P Mathew Long #10
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/02/1972
P MATHEW LONG #10 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
26 26 13-10 0 4.58 196.1 211 27 73 141 1.45 2.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 66 68 65 66
Movement 90 89 92 90
Control 58 56 59 58
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Curveball 83 83
Changeup 70 70
Forkball 38 38
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 99
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 83
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 32
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/31/1972 MIL Loss, 5-6 X 6.0 10 6 6 1 6 Loss
08/25/1972 REG Win, 7-3 X 9.0 12 3 3 3 9 Win
08/20/1972 @ BOB Win, 5-3 X 8.0 7 3 3 2 5 Win
08/15/1972 MB Loss, 2-3 X 9.0 8 3 3 3 3 Loss
08/09/1972 CAL Loss, 3-6 X 11.2 12 6 6 1 9 Loss
08/04/1972 @ ALL Loss, 3-10 X 5.2 13 7 7 1 3 Loss
07/29/1972 SUN Win, 9-2 X 9.0 6 2 2 1 12 Win
07/24/1972 PRA Win, 3-2 X 8.0 8 2 2 2 7 Win
07/18/1972 @ TOR Loss, 6-11 X 6.0 8 6 6 2 3 Loss
07/13/1972 BOB Loss, 3-6 X 8.0 10 6 6 2 5 Loss
PERSONALITY
Me. Me. Me.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:01/08/1943
Born in:Boston, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 77 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension:Minor League Extension
Drafted:1963, 18th Pick in Round 4
PUB SASQUATCH LEAGUE 1972 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 26 26 13 10 0 4.58 196.1 211 104 100 27 73 141 8 30.8 1 14 53.8
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.52 9.67 6.46 3.35 4.86 1.45 99 2.7 .306        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 333 91 16 2 12 47 40 64 1 1 4 .273 .357 .441 .799      
vs. RHB 433 120 12 3 15 57 33 77 2 3 7 .277 .337 .423 .759      
PUB SASQUATCH LEAGUE 1972 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 6.0 10 6 6 3 1 6  
Last Week 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 9.0 12 3 3 0 3 9  
April 4 4 3 0 0 3.19 31.0 31 12 11 1 12 25  
May 5 5 2 2 0 6.89 32.2 37 25 25 6 18 18  
June 5 5 2 2 0 4.98 34.1 42 22 19 7 20 25  
July 6 6 4 2 0 3.12 49.0 39 17 17 6 12 38  
August 6 6 2 4 0 5.11 49.1 62 28 28 7 11 35  
Career 77 77 40 23 0 4.54 547.0 585 294 276 67 225 410  
Home 19 19 9 8 0 4.59 147.0 160 78 75 21 54 112  
Road 7 7 4 2 0 4.56 49.1 51 26 25 6 19 29  
Grass 26 26 13 10 0 4.58 196.1 211 104 100 27 73 141  
Day 10 10 7 3 0 3.89 74.0 75 35 32 9 27 58  
Night 16 16 6 7 0 5.00 122.1 136 69 68 18 46 83  
As Starter 26 26 13 10 0 4.58 196.1 211 104 100 27 73 141  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 Hollywood - PUB 24 5 0 1 0 0 2.08 8.2 5 2 2 0 3 7 0 0 0.92 .227 3.22 0.1 181
1968 Hollywood - PUB 25 13 1 1 0 1 0.40 22.1 13 1 1 1 7 18 1 1 0.90 .203 3.06 0.3 950
1969 Hollywood - PUB 26 32 32 13 10 0 3.72 218.0 228 102 90 21 69 129 6 4 1.36 .301 4.33 1.5 103
1970 Hollywood - PUB 27 30 23 11 8 2 4.85 167.0 203 96 90 14 46 87 7 1 1.49 .330 4.11 1.1 76
1971 Hollywood - PUB 28 37 10 5 6 3 5.05 103.1 111 60 58 13 36 71 1 0 1.42 .315 4.67 -0.3 74
