What is Tommy Matchick?
{{Infobox baseball biography |name=Tommy Matchick |position=[[Infielder]] |image=Tom Matchick Royals.jpg |caption=Matchick in 1970 |birth_date={{Birth date|1943|9|7}} |birth_place=[[Hazleton, Pennsylvania]] |death_date={{Death date and age|2022|1|4|1943|9|7}} |bats=Left |throws=Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate= September 2 |debutyear= 1967 |debutteam=Detroit Tigers |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=October 3 |finalyear=1972 |finalteam=Baltimore Orioles |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] |stat1value=.215 |stat2label=[[Home run]]s |stat2value=4 |stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat3value=64 |teams= * [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{mlby|1967}}&ndash;{{mlby|1969}}) * [[Boston Red Sox]] ({{mlby|1970}}) * [[Kansas City Royals]] ({{mlby|1970}}) * [[Milwaukee Brewers]] ({{mlby|1971}}) * [[Baltimore Orioles]] ({{mlby|1972}}) |highlights= * [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|1968}}) }} '''John Thomas Matchick''' (September 7, 1943{{spnd}}January 4, 2022) was an American professional [[baseball]] infielder. He played six seasons in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He played for the [[Detroit Tigers]], [[Boston Red Sox]], [[Kansas City Royals]], [[Milwaukee Brewers]], and [[Baltimore Orioles]] from 1967 to 1972. Matchick died on January 4, 2022, at the age of 78.<ref name=Crawford>{{cite news|title=Former Detroit Tigers 1968 World Series champ Tommy Matchick dies at 78|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2022/01/04/detroit-tigers-1968-world-series-champ-tom-matchick-dies-78/9096728002/|first=Kirkland|last=Crawford|date=January 4, 2022|access-date=January 4, 2022|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105025549/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2022/01/04/detroit-tigers-1968-world-series-champ-tom-matchick-dies-78/9096728002/|archivedate=January 5, 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Matchick, Tommy}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Detroit Tigers players]] [[Category:Bo