| Birth: | Aug. 12, 1880 | | Death: | Oct. 7, 1925 | 
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. He was a dominant right handed pitcher and one of the five original greats first inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. In 1900, he was drafted by the National League New York Giants, pitched for 17 seasons with a career 2502 strike outs, 373 wins (forth on the all-time list), 79 shutouts (third on the all-time list) and a 2.13 earned run average (fifth on the all-time list). His accomplishment of three shutout wins in the 1905 World Series has never been broken. He died of tuberculosis at age 47. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Spouse:
Jane Stoughton Mathewson (1880 - 1967)*
Children:
Christopher J Mathewson (1906 - 1950)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Christopher Mathewson | | | Burial:
Lewisburg Cemetery
Lewisburg
Union County
Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Path of Love |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1577 |
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-Anonymous
Added: May. 21, 2013 |
Sleep peacefully gentle ancestor, you will always be remembered as Capt. who served in World War I in the chemical warfare - service in France. Known as the "Big Six" because of his stature. After returning from the war of three years was manager of the...(Read more)
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Brenda J. Masters Charles
Added: May. 21, 2013 |
This american flag belongs to big six.Joined the army at age 38 served in WWI.Was gassed and died at age 45. He could have stayed home.God bless big six,a real patroit.
-Anonymous
Added: Nov. 11, 2012 |
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