1913
Born November 18, 1913
Crawfordsville, AR, USA
Verdell Mathis Notable
b. November 18, 1913 · Memphis Red Sox 1940–1948, Chicago American Giants 1941, Philadelphia Stars 1943
Verdell Mathis played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Memphis Red Sox in 1940 and closing with the Philadelphia Stars in 1943.
He went 27 and 24 with a 3.75 earned run average, pitching 420.3 innings in 68 games. He struck out 245, completed 36 of his 51 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 163 games he batted .265, with 116 hits and 66 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 10 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He led the league in wins once, in 1944, with 8. He played 75 games in the outfield, with 124 putouts and 7 errors.
He was selected to four All-Star teams between 1941 and 1945.
He was born in Crawfordsville, AR, USA on November 18, 1913, and died on October 30, 1998. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 4 | 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | MRS | 43 | 117 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .214 |
| 1941 | CAG/MRS | 11 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| 1942 | MRS | 20 | 43 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .442 |
| 1943 | MRS/PS | 28 | 85 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .212 |
| 1944 | MRS | 24 | 72 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| 1945 | MRS | 17 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| 1946 | MRS | 10 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .206 |
| 1947 | MRS | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| 1948 | MRS | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 163 | 437 | 66 | 116 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 43 | 3 | 6 | .265 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | MRS | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 49.0 | 47 | 23 | 14 | 29 | 4.22 |
| 1941 | CAG/MRS | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 33.2 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 24 | 4.81 |
| 1942 | MRS | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 79.0 | 83 | 30 | 16 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 1943 | MRS/PS | 6 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 88.1 | 92 | 31 | 21 | 43 | 3.16 |
| 1944 | MRS | 8 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 88.0 | 84 | 29 | 28 | 61 | 2.97 |
| 1945 | MRS | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 34.0 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 3.71 |
| 1946 | MRS | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.45 |
| 1947 | MRS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16.1 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 7.16 |
| 1948 | MRS | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21.0 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 6.00 |
| Career | — | 27 | 24 | 68 | 51 | 1 | 420.1 | 440 | 175 | 121 | 245 | 3.75 |
On this day & linked events
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