Clifford Virgil Matteson (November 24, 1861 – December 18, 1931) was an American professional baseball player who
pitched one game in
Major League Baseball for the
St. Louis Maroons
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. The game took place on June 13, with Matteson
starting the game as pitcher.
He pitched six
innings
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, gave up nine
hits
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, one of which was a
home run, and gave up 11
runs, six of which were
earned
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, and he earned the
win because the Maroons won the game 16–11.
center field
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for the remainder of the game.[ Matteson later became the mayor of his hometown of ]Seville, Ohio
Seville is a village in Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,296 at the 2010 census.
History
Seville was platted in 1828. It was named after Seville, in Spain.
A post office was established in Seville in 1830.
Geography
Sev ...
where he died at the age of 70 due to acute indigestion, he is interred at Mound Hill Cemetery.[
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1861 births
1931 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
St. Louis Maroons players
Augusta Browns players
Baseball players from Ohio
People from Seville, Ohio
19th-century baseball players
Mayors of places in Ohio