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Gary Matthews
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Birthdate: 7/5/1950    
Height / Weight: 6' 3" / 190 lbs. Place of Birth: San Fernando, CA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

A well regarded ballplayer, Gary Matthews earned the nickname Sarge for his take-charge dugout leadership, take-charge attitude and competitive playing. In his rookie season, as a member of the San Francisco Giants, he hit .300, 22 D, 10 T, 12 HR's and was the NL's Rookie of the Year.

A consistent hitter, he never hit below .275 nor had a lower than .300 on-base-pct in his first 11 seasons. As a fact with his patience at the plate, Gary Matthews never had an on-base-pct below .350 in his first 8 years - his high being .404 in 1981 when he batted .301 for the Philadelphia Phillies. Playing for the Braves in 1979, Matthews hit .304, 34 D's, 27 HR's, 97 runs and 90 RBI's.

All thru his career he was capable of turning the big play by making a remarkable running catch or by lining the game winning clutch-hit. Baseball Historian notes His leadership helped the Phillies win the NL East in 1981, and he won the MVP award in the 1983 NLCS. He was traded to the Cubs in 1984 and that year hit .291, led the league in walks, 103 and had 82 RBI's, helping the Cubs advance to the NLCS. He hit 2 home runs in Game 1 to help the Cubs win the first game, but the Padres took the series anyway in five games. Gary Matthews career: .281 BA, 2011 hits, .367 on-base-pct, 319 D, 51 T, 234 HR's, 1053 R's, 978 RBI's and 978 walks. We tip our cap to you,"Sarge"and agree with Ted Turner , who once said, " Matthews is in the game all the time. He's taking about baseball all the time. He's a lot like Pete Rose, really, He's a gamer".


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
17 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1972 SFG (NL) 20 62 11 18 1 1 4 14 7 13 0 1 2 0 1 1 .290 .357 SLG
1973 SFG (NL) 148 540 74 162 22 10 12 58 58 83 17 5 7 1 3 3 .300 .367 SLG
1974 SFG (NL) 154 561 87 161 27 6 16 82 70 69 11 9 5 3 2 2 .287 .368 SLG
1975 SFG (NL) 116 425 67 119 22 3 12 58 65 53 13 4 5 2 0 2 .280 .377 SLG
1976 SFG (NL) 156 587 79 164 28 4 20 84 75 94 12 5 3 1 2 6 .279 .359 SLG
1977 ATL (NL) 148 555 89 157 25 5 17 64 67 90 22 8 3 2 2 1 .283 .362 SLG
1978 ATL (NL) 129 474 75 135 20 5 18 62 61 92 8 7 2 2 1 4 .285 .366 SLG
1979 ATL (NL) 156 631 97 192 34 5 27 90 60 75 18 6 5 0 1 3 .304 .363 SLG
1980 ATL (NL) 155 571 79 159 17 3 19 75 42 93 11 3 2 0 1 5 .278 .325 SLG
1981 PHI (NL) 101 359 62 108 21 3 9 67 59 42 15 2 2 3 1 6 .301 .398 SLG
1982 PHI (NL) 162 616 89 173 31 1 19 83 66 87 21 4 1 2 0 6 .281 .349 SLG
1983 PHI (NL) 132 446 66 115 18 2 10 50 69 81 13 9 3 0 4 7 .258 .352 SLG
1984 CHC (NL) 147 491 101 143 21 2 14 82 103 97 17 8 2 3 1 10 .291 .410 SLG
1985 CHC (NL) 97 298 45 70 12 0 13 40 59 64 2 0 2 2 0 3 .235 .362 SLG
1986 CHC (NL) 123 370 49 96 16 1 21 46 60 59 3 2 1 0 0 2 .259 .361 SLG
1987 CHC (NL) 44 42 3 11 3 0 0 8 4 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 .262 .326 SLG
1987 SEA (AL) 45 119 10 28 1 0 3 15 15 22 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 .319 SLG
17 years   2033 7147 1083 2011 319 51 234 978 940 1125 183 74 46 21 19 62 .281 .364 .SLG



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