Len Matuszek

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name = Len Matuszek
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position = First Baseman
birthdate = birth date and age|1954|9|27
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bats =Left
throws = Right
debutdate =September 3
debutyear =1981
debutteam =Philadelphia Phillies
finaldate =April 30
finalyear =1987
finalteam =Los Angeles Dodgers
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value =.234
stat2label =Home runs
stat2value =30
stat3label =Runs batted in
stat3value =119
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*Philadelphia Phillies (1981-1984)
*Toronto Blue Jays (1985)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (1985-1987)
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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 by|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 by|1984 season.

ources

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/matusle01.shtml Len Matuszek at "Baseball Reference.com"]