Clifford Virgil Matteson (November 24, 1861 – December 18, 1931) was an American professional baseball player who pitched one game in

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for the St. Louis Maroons. The game took place on June 13, with Matteson starting the game as a pitcher. He pitched six

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, gave up nine

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, one of which was a

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, and gave up 11 runs, six of which were earned, and he earned the win because the Maroons won the game 16–11. After the sixth inning, he was moved to center field for the remainder of the game. Matteson later became the mayor of his hometown of

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where he died at the age of 70 due to acute indigestion, he is interred at Mound Hill Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Matteson, C. V. 1861 births 1931 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers St. Louis Maroons players Augusta Browns players Baseball players from Medina County, Ohio People from Seville, Ohio 19th-century baseball players 19th-century American sportsmen Mayors of places in Ohio