# John Matias

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1944–2020)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=John Matias
|position=[Outfielder](/source/Outfielder)/[First baseman](/source/First_baseman)
|image=
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{Birth date|1944|8|15}}
|birth_place=[Honolulu, Hawaii](/source/Honolulu%2C_Hawaii), U.S.
|death_date={{Death date and age|2020|4|7|1944|8|15}}
|death_place=[Aiea, Hawaii](/source/Aiea%2C_Hawaii), U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 7
|debutyear=1970
|debutteam=Chicago White Sox
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 1
|finalyear=1970
|finalteam=Chicago White Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
|stat1value=.188
|stat2label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s
|stat2value=2
|stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Run_batted_in)
|stat3value=6
|teams=
*[Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) ({{mlby|1970}})
}}
'''John Matias''' (August 15, 1944 – April 7, 2020) was a professional baseball player who played for the [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) of [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) in 1970, playing 58 games<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=2791&pid=8963|title=John Matias |work=The Baseball Biography Project |accessdate=17 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714001447/http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=2791&pid=8963 |archive-date=14 July 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and hitting .188 with 2 homers. After beginning his professional baseball career in the [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles) organization, he was traded along with [Luis Aparicio](/source/Luis_Aparicio) and [Russ Snyder](/source/Russ_Snyder) to the White Sox for [Don Buford](/source/Don_Buford), [Bruce Howard](/source/Bruce_Howard_(baseball)) and [Roger Nelson](/source/Roger_Nelson_(baseball)) on November 29, 1967.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1967/11/30/archives/orioles-trade-aparicio-to-white-sox-in-sixman-deal-angels-get.html 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.]</ref> He was dealt along with [Gail Hopkins](/source/Gail_Hopkins) from the [White Sox](/source/1970_Chicago_White_Sox_season) to the [Kansas City Royals](/source/Kansas_City_Royals) for [Pat Kelly](/source/Pat_Kelly_(outfielder)) and [Don O'Riley](/source/Don_O'Riley) on October 13, 1970.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1970/10/14/archives/fourplayer-trade-made-by-white-sox-and-royals.html "Four‐Player Trade Made By White Sox and Royals," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Tuesday, October 13, 1970.] Retrieved September 9, 2022.</ref> He never played in the majors again following the transaction.<ref>{{Sabrbio|36aae208|John Matias|Rory Costello|April 9, 2020}}</ref>

He died on April 7, 2020, at his home.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reardon |first1=Dave |title=John Matias, major leaguer and father of former UH standout, dies at 76 |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/04/08/sports/sports-breaking/john-matias-major-leaguer-and-uh-standout-dies-at-75/ |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |accessdate=8 April 2020 |date=8 April 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Baseballstats |mlb=118427 |espn= |br=m/matiajo01 |fangraphs= |brm=matias001joh |retro=Pmatij101}}

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