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'''Henry Mathewson''' (December 24 1886 – July 1 1917) was a professional baseball player that appeared in three games with the [[National League]]'s [[New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]] between the 1906 and 1907 seasons. A younger brother of [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famer]] [[Christy Mathewson]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Mathewson, Christy / Baseball Hall of Fame|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/mathewson-christy|publisher=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]]|accessdate=November 28, 2018}}</ref><ref name=SABR>{{cite web|title=Henry Mathewson / Society for American Baseball Research|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/1253b17f|last=Piazzi|first=Mike|publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref> Henry Mathewson's career was primarily spent pitching [[semi-professional]] baseball until his death at the age of 31.
'''Henry Mathewson''' (December 24, 1886 – July 1, 1917) was an American professional baseball player that appeared in three games with the [[National League (baseball)|National League]]'s [[New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]] between the 1906 and 1907 seasons. A younger brother of [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famer]] [[Christy Mathewson]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Mathewson, Christy / Baseball Hall of Fame|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/mathewson-christy|publisher=[[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]]|accessdate=November 28, 2018}}</ref><ref name=SABR>{{cite web|title=Henry Mathewson / Society for American Baseball Research|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/1253b17f|last=Piazzi|first=Mike|publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref> Henry Mathewson's career was primarily spent pitching [[semi-professional]] baseball until his death at the age of 30.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Henry Mathewson was born on [[December 24]], [[1886]], as the fourth of six children. Henry was the third of four Mathewson brothers, after older brothers Christy and Cyril (who died as an infant), and before younger brother Nicholas. His father, Gilbert, was a [[postmaster]] for the [[United States Senate]], and his mother, Minerva, was a leader of the local [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union]]. Minerva was said to be responsible for teaching Henry and the other Mathewson brothers to throw.<ref name=SABR/>
Henry Mathewson was born on December 24, 1886, as the fourth of six children. Henry was the third of four Mathewson brothers, after older brothers Christy and Cyril (who died as an infant), and before younger brother Nicholas. His father, Gilbert, was a [[postmaster]] for the [[United States Senate]], and his mother, Minerva, was a leader of the local [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union]]. Minerva was said to be responsible for teaching Henry and the other Mathewson brothers to throw.<ref name=SABR/>


==Major League career==
==Major league career==
Henry was first offered a professional contract by the [[Chicago Cubs]] during the spring of 1906; he turned down their offer so that he could join Christy with the New York Giants;<ref name=SABR/> by that time, the elder Mathewson had established himself as a star by winning the pitching [[Triple Crown (baseball)|Triple Crown]] in 1905.<ref>{{cite web|title=MLB Triple Crown Winners / Baseball-Reference.com|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/triple_crowns.shtml|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference|Sports Reference, LLC]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref> Due to Christy's fame, Henry Mathewson was much written about in the press as the "next Matty" throughout his career.<ref name=SABR/>
Henry was first offered a professional contract by the [[Chicago Cubs]] during the spring of 1906; he turned down their offer so that he could join Christy with the New York Giants;<ref name=SABR/> by that time, the elder Mathewson had established himself as a star by winning the pitching [[Triple Crown (baseball)|Triple Crown]] in 1905.<ref>{{cite web|title=MLB Triple Crown Winners / Baseball-Reference.com|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/triple_crowns.shtml|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference|Sports Reference, LLC]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref> Due to Christy's fame, Henry Mathewson was much written about in the press as the "next Matty" throughout his career.<ref name=SABR/>


Despite the hype, Henry did not pitch well in exhibition games. Ultimately, he spent much of 1906 pitching in semi-professional leagues. When his semi-pro season ended in September, Henry was brought up to the major league roster.<ref name=SABR/> At nineteen years of age, he was the youngest player in the National League at that time.<ref>{{cite web|title=1906 National League Awards, All-Stars, & More Leaders / Baseball-Reference.com|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1906-other-leaders.shtml|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference|Sports Reference, LLC]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref>
Despite the hype, Henry did not pitch well in exhibition games. Ultimately, he spent much of 1906 pitching in semi-professional leagues. When his semi-pro season ended in September, Henry was brought up to the major league roster.<ref name=SABR/> At nineteen years of age, he was the youngest player in the National League at that time.<ref>{{cite web|title=1906 National League Awards, All-Stars, & More Leaders / Baseball-Reference.com|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1906-other-leaders.shtml|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference|Sports Reference, LLC]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref>


