Matt Lawton

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: November 30, 1971 in Gulfport, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Perkinston, MS).

High School: Harrison Central HS (Gulfport, MS)

School: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Perkinston, MS)

Debut: September 5, 1995 (Age 23-279d, 16,778th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 16, 2006 (Age 34-167d)
vs. OAK 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Agents: Levinsons

Full Name: Matthew Lawton

Pronunciation: \LAW-ton\

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Relatives: Brother of Marcus Lawton

2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.2

4763

1273

138

.267

756

RBI

631

165

OBP

.368

SLG

.417

OPS

.785

OPS+

105

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	MIN		DET	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	2	Apr 2	MIN		DET	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	3	Apr 3	MIN		DET	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
4	4	Apr 4	MIN		KCR	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
5	5	Apr 5	MIN		KCR	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	6	Apr 6	MIN		KCR	L,2-12	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	7	Apr 7	MIN	@	DET	L,4-10	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
8	8	Apr 9	MIN	@	DET	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
9	9	Apr 10	MIN	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 12	MIN	@	KCR	W,11-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
11	11	Apr 13	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 14	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	13	Apr 15	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
14	14	Apr 16	MIN		ANA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	15	Apr 17	MIN		ANA	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
16	16	Apr 18	MIN	@	SEA	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
17	17	Apr 19	MIN	@	SEA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
18	18	Apr 20	MIN	@	SEA	L,6-10	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
19	19	Apr 22	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	20	Apr 23	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-6	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	21	Apr 24	MIN	@	OAK	L,11-12	CG	56	10.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
22	22	Apr 25	MIN		TEX	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	23	Apr 26	MIN		TEX	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	24	Apr 27	MIN		TEX	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	25	Apr 29	MIN		BAL	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
26	26	Apr 30	MIN		BAL	L,3-12	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	27	May 1	MIN		BAL	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	28	May 2	MIN	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	29	May 3	MIN	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	30	May 4	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-1	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
31	31	May 5	MIN	@	NYY	W,9-8	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	32	May 6	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	33	May 7	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	34	May 8	MIN	@	BOS	W,10-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	35	May 9	MIN		TOR	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	36	May 10	MIN		TOR	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	37	May 11	MIN		TOR	L,2-3	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
38	38	May 12	MIN		TOR	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	39	May 13	MIN		NYY	L,2-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	40	May 14	MIN		NYY	L,5-6	CG	52	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	41	May 16	MIN		BOS	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	42	May 17	MIN		BOS	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	43	May 18	MIN		BOS	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	44	May 20	MIN	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
45	46 (1)	May 23	MIN		OAK	L,4-8	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
46	49 (2)	May 26	MIN		SEA	L,8-13	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	50	May 27	MIN		SEA	W,11-10	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	51	May 28	MIN		MIL	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
49	52	May 29	MIN		MIL	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
50	53	May 30	MIN	@	ANA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	54	May 31	MIN	@	ANA	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	55	Jun 1	MIN	@	ANA	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
53	57 (1)	Jun 3	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
54	58	Jun 5	MIN		ANA	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
55	59	Jun 6	MIN		ANA	W,9-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
56	61 (1)	Jun 8	MIN		ANA	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	62	Jun 10	MIN		TEX	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
58	63	Jun 11	MIN		TEX	L,6-9	GS	38	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
59	65 (1)	Jun 14	MIN	@	HOU	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	66	Jun 15	MIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
61	67	Jun 16	MIN		PIT	L,6-8	GS	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
62	69 (1)	Jun 18	MIN		PIT	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
63	70	Jun 20	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	71	Jun 21	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
65	73 (1)	Jun 23	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	74	Jun 24	MIN	@	CLE	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
67	75	Jun 26	MIN		CHW	L,1-11	GS	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
68	76	Jun 27	MIN		CHW	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
69	77	Jun 28	MIN		CHW	W,11-5	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
70	79 (1)	Jun 30	MIN	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	80	Jul 1	MIN	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	81	Jul 2	MIN	@	STL	L,1-2	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
73	82	Jul 3	MIN	@	MIL	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
74	84 (1)	Jul 5	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
75	85	Jul 6	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
76	86	Jul 10	MIN		CLE	W,8-2	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
77	88 (1)	Jul 12	MIN		CLE	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
78	89	Jul 13	MIN		CLE	L,5-12	GS	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	90	Jul 14	MIN		CHW	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
80	91	Jul 15	MIN		CHW	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
81	93 (1)	Jul 17	MIN	@	SEA	W,9-7	GS	51	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
82	95 (1)	Jul 19	MIN	@	OAK	W,7-6	GS	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
83	96	Jul 20	MIN	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
84	98 (1)	Jul 23	MIN		KCR	L,1-5	GS	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF CF
85	99	Jul 24	MIN		KCR	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	100	Jul 25	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
87	101	Jul 26	MIN		BAL	L,1-2	GF	16	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH RF CF
88	102	Jul 27	MIN		BAL	L,0-9	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
89	104 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	105	Jul 29	MIN	@	KCR	W,11-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	108 (2)	Aug 2	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	110 (1)	Aug 4	MIN		TOR	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	111	Aug 5	MIN		TOR	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
94	112	Aug 6	MIN		BOS	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
95	113	Aug 7	MIN		BOS	L,6-7	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	114	Aug 8	MIN		NYY	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
97	116 (1)	Aug 10	MIN		NYY	L,6-9	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
98	117	Aug 11	MIN		NYY	L,0-11	GS	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
99	118	Aug 12	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-9	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
100	119	Aug 13	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
101	120	Aug 14	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
102	121	Aug 15	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF CF
103	122	Aug 16	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-12	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	123	Aug 17	MIN	@	BOS	L,5-10	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
105	124	Aug 19	MIN	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	125	Aug 20	MIN	@	DET	W,11-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	126	Aug 22	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
108	127	Aug 23	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-5	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
109	128	Aug 24	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
110	129	Aug 25	MIN		DET	L,6-7	CG	47	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
111	130	Aug 26	MIN		DET	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	131	Aug 27	MIN		DET	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	132	Aug 29	MIN		CIN	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
114	133	Aug 30	MIN		CIN	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
115	134	Aug 31	MIN		CIN	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	136 (1)	Sep 2	MIN	@	CHC	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
117	137	Sep 3	MIN	@	CHC	L,6-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	138	Sep 4	MIN		SEA	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	140 (1)	Sep 6	MIN		SEA	L,0-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	141	Sep 7	MIN		SEA	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
121	143 (1)	Sep 9	