John Matias

John Matias (August 15, 1944 – April 7, 2020) was a professional baseball player who played for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1970, playing 58 games[1] and hitting .188 with 2 homers. After beginning his professional baseball career in the Baltimore Orioles organization, he was traded along with Luis Aparicio and Russ Snyder to the White Sox for Don Buford, Bruce Howard and Roger Nelson on November 29, 1967.[2] He was dealt along with Gail Hopkins from the White Sox to the Kansas City Royals for Pat Kelly and Don O'Riley on October 13, 1970.[3] He never played in the majors again following the transaction.[4]

John Matias
Outfielder/First baseman
Born: (1944-08-15)August 15, 1944
Honolulu, Hawaii
Died: April 7, 2020(2020-04-07) (aged 75)
Aiea, Hawaii
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 7, 1970, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1970, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.188
Home runs2
Runs batted in6
Teams

He died on April 7, 2020, at his home.[5]

References
  1. "John Matias". The Baseball Biography Project. Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  2. Orioles trade Aparicio to White Sox in six-man Deal; Angels Get Hinton; Buford, Howard GO TO Baltimore Chicago Acquires Snyder-- Cardenal of California Sent to Cleveland Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. "Four‐Player Trade Made By White Sox and Royals," The Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, October 13, 1970. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  4. John Matias at the SABR Baseball Biography Project, by Rory Costello, Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  5. Reardon, Dave (April 8, 2020). "John Matias, major leaguer and father of former UH standout, dies at 76". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 8, 2020.


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