Christy Mathewson
Christopher Mathewson, nicknamed "Big Six", "the Christian Gentleman", "Matty", and "the Gentleman's Hurler", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants. He stood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). He was among the most dominant pitchers in baseball history, and ranks in the all-time top 10 in several key pitching categories, including wins, shutouts, and earned run average. In 1936, Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its first five members.
First Base Faulkner
"First Base Faulkner" by Christy Mathewson is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Joseph ...
By Christy Mathewson
Catcher Craig
"Catcher Craig" by Christy Mathewson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story primarily revolves around Sam Craig, a seventeen-year-old...
By Christy Mathewson
Second Base Sloan
"Second Base Sloan" by Christy Mathewson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story primarily follows two boys, Wayne Torrence Sloan and ...
By Christy Mathewson
Pitcher Pollock
"Pitcher Pollock" by Christy Mathewson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Tom Pollock, a young boy who is on the hunt for...
By Christy Mathewson
Won in the Ninth The first of a series of stories for boys on sports to be known as The Matty Books
"Won in the Ninth" by Christopher Mathewson is a sports novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows the life of college students at Lowe...
By Christy Mathewson
Pitching in a Pinch; or, Baseball from the Inside
"Pitching in a Pinch; or, Baseball from the Inside" by Christy Mathewson is a firsthand account of the game of baseball, authored during the early 20t...
By Christy Mathewson