1921
Born October 16, 1921
San Antonio, TX, USA
Matt Batts Notable
b. October 16, 1921 · Boston Red Sox 1947–1951, St. Louis Browns 1951, Detroit Tigers 1952–1954, Chicago White Sox 1954, Cincinnati Redlegs 1955–1956
Matt Batts played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1947 and closing with the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1956.
Across 546 games he batted .269, with 432 hits and 163 runs. He finished with 26 home runs, 95 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He played 474 games behind the plate, with 1,962 putouts and 38 errors. He turned 32 double plays.
He was born in San Antonio, TX, USA on October 16, 1921, and died on July 14, 2013. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | BOS | 7 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1948 | BOS | 46 | 118 | 13 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .314 |
| 1949 | BOS | 60 | 157 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 1 | .242 |
| 1950 | BOS | 75 | 238 | 27 | 65 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 19 | 0 | .273 |
| 1951 | BOS/SLB | 90 | 277 | 27 | 79 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 2 | .285 |
| 1952 | DET | 56 | 173 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 1 | .237 |
| 1953 | DET | 116 | 374 | 38 | 104 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 36 | 2 | .278 |
| 1954 | CHW/DET | 67 | 179 | 17 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 0 | .235 |
| 1955 | CIN | 26 | 71 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .254 |
| 1956 | CIN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 546 | 1605 | 163 | 432 | 95 | 11 | 26 | 220 | 143 | 163 | 6 | .269 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Died July 14, 2013
1947
Major-league debut: Matt Batts
Matt Batts made a major-league debut on September 10, 1947.
1956
Final major-league game: Matt Batts
Matt Batts played a final major-league game on May 8, 1956.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain