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Christy Mathewson Biography

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(1880 - 1925)

(born Aug. 12, 1880, Factoryville, Pa., U.S.—died Oct. 7, 1925, Saranac Lake, N.Y.) U.S. baseball pitcher. Mathewson played football and baseball for Bucknell University and was one of the first college-educated men to enter the major leagues. Throwing right-handed for the New York Giants (1900–16), he won more than 20 games in each of 13 seasons, and 30 or more in four of those years. He ranks third in all-time wins (373) and shutouts (80) and fourth in earned run average (2.13). He played for and managed the Cincinnati Reds (1916–18) and later served as president of the Boston Braves (1923–25). He died of tuberculosis at 45.

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