Total PUB 117 66 31 24 6 4.18 519.1 560 261 241 49 161 312 15 6 1.39 .310 4.26 2.8 90
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1962 Sarasota Springs College - COL 19 11 11 4 4 0 4.36 76.1 63 39 37 6 60 86 4 1 1.61 .302 4.55 1.2 108
1963 Sarasota Springs College - COL 20 11 11 4 5 0 3.68 78.1 72 40 32 18 40 87 2 0 1.43 .276 5.65 0.0 122
1963 Richmond - RL 20 11 10 6 1 0 2.17 78.2 62 19 19 5 12 95 4 2 0.94 .300 2.40 2.7 176
1963 North Ridgeville - A 20 3 3 1 1 0 4.24 17.0 22 9 8 4 5 20 0 0 1.59 .383 5.32 0.1 107
1963 Rome - AA 20 1 1 0 0 0 1.59 5.2 3 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 1.06 .176 4.21 0.1 330
1964 Richmond - RL 21 13 13 6 5 0 4.26 93.0 93 49 44 13 13 107 5 0 1.14 .323 3.52 1.7 91
1964 North Ridgeville - A 21 2 0 1 1 0 0.00 5.0 2 1 0 0 2 8 0 0 0.80 .222 1.75 0.3 999
1964 Rome - AA 21 3 0 1 0 1 4.70 7.2 13 4 4 0 1 8 0 0 1.83 .500 1.90 0.5 115
1965 Richmond - RL 22 11 11 5 3 0 3.38 85.1 69 32 32 4 17 107 3 1 1.01 .310 2.25 3.2 116
1965 Rome - AA 22 4 0 2 1 0 7.11 6.1 9 5 5 4 1 9 0 0 1.58 .333 9.48 -0.3 74
1966 North Ridgeville - A 23 30 30 16 9 0 3.10 235.0 191 92 81 13 95 221 12 4 1.22 .281 3.38 5.7 136
1967 Town and Country - AAA 24 29 29 13 9 0 5.09 191.0 205 113 108 24 89 159 4 1 1.54 .320 5.16 3.3 109
1968 Town and Country - AAA 25 22 22 14 4 0 3.83 159.2 169 77 68 16 63 110 8 2 1.45 .312 4.70 3.1 137
1972 Hamilton - AAA 29 26 26 13 10 0 4.58 196.1 211 104 100 27 73 141 8 1 1.45 .306 4.86 2.7 107
Total PUBAAA 77 77 40 23 0 4.54 547.0 585 294 276 67 225 410 20 4 1.48 .313 4.92 115.3
Total PUBAA 8 1 3 1 1 4.58 19.2 25 10 10 4 5 20 0 0 1.53 .362 5.01 115.9
Total PUBA 35 33 18 11 0 3.12 257.0 215 102 89 17 102 249 12 4 1.23 .287 3.48 136.4
Total PUBCOL 22 22 8 9 0 4.02 154.2 135 79 69 24 100 173 6 1 1.52 .288 5.11 114.5
Total PUBRL 35 34 17 9 0 3.33 257.0 224 100 95 22 42 309 12 3 1.04 .312 2.76 116.7
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 Hollywood - PUB 24 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .333 1.11 0.0 999
1969 Hollywood - PUB 26 2 2 0 1 0 7.15 11.1 15 10 9 1 9 8 0 0 2.12 .378 5.24 -0.0 53
1970 Hollywood - PUB 27 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.60 .000 4.90 -0.0 999
1971 Hollywood - PUB 28 2 0 0 1 0 13.50 2.0 5 3 3 0 1 4 0 0 3.00 .714 2.16 0.1 28
Total PUB 6 2 0 2 0 6.75 16.0 21 13 12 1 11 13 0 0 2.00 .385 4.56 56.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Hollywood - MLB P 5 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 8.2 2.08 -0.3 1.001
1968 Hollywood - MLB P 13 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 22.1 1.21 +0.1 1.001
1969 Hollywood - MLB P 32 32 13 29 3 44 2 .955 218.0 1.73 +0.9 .943
1970 Hollywood - MLB P 30 23 14 9 1 25 2 .920 167.0 1.24 -0.1 .784
1971 Hollywood - MLB P 36 10 6 14 0 21 1 .952 103.1 1.74 +0.1 .972
1972 Hamilton - AAA P 26 26 5 14 1 20 1 .950 196.1 0.87 +2.2 .936
TOTAL P 142 92 38 71 6 115 6 .948 715.2 1.37 +2.9 .931
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1961 Joined the Sarasota Springs College Diehards.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (82); Movement: 43 (50); Control: 40 (40).
