Ronald Vance Mathis (born September 25, 1958) is a former professional
baseball player. He was a right-handed
pitcher over parts of two seasons (1985, 1987) with the
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...
. For his career, he compiled a 3-6 record, with a 5.93
earned run average, and 42
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 82 innings pitched.
An alumnus of the
University of Missouri, Mathis was born in
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...
.
External links
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
1958 births
Albuquerque Dukes players
Baseball players from Kansas City, Missouri
Birmingham Barons players
Bristol Tigers players
Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
Columbus Astros players
Houston Astros players
Leones del Caracas players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Living people
Macon Peaches players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Montgomery Rebels players
San Antonio Missions players
Tucson Toros players
Missouri Tigers baseball players
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