Len Matuszek

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Len Matuszek
First Baseman
Born: September 27, 1954 (1954-09-27) (age 53)
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 1981
for the Philadelphia Phillies
Final game
April 30, 1987
for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Career statistics
Batting average     .234
Home runs     30
Runs batted in     119
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Leonard James Matuszek (born September 27, 1954, in Toledo, Ohio) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. He is an alumnus of the University of Toledo. Len attended Moeller High School in Cincinnati.

Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 5th round of the 1976 MLB amateur draft, Matuszek would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Philadelphia Phillies on September 3, 1981, and appear in his final game on April 30, 1987.

Matuszek is known for taking over the role as starting first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies after they released Pete Rose following the 1983 season. In his first and only season as the Phillies starting first baseman, Matuszek compiled a .248 batting average with 12 home runs and 43 runs batted in during the 1984 season.


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