Matthew Porter
Appearance
Matthew Porter | |
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Center fielder/Manager | |
Born: 1858 New York | |
Died: September 28, 1906 (aged 48) Pijijiapan, Mexico | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
MLB debut | |
June 27, 1884, for the Kansas City Cowboys | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 5, 1884, for the Kansas City Cowboys | |
MLB statistics | |
Games played | 3 |
At bats | 12 |
Batting average | .083 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
As Player
As Manager |
Matthew Sheldon Porter (1858 – September 28, 1906),[1] was an American Major League Baseball player who, for a short time in 1884, managed and played for the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association.[2] During his 16 games as manager, his team won three games and lost 13. He inserted himself into the line-up three times, all in center field, and produced one hit, a double, in 12 at bats.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "SABR Biographical Research Committee July/August 2003 Report" (PDF). sabr.org. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
- ^ a b "Matthew Porter's Statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
Categories:
- 1858 births
- 1906 deaths
- Baseball players from New York (state)
- Major League Baseball center fielders
- Major League Baseball player-managers
- Kansas City Cowboys (UA) players
- Kansas City Cowboys (UA) managers
- 19th-century baseball players
- American baseball manager stubs
- American baseball outfielder, 1850s birth stubs