Born: (1950-01-19) January 19, 1950 (age 74) West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 11, 1971, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
September 15, 1983, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
125–126
Earned run average
3.18
Strikeouts
1,516
Teams
New York Mets (1971–1977)
Texas Rangers (1978–1983)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1974–1976)
NL Rookie of the Year (1972)
New York Mets Hall of Fame
Jonathan Trumpbour Matlack (born January 19, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1971 through 1983 for the New York Mets and the Texas Rangers.
The three-time All-Star was named the 1972 National League Rookie of the Year and was a member of the 1973 National League pennant-winning New York Mets team. Matlack led the National League in shutouts in 1974 and 1975 and, ranks in the top 10 among Mets pitchers in wins, complete games, ERA, strikeouts, shutouts and innings pitched.[1] In 2020, Matlack was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame.[1]
^ ab"NY Mets Hall of Fame to induct Ron Darling, Jon Matlack and Edgardo Alfonzo". northjersey.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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"miracle" 1969 team. They had a group of young proven stars—including JonMatlack, Rusty Staub, John Milner, and Félix Millán—mixed in with veterans from...
4–0 lead as both Bert Campaneris and Jackson hit two-run home runs off JonMatlack—the only two home runs Oakland hit the entire Series. The A's won the...
Retrieved June 17, 2006. "Alfonzo, Matlack, Darling named to Mets HOF". MLB.com. January 28, 2020. "Mets induct JonMatlack, Ron Darling and Edgardo Alfonzo...
JonMatlack was 15–10. Gary Gentry slumped to 7–10. Tug McGraw continued as the bullpen ace, with 8 wins and 27 saves. On September 30, JonMatlack gave...
third in National League Rookie of the Year balloting behind teammate JonMatlack. For 1973, Milner was moved to first base. He was leading his team with...
Gold Glove. On September 30, he hit a double in the fourth inning off JonMatlack of the New York Mets at Three Rivers Stadium for his 3,000th. It was...
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Athletics), Dusty Baker and Ralph Garr (Atlanta), Ken Singleton and JonMatlack (Mets), and Ted Simmons and Jerry Reuss (St. Louis). In the January draft...
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pitchers in the NL, future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, and JonMatlack. Bench's bottom of the ninth-inning home run off Seaver in the first...
from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2009. "JonMatlack Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original...
a total of eleven players changing teams. The Rangers also received JonMatlack from the Mets. The Pirates acquired Bert Blyleven from the Rangers and...
forced the cancellation of the Mets' first six games of the season. d Matlack and Bill Madlock were co-winners of the award. e The 1981 Major League...
The Rangers received Al Oliver and Nelson Norman from the Pirates and JonMatlack from the Mets. Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs and Eddie Miller were traded...
the third Mets pitcher to win the award, joining Tom Seaver (1967) and JonMatlack (1972). Gooden finished second in the NL Cy Young Award voting, even...
pitching of Koosman, Seaver and the previous year's NL Rookie of the Year, JonMatlack. This comeback gave rise to two slogans: Tug McGraw's "Ya Gotta Believe...
behind the superb pitching of starter JonMatlack. Just as in Game 1, pitching dominated Game 2, as lefties Matlack of Mets and Don Gullett of the Reds...
elsewhere. Among this crop of players was Gary Gentry, Wayne Garrett, JonMatlack, John Milner, Amos Otis, and Ken Singleton. Herzog was a candidate to...
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