Herny's debut in 1906, on September 28, saw him replace his brother, Christy, to finish an 8-2 Giants victory against the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. Henry faced five batters in his inning of work and did not allow a walk or a hit; he was, however, responsible for allowing a run during his time on the mound. He was retroactively credited with a save for his efforts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1906/B09280NY11906.htm|publisher=[[Retrosheet]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref>{{efn|name=save|Under modern rules, Mathewson would not be awarded a save as the Giants were leading by more than three runs when he made his appearance in the game.<ref>{{cite web|title=2018 Official Baseball Rules|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/documents/0/8/0/268272080/2018_Official_Baseball_Rules.pdf|website=MLB.com|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref>}}
Henry's debut in 1906, on September 28, saw him replace his brother, Christy, to finish an 8-2 Giants victory against the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. Henry faced five batters in his inning of work and did not allow a walk or a hit; he was, however, responsible for allowing a run during his time on the mound. He was retroactively credited with a save for his efforts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1906/B09280NY11906.htm|publisher=[[Retrosheet]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref>


On October 5, the final day of the regular season, Henry was given a start against the last place [[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Beaneaters]]. Facing [[Big Jeff Pfeffer]], Mathewson gave up one run over the first six innings, matching Pfeffer, but struggled over the next three by giving up six runs and lost 7-1. Despite giving up only six hits, compared to Pfeffer's nine, he had major control issues, allowing fourteen walks and also hitting a batter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Beaneaters 7, New York Giants 1|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1906/B10050NY11906.htm|publisher=[[Retrosheet]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref> No National League pitcher has allowed more walks in a single game since 1906.<ref name="walks">{{cite web|title=Top Individual Performances (Based on Retrosheet Seasons)|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/MISC/XOP.htm|publisher=[[Retrosheet]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref>{{efn|Two [[American League]] pitchers, [[Boardwalk Brown]] in 1913 and [[Bruno Haas]] in 1915, gave up more in a nine-inning game. Two others from the American League, [[Skipper Friday]] in 1923 and [[Tommy Byrne (baseball)|Tommy Byrne]] in 1951 allowed at least fourteen walks in an extra-inning game.<ref name="walks"/>}}
On October 5, the final day of the regular season, Henry was given a start against the last place [[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Beaneaters]]. Facing [[Big Jeff Pfeffer]], Mathewson gave up one run over the first six innings, matching Pfeffer, but struggled over the next three by giving up six runs and lost 7-1. Despite giving up only six hits, compared to Pfeffer's nine, he had major control issues, allowing fourteen walks and also hitting a batter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Beaneaters 7, New York Giants 1|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1906/B10050NY11906.htm|publisher=[[Retrosheet]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref> No National League pitcher has allowed more walks in a single game since 1906.<ref name="walks">{{cite web|title=Top Individual Performances (Based on Retrosheet Seasons)|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/MISC/XOP.htm|publisher=[[Retrosheet]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref>{{efn|Two [[American League]] pitchers, [[Boardwalk Brown]] in 1913 and [[Bruno Haas]] in 1915, gave up more in a nine-inning game. Two others from the American League, [[Skipper Friday]] in 1923 and [[Tommy Byrne (baseball)|Tommy Byrne]] in 1951 allowed at least fourteen walks in an extra-inning game.<ref name="walks"/>}}


Manager [[John McGraw]] retained Henry for the 1907 season, but his time with the club was short-lived. Appearing on the roster for the first weeks of the year, he made only a single appearance with the big league club.<ref name=SABR/> The appearance came on May 4 against the [[Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Superbas]], where he was called upon to pitch the ninth inning of a game started by [[Hooks Wiltse]], who had limited Brooklyn to two hits. Mathewson allowed a hit and threw a wild pitch, but finished the shutout for the Giants; Mathewson again earned a save for his outing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Giants 10, Brooklyn Superbas 0|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1907/B05040NY11907.htm|publisher=[[Retrosheet]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref>{{efn|name=save}} Eleven days later, the Giants sent Henry to the Wilmington Peaches of the [[Tri-State League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Henry Mathewson Stats / Baseball-Reference.com|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mathehe01.shtml|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference|Sports Reference, LLC]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref>
Manager [[John McGraw]] retained Henry for the 1907 season, but his time with the club was short-lived. Appearing on the roster for the first weeks of the year, he made only a single appearance with the big league club.<ref name=SABR/> The appearance came on May 4 against the [[Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Superbas]], where he was called upon to pitch the ninth inning of a game started by [[Hooks Wiltse]], who had limited Brooklyn to two hits. Mathewson allowed a hit and threw a wild pitch, but finished the shutout for the Giants; Mathewson again earned a save for his outing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Giants 10, Brooklyn Superbas 0|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1907/B05040NY11907.htm|publisher=[[Retrosheet]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref> Eleven days later, the Giants sent Henry to the Wilmington Peaches of the [[Tri-State League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Henry Mathewson Stats / Baseball-Reference.com|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mathehe01.shtml|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference|Sports Reference, LLC]]|accessdate=November 25, 2018}}</ref>


