Adolph Matulis

Adolph John Matulis[a] (August 3, 1920 – May 25, 2002)[3] was an American college athlete at the University of Arizona who earned varsity letters in baseball, basketball, and football.

[8][9] Listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 183 pounds (83 kg), Matulis threw and batted right-handed.

[1] With the Class-B Madison Blues of the Three-I League in 1942, he had a 9–13 win–loss record with a 4.39 earned run average (ERA) in 37 games.

[1] After serving in the military, Matulis returned to professional baseball in 1946, playing for the Class-A Macon Peaches of the South Atlantic League (SAL).

[1] In 1948, he hit .358 (76-for-212) with four home runs and a .514 slugging percentage for the Class-D Elizabethton Betsy Cubs of the Appalachian League.

[1] Matulis played for the Class-C Clinton Steers of the Central Association and the Class-D Janesville Cubs of the Wisconsin State League in 1949.

In 1952, Matulis' final season, he played for the Class-C Topeka Owls of the Western Association, where he was 9–2 with a 5.07 ERA in 15 appearances as a pitcher.

[1] In 1950, he led Janesville to a 70–54 third-place finish and a berth in the playoffs, where the team lost in the final round.