Dale Wesley Matthewson (May 15, 1923 – February 20, 1984) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons (1943–44) with the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

. For his career, he compiled an 0–3 record, with a 4.34 earned run average, and 16

strikeout In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat. It usually means that the batter is out. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is deno ...

s in 58 innings pitched. Matthewson was born in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania and died in

Blairsville, Georgia Blairsville is a city and the county seat of Union County, Georgia, Union County, on the northern border of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. It was founded near the Nottely River, which was dammed in 1942 as part of the Tennessee Valle ...

at the age of 60.

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