1907
Born March 12, 1907
Moberly, MO, USA
Leroy Matlock Notable
b. March 12, 1907 · St. Louis Stars 1929–1931, Homestead Grays 1932, Washington Pilots 1932, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1933–1938
Leroy Matlock played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Stars in 1929 and closing with the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1938.
He went 53 and 29 with a 3.93 earned run average, pitching 780 innings in 120 games. He struck out 399, completed 52 of his 89 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 161 games he batted .221, with 83 hits and 58 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 11 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He led the league in wins two times between 1935 and 1936, topping out at 10. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1933, with 2. He also led it in strikeouts.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1935 to 1936.
He was born in Moberly, MO, USA on March 12, 1907, and died on February 6, 1968. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 2 | 1935, 1936 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | SLS | 21 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| 1930 | SLS | 17 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| 1931 | SLS | 10 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| 1932 | HG/WAP | 36 | 112 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| 1933 | PC | 22 | 55 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .145 |
| 1934 | PC | 10 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| 1935 | PC | 12 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .308 |
| 1936 | PC | 20 | 41 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .195 |
| 1937 | PC | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1938 | PC | 10 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 161 | 375 | 58 | 83 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 33 | 3 | 6 | .221 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | SLS | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 67.1 | 77 | 34 | 16 | 27 | 4.54 |
| 1930 | SLS | 8 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 91.1 | 95 | 47 | 34 | 30 | 4.63 |
| 1931 | SLS | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 50.2 | 56 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 4.97 |
| 1932 | HG/WAP | 5 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 103.0 | 106 | 42 | 32 | 57 | 3.67 |
| 1933 | PC | 10 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 154.0 | 140 | 53 | 36 | 104 | 3.10 |
| 1934 | PC | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 67.0 | 63 | 31 | 24 | 39 | 4.16 |
| 1935 | PC | 8 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 71.0 | 58 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 1.52 |
| 1936 | PC | 10 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 114.0 | 124 | 50 | 27 | 44 | 3.95 |
| 1937 | PC | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14.2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6.14 |
| 1938 | PC | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 47.0 | 60 | 34 | 18 | 23 | 6.51 |
| Career | — | 53 | 29 | 120 | 89 | 2 | 780.0 | 793 | 341 | 230 | 399 | 3.93 |
On this day & linked events
1968