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Batting average
  
.223

Role
  
Baseball player

Name
  
Nelson Mathews

Runs batted in
  
98

Home runs
  
22


Nelson Mathews The Great 1965 Topps Project 87 Nelson Mathews

Nelson Elmer Mathews (born July 21, 1941 in Columbia, Illinois), is a retired professional baseball player who was an outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1960-1965 for the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Athletics.

Nelson Mathews 1965 Topps 87 Nelson Mathews Kansas City Athletics Baseball Card

Mathews was signed by the Cubs as an amateur free agent prior to the 1959 season, and made his major league debut with the Cubs in 1960. After the 1963 season he was traded to the Athletics for Fred Norman.

Mathews' son T. J. had an eight-season MLB career as a relief pitcher.

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Nelson Mathews Wikipedia