==Later life==
==Later life==
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==External links==
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Henry Mathewson
Pitcher
Born: (1886-12-24)December 24, 1886
Factoryville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: July 1, 1917(1917-07-01) (aged 30)
Factoryville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 28, 1906, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
May 4, 1907, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Innings pitched11
Earned run average4.91
Saves2
Teams

Henry Mathewson (December 24, 1886 – July 1, 1917) was an American professional baseball player that appeared in three games with the National League's New York Giants between the 1906 and 1907 seasons. A younger brother of Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson,[1][2] Henry Mathewson's career was primarily spent pitching semi-professional baseball until his death at the age of 30.

Early life

Henry Mathewson was born on December 24, 1886, as the fourth of six children. Henry was the third of four Mathewson brothers, after older brothers Christy and Cyril (who died as an infant), and before younger brother Nicholas. His father, Gilbert, was a postmaster for the United States Senate, and his mother, Minerva, was a leader of the local Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Minerva was said to be responsible for teaching Henry and the other Mathewson brothers to throw.[2]

Major league career

Henry was first offered a professional contract by the Chicago Cubs during the spring of 1906; he turned down their offer so that he could join Christy with the New York Giants;[2] by that time, the elder Mathewson had established himself as a star by winning the pitching Triple Crown in 1905.[3] Due to Christy's fame, Henry Mathewson was much written about in the press as the "next Matty" throughout his career.[2]

Despite the hype, Henry did not pitch well in exhibition games. Ultimately, he spent much of 1906 pitching in semi-professional leagues. When his semi-pro season ended in September, Henry was brought up to the major league roster.[2] At nineteen years of age, he was the youngest player in the National League at that time.[4]

Henry's debut in 1906, on September 28, saw him replace his brother, Christy, to finish an 8-2 Giants victory against the St. Louis Cardinals. Henry faced five batters in his inning of work and did not allow a walk or a hit; he was, however, responsible for allowing a run during his time on the mound. He was retroactively credited with a save for his efforts.[5]

On October 5, the final day of the regular season, Henry was given a start against the last place Boston Beaneaters. Facing Big Jeff Pfeffer, Mathewson gave up one run over the first six innings, matching Pfeffer, but struggled over the next three by giving up six runs and lost 7-1. Despite giving up only six hits, compared to Pfeffer's nine, he had major control issues, allowing fourteen walks and also hitting a batter.[6] No National League pitcher has allowed more walks in a single game since 1906.[7][a]

Manager John McGraw retained Henry for the 1907 season, but his time with the club was short-lived. Appearing on the roster for the first weeks of the year, he made only a single appearance with the big league club.[2] The appearance came on May 4 against the Brooklyn Superbas, where he was called upon to pitch the ninth inning of a game started by Hooks Wiltse, who had limited Brooklyn to two hits. Mathewson allowed a hit and threw a wild pitch, but finished the shutout for the Giants; Mathewson again earned a save for his outing.[8] Eleven days later, the Giants sent Henry to the Wilmington Peaches of the Tri-State League.[9]

Later life

Henry's only documented appearances in the minors, following his time with Wilmington in 1907 (along with a brief stint with the Pottsville team in the unclassified Atlantic League), came in 1909. That year, he split time with two teams, the Columbus Foxes and Savannah Indians of the South Atlantic League, appearing in fourteen games overall. He is documented as having seven hits in forty at-bats combined between the two teams.[10] The younger Mathewson mostly pitched semi-pro baseball after his National League experience until 1915, briefly abandoning pitching in favor of becoming an outfielder for a period of time, and also played on indoor baseball teams during several off-seasons.[2]

In 1916, the younger Mathewson contracted tuberculosis. After a year, Henry died from the disease on June 30, 1917.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Two American League pitchers, Boardwalk Brown in 1913 and Bruno Haas in 1915, gave up more in a nine-inning game. Two others from the American League, Skipper Friday in 1923 and Tommy Byrne in 1951 allowed at least fourteen walks in an extra-inning game.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Mathewson, Christy / Baseball Hall of Fame". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Piazzi, Mike. "Henry Mathewson / Society for American Baseball Research". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "MLB Triple Crown Winners / Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "1906 National League Awards, All-Stars, & More Leaders / Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Beaneaters 7, New York Giants 1". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Top Individual Performances (Based on Retrosheet Seasons)". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Giants 10, Brooklyn Superbas 0". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "Henry Mathewson Stats / Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  10. ^ "Henry Mathewson Minor Leagues Statistics & History / Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

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