Mathewson
Proper noun
Meaning
Mathewson (plural Mathewsons)
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Examples
Also honored John McGraw (3B, 1902–06; Manager, 1902–32) and Christy Mathewson (P, 1900–16), who were members of the New York Giants before the introduction of uniform numbers, have the letters "NY" displayed in place of a number.
Game 5 Saturday, October 14, 1905 at the Polo Grounds (III) in upper Manhattan, New York The Giants looked to wrap up the Series behind the perennial Christy Mathewson, who faced Chief Bender this time.
Henrietta was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Willie, Ed and George Dietz; sisters, Dorothy Mathewson and Helen Dietz; and niece, Annette Dietz.
In the Giants' top of the fifth, Mathewson singled but was forced by Roger Bresnahan, who stole second shortly afterwards.
Mathewson pitched his second complete game shutout, giving the Giants a 2–1 lead in the Series.
Mathewson then took the mound for the top of the ninth and induced three groundouts, thereby completing arguably the single greatest performance by any player in World Series history with his third complete game shutout of the Series.