Jim Mattox (baseball)

James Powell Mattox (December 17, 1896 – October 12, 1973) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1922 and 1923.

Jim Mattox
Catcher/Pinch hitter
Born: (1896-12-17)December 17, 1896 Leesville, Virginia
Died: October 12, 1973(1973-10-12) (aged 76) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 1922, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1923, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average	.253
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	4
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1922–1923)

His brother, Cloy Mattox, played in three games for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929. Another brother, Marv Mattox, was a teammate in college.

James played college football for the Washington and Lee Generals football team of Washington and Lee University. He was selected in 1919 to the College Football All-Southern Team.^[1] He made the field goal to upset Georgia Tech.^[2]

Mattox was later a catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1922 to 1923.^[3][4] He was then sold to the Wichita Falls club.^[5]

References

1. "All-Southern Elevens". Spalding Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1920. pp. 41, 69, 27, 67.
2. "Calyx". Washington and Lee University. 1920.
3. "Jimmy Mattox Reinstated By Judge Landis". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 11, 1928.
4. Ernest J. Lanigan (May 17, 2005). Baseball Cyclopedia. McFarland. p. 296. ISBN 9781476609263.
5. Charles J. Doyle (December 19, 1923). "Athlete May Kill 2 Birds On Minor Job". The Gazette Times.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference