the Wichita Falls club.[5]
References
- "All-Southern Elevens". Spalding Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1920. pp. 41, 69, 27, 67.
- "Calyx". Washington and Lee University. 1920.
- "Jimmy Mattox Reinstated By Judge Landis". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 11, 1928.
- Ernest J. Lanigan (17 May 2005). Baseball Cyclopedia. McFarland. p. 296. ISBN 9781476609263.
- Charles J. Doyle (December 19, 1923). "Athlete May Kill 2 Birds On Minor Job". The Gazette Times.
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