Matthew Porter

Matthew Porter
Matthew Porter
	Center fielder/Manager
	Born: 1858; New York
	Died: September 28, 1906 (aged 48); Pijijiapan, Mexico
	Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
	June 27, 1884, for the Kansas City Cowboys
Last MLB appearance
	July 5, 1884, for the Kansas City Cowboys
MLB statistics
Games played	3
At bats	12
Batting average	.083
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	As Player Kansas City Cowboys (1884); As Manager Kansas City Cowboys (1884);

Matthew Sheldon Porter (1858 – September 28, 1906),^[1] was an American Major League Baseball player who, for a short time in 1884, managed and played for the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association.^[2] During his 16 games as manager, his team won three games and lost 13. He inserted himself into the line-up three times, all in center field, and produced one hit, a double, in 12 at bats.^[2]

References

^ "SABR Biographical Research Committee July/August 2003 Report" (PDF). sabr.org. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Matthew Porter's Statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved March 13, 2008.