Baseball honors Christy Mathewson



mathewson statue in christy mathewson park in factoryville, pennsylvania



in 1936, christy mathewson voted baseball hall of fame 1 of first 5 inductees, along babe ruth, ty cobb, walter johnson, , honus wagner. 1 of 5 didn t live see induction.
his jersey, denoted ny , has been retired giants , hangs in left-field corner of at&t park. uniform numbers not used during time when mathewson played giants.
in 1999, ranked number 7 on sporting news list of 100 greatest baseball players, highest-ranking national league pitcher.
espn selected pitching performance in 1905 world series greatest playoff performance of time.
during world war ii, 422-foot liberty ship named in honor, ss christy mathewson, built in richmond, california in 1943.
his plaque @ baseball hall of fame says: greatest of of great pitchers in 20th century s first quarter , ends statement: matty master of them




^ kashatus (2002), p. 120.
^ 50 greatest playoff performances . espn.com. retrieved 2008-08-20. 






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