Matt Batts Stats

Matt Batts was born on Sunday, October 16, 1921, in San Antonio, Texas. Batts was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1947, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Matt Batts baseball stats page.

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Matt Batts

Matt Batts Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archives (#88)

Matt Batts Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archives (#88)

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Birth Name:   Matthew Daniel Batts, Jr.
Nickname:   Matt
Born On:   10-16-1921  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Antonio, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-14-2013 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Cemetery:   Cremated (Ashes Scattered in Fenway Park)
High School:   San Antonio Technology Academy (San Antonio, TX)
College:   Baylor University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   09-10-1947 (Age 25)
Last Game:   05-08-1956
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Matt Batts Pitching Stats

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Matt Batts Hitting Stats

1947 26 Red Sox 7 16 3 8 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 - 0 0 .500 .529 .750
1948 27 Red Sox 46 118 13 37 12 0 1 0 24 15 4 9 4 - 0 4 .314 .391 .441
1949 28 Red Sox 60 157 23 38 9 1 3 0 31 25 0 22 0 - 1 4 .242 .350 .369
1950 29 Red Sox 75 238 27 65 15 3 4 0 34 18 5 19 1 - 1 8 .273 .327 .412
1951 30 Red Sox 11 29 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 - 0 1 .138 .167 .172
1951 30 Browns 79 248 26 75 17 1 5 0 31 21 2 21 5 - 0 9 .302 .357 .440
1952 31 Tigers 56 173 11 41 4 1 3 0 13 14 0 22 2 - 1 5 .237 .298 .324
1953 32 Tigers 116 374 38 104 24 3 6 0 43 24 7 36 1 - 0 9 .278 .322 .406
1954 33 Tigers 12 21 1 6 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 .286 .333 .333
1954 33 White Sox 55 158 16 36 7 1 3 0 19 17 2 15 2 2 0 9 .228 .299 .342
1955 34 Redlegs 26 71 4 18 4 1 0 0 13 4 0 11 1 2 0 3 .254 .286 .338
1956 35 Redlegs 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000
10 Years 546 1,605 163 432 95 11 26 0 220 143 20 163 16 5 3 52 .269 .329 .391

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Matt Batts Fielding Stats

1947 Red Sox C 6 4 45 17 2.8 17 15 2 0 1 2 0 0 1.000 10.20
1948 Red Sox C 41 31 760 138 3.4 136 118 18 2 3 0 0 0 .986 4.83
1949 Red Sox C 50 39 969 221 4.4 216 193 23 5 2 2 0 0 .977 6.02
1950 Red Sox C 73 59 1,640 337 4.6 335 306 29 2 3 4 3 10 .994 5.52
1951 Red Sox C 11 8 224 40 3.6 39 32 7 1 0 2 2 1 .975 4.70
1951 Browns C 64 60 1,637 301 4.7 289 259 30 12 6 9 15 13 .960 4.77
1952 Tigers C 55 50 1,320 303 5.5 298 262 36 5 4 4 20 14 .983 6.10
1953 Tigers C 103 98 2,546 514 5.0 507 463 44 7 7 13 24 25 .986 5.38
1954 Tigers C 8 4 129 30 3.8 29 24 5 1 1 0 1 1 .967 6.07
1954 White Sox C 42 38 1,046 246 5.9 244 225 19 2 3 1 16 8 .992 6.30
1955 Redlegs C 21 18 466 74 3.5 73 65 8 1 2 0 3 3 .986 4.23
C Totals 474 409 10,782 2,221 4.7 2,183 1,962 221 38 32 37 84 75 .983 5.47
9 Years 474 409 10,782 2,221 4.7 2,183 1,962 221 38 32 37 84 75 .983 5.47

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Matt Batts Miscellaneous Stats

1947 Red Sox 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 16.0 16.0 3.2 - - -
1948 Red Sox 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 118.0 13.1 4.9 - - -
1949 Red Sox 1 0 1.000 13 0 n/a 52.3 7.1 5.1 - - -
1950 Red Sox 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 59.5 12.5 7.0 - - -
1951 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 14.5 14.5 - - -
1951 Browns 2 0 1.000 15 0 n/a 49.6 11.8 8.0 - - -
1952 Tigers 1 0 1.000 4 0 n/a 57.7 7.9 13.3 - - -
1953 Tigers 2 3 .400 15 0 n/a 62.3 10.4 8.7 - - -
1954 Tigers 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 0.0 5.3 4.2 - - -
1954 White Sox 0 1 .000 13 0 n/a 52.7 10.5 8.3 - - -
1955 Redlegs 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 0.0 6.5 5.5 - - -
1956 Redlegs 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
10 Years 6 4 .600 84 0 n/a 61.7 9.8 7.3 - - -

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Matt Batts Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1947 Boston Red Sox 5 $3,000.00 - -
1948 Boston Red Sox 14 $5,000.00 - -
1949 Boston Red Sox 14 $6,000.00 - -
1950 Boston Red Sox 14 $8,000.00 - -
1951 Boston Red Sox 14 $8,500.00 - -
1951 St. Louis Browns 10 "     "     - -
1952 Detroit Tigers 15 $10,000.00 - -
1953 Detroit Tigers 10 $11,000.00 - -
1954 Detroit Tigers 10 $12,000.00 - -
1954 Chicago White Sox 18 "     "     - -
1955 Cincinnati Redlegs 6 $12,000.00 - -
1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 9 $9,000.00 - -

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