05/14/1962 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Winchester College Summit with 10 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (79); Movement: 43 (45); Control: 42 (42).
06/01/1963 Released by the Sarasota Springs College Diehards.
06/01/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 18, 90th overall pick) by the Hollywood Stars.
06/01/1963 Released by the Hollywood organization.
06/01/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 18, 90th overall pick) by the Hollywood Stars.
07/10/1963 Injured on 07/07/1963, diagnosed with a dead arm, will not miss additional time.
08/06/1963 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Peter Orioles with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/21/1963 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Salt Lake City Bucs with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/01/1963 Wins the HL SL1 Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/24/1963 Wins the 1963 Ken Holak Rookie League World Series with the Richmond Greyhounds!
10/07/1963 Finished 3rd in 1963 HL SL1 Pitcher of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (81); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
07/05/1964 Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl.
09/24/1964 Wins the 1964 Ken Holak Rookie League World Series with the Richmond Greyhounds!
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (73); Movement: 57 (57); Control: 59 (59).
05/08/1965 Injured on 05/06/1965, diagnosed with abdominal soreness, will not miss additional time.
05/22/1965 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Monsters with 15 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/20/1965 Strikes out 17 against the St. Peter Orioles.
06/30/1965 Strikes out 16 against the Des Moines River Sharks.
10/31/1965 Named the #88 prospect in the PUB
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 62 (62); Movement: 61 (61); Control: 66 (66).
04/04/1966 Named the #87 prospect in the PUB
04/14/1966 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/27/1966 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Manitou Lakers with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/12/1966 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the El Paso Texans with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/20/1966 Was selected to the 1966 PUB Single A All-Star Game.
07/09/1966 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Knoxville Smokies with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/04/1966 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Aberdeen Cobains with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/09/1966 Wins the 1966 PUB Single A A Championship with the North Ridgeville River Bandits!
10/22/1966 Wins the 1966 PUBA SL2 Outstanding Pitcher Award.
10/23/1966 Finished 2nd in 1966 PUBA SL2 Outstanding Hitter Award voting.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 62 (62); Movement: 59 (59); Control: 66 (66).
06/07/1967 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Shelby Reds with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
10/25/1967 Named the #89 prospect in the PUB
11/17/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 68 (68); Movement: 61 (61); Control: 66 (66).
04/19/1968 Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl.
04/27/1968 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Texarkana Bears with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/16/1968 Was selected to the 1968 PUB Triple A All-Star Game.
07/03/1968 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Sioux City Soos with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/08/1968 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Stockton 209 with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10/27/1968 Finished 3rd in 1968 PUBAAA SL1 Outstanding Pitcher Award voting.
11/18/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (66); Movement: 58 (58); Control: 66 (66).
04/20/1969 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Seattle Rainiers with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/02/1969 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Houston Colt .45s with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/13/1969 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Louisville Redbirds with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/19/1969 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/25/1969 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Louisville Redbirds with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
11/26/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (61); Movement: 59 (59); Control: 65 (65).
05/11/1970 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Honolulu Rays with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11/26/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (67); Movement: 89 (89); Control: 56 (56).
11/22/1971 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
12/26/1971 Signed a minor league contract ($1,000 bonus) with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 66 (67); Movement: 85 (85); Control: 57 (58).
06/22/1972 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
07/02/1972 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Charlotte Webs with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year CGP Rank
1970 .304 8
Year SHO Rank
1969 4 1
Year GB% Rank
1970 0.60 4
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