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Christy Mathewson, an Uncommon card
Christopher Mathewson, nicknamed "Big Six," "the Christian Gentleman," "Matty," and "the Gentleman's Hurler," was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 75
- Power
- 150
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 150 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Christy Mathewson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Christy Mathewson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He stood 6 ft 1 in tall and ______ 195 pounds.
Answer
weighed. He stood 6 ft 1 in tall and weighed 195 pounds. From the Christy Mathewson article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its first five members.
Answer
1930s. In 1936, Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its first five members. From the Christy Mathewson article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He stood 6 ft 1 in tall and weighed 195 pounds.
- He was among the most dominant pitchers in baseball history, and ranks in the all-time top 10 in several key pitching categories, including wins, shutouts, and earned run average.
- In 1936, Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its first five members.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Christy Mathewson article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 75: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Christy Mathewson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Christy Mathewson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Paul Thompson, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
