He was born on this date in 1880.
Here is a stretch of his games from 1911:
5-23) Wins complete game with 2 runs allowed
5-26) 1.2 IP for relief win (no hits or walks) (Grover Cleveland Alexander also pitched in relief in that 5-26 game)
5-27) Complete game shutout (that is the next day after the relief win)
Click here to see his 1911 game logs from Baseball Reference.
NY Times headline about 5-26 game "'GIANTS IN PERIL; MATTY RESCUES THEM; With Score Tied and Two Men on Bases "Big Six" Breaks Up Phillies' Rally."
Click here to read The NY Times article. You might have to be a subscriber to read it.
The Phillies had two men on in the 8th and had scored 2 runs to tie the game at 3-3 when Matty came in. The Giants scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th to win 5-3. Matty pitched a scoreless 9th. The Giants came into the day in 2nd place, 1 game behind the Phillies.
Here are brief excerpts from the Times article:
He started 37 games that year (297.1 IP) and had 8 relief appearances. In relief he was 2-0 with 3 saves.
Here are some some relief stats:
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