Jim Mattox (baseball)

Jim Mattox
Jim Mattox
	Catcher/Pinch hitter
	Born: December 17, 1896; Leesville, Virginia
	Died: October 12, 1973 (aged 76); Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 30, 1922, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
	September 30, 1923, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average	.253
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	4
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1922–1923);

James Powell Mattox (December 17, 1896 – October 12, 1973) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1922 and 1923.

His brother, Cloy Mattox, played in three games for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929. Another brother, Marv Mattox, was a teammate in college.

Washington & Lee University

He was selected All-Southern.^[1] He made the field goal to upset Georgia Tech.^[2]

Mattox was a catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1922 to 1923.^[3]^[4] He was then sold to the Wichita Falls club.^[5]

^ "All-Southern Elevens". Spalding Football Guide. 1920. pp. 41, 69, 27, 67.
^ "Calyx". 1920.
^ "Jimmy Mattox Reinstated By Judge Landis". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 11, 1928.
^ Ernest J. Lanigan. Baseball Cyclopedia. p. 296.
^ Charles J. Doyle (December 19, 1923). "Athlete May Kill 2 Birds On Minor Job". The Gazette Times.

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