Jon Matlack

: January 9, 2024
: Baseball Player

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Full Name	Jon Matlack
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 19, 1950(1950-01-19)
Age	74
Birthplace	West Chester
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jon Matlack Biography

Name	Jon Matlack
Birthday	Jan 19
Birth Year	1950
Place Of Birth	West Chester
Home Town	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Capricorn
Spouse	Dee Matlack

Jon Matlack is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on January 19, 1950 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Matlack was the son of Ralph Russell Matlack Jr. (April 15, 1926 in West Chester, Pennsylvania-February 2, 1969 in West Chester, PA) and Marcella Ruth Trumpbour (May 12, 1923 in Saugerties, New York-December 20, 2016 in Glenmoore, Pennsylvania). The couple got were married on July 5, 1947 at Saugerties, New York, and he was blessed with four younger brothers: Deborah, Gail, Timothy and Andrew. Following the death of his father in the year 1969, his mother got married again with Joseph R. Vogel (1920-2007) with three kids from an earlier wedding: Kenneth, Richard and Landa.

A rhomboid injury in Jerry Koosman opened a spot for a left-handed pitcher in the Mets in the starting rotation of this season. Matlack made his debut in the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds in the second game of the doubleheader on the 11th of July and was on the winning side when he left the field in the seventh inning. But his Mets bullpen (including an blown save by Tom Seaver) was unable to get the win as Matlack received a no-decision during his debut to the major leagues.

He was equally impressive in the 1973 World Series, giving up just three hits in six innings in game one of the World Series, however, the Oakland A’s scored two runs on a Félix Millán error in the third, and held on for the 2–1 victory. He won game four, giving up just one run in eight innings. However, he lost the seventh and decisive game of the series 5-2; in the third inning of that game, he gave up two-run home runs to both Bert Campaneris and Reggie Jackson—the only two home runs Oakland hit during the Series.

Matlack’s record dipped to 14–16 in 1973, however, he was 5–1 from August 18 on, helping the Mets capture the National League East crown. Perhaps his most memorable moment with the Mets occurred on October 7, 1973 when he held the “Big Red Machine” to just two hits in Game 2 of the 1973 National League Championship Series. Both hits were by reserve outfielder Andy Kosco.

His rise to stardom started in 1968, when he was a player for his team, the Raleigh-Durham Mets. Matlack recorded a 13-6 record with an impressive 2.76 Earned Run Average and 188 strikeouts across 173 pitches pitched. Along with fellow southpaws Charlie Hudson and Jerry Bark Matlack was a key player in leading in the Mets towards an impressive 83-56 win and was the first team to be ranked on the Carolina League Eastern Division. His climb up the ranks was evident in the year 1969 when he scored 14-7 and led the Triple-A Tidewater Tidewater Tides to winning the International League championship.

Jon Matlack Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Baseball Player
House	Living in own house.

Jon Matlack is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jon Matlack 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jonathan Trumpbour Matlack (born January 19th 1950) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. The fourth pick overall from the New York Mets in the 1967 Major League Baseball draft.

Matlack was in the mix for a win in his second start of his career in the series against St. Louis Cardinals until the wheels fell down in the seventh. After getting rid of the two batters he faced, Matlack walked the next two. Jim Beauchamp followed with a double to draw the score and then knock Matlack from the contest. An RBI hit by Ted Simmons (selected 6 spots after Matlack in the draft of 1967) was enough to score Beauchamp by scoring the go ahead to score, and he hung the ball on Matlack during his second start of his career. In the course of the season, Matlack went 0-3 with an 4.14 ERA in seven appearances (six starts). His most impressive pitching performance was his final, as he allowed just one run in his eight innings with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Matlack made the team out of spring training 1972, and got off to a 6–0 start with a 1.95 earned run average in the first two months of the season. He ended the season with a 15–10 record and 2.32 earned run average to win the National League Rookie of the Year award. On September 30, he gave up Roberto Clemente’s 3000th, and final, career hit.

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Who is Jon Matlack Dating?

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Matlack went 15–13 with a 2.27 earned run average (second to Ron Guidry) and earned his first career save his first season in Texas, however elbow surgery limited him to just 13 starts in 1979. He rebounded to make 34 starts in 1980, one of which was on August 19, when he held George Brett, who was batting over .400, hitless, ending his 30-game hitting streak.

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Jon Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jon Matlack celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.

Matlack compiled 1,023 strikeouts and a 3.03 earned run average as one of the “Big Three” pitchers the New York Mets were built around in the 1970s, along with Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman. However, the Mets were also a light hitting team at the time, and his 82–81 record is not nearly indicative of how well he pitched for the club. On January 28, 2020, the Mets announced that Matlack will be inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame on May 17 in a ceremony at Citi Field.

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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. In 2020, Matlack was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame.