"The Big Six" in APBA

Also known as "The Christian Gentleman", Christy Mathewson was one of baseball's most dominant pitchers to ever play the game. He was ranked on ESPN's recent Top 125 Countdown at #29 (even though I would have had him higher than that, and higher than a couple pitchers that were ranked higher than him), and is on two of my teams (the 1904 & 1912 New York Giants) during the APBA Tournament of Champions that I am conducting.

During his first two series, he showed exactly why he was one of the best ever:

• 1904 Giants: 1-0 record, 2 GS, CG/SHO, 1.42 ERA, 15 K & 4 BB (.684 WHIP) in 19 IP.
• 1912 Giants: 2-0 record, 2 GS, CG, 1.59 ERA, 11 K & no walks (.471 WHIP) in 17 IP.

A combined 3-0 record, 4 GS, 2 CG (1 SHO), 1.50 ERA, 26 K & 4 BB (.583 WHIP) in 36 Innings!

He was also great with the bat, so far in this tournament, with the 04' Giants, he only had one hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a RBI double -- but it was his work with the bat for the 1912 Giants, in which he went 4-for-6 (.667), another RBI double, 2 runs, and a bases-on-balls; an OPS of 1.547 during 2 games.

His APBA Pitching Grades for the two series:

• 1904 Giants: A&C-XZ
• 1912 Giants: A-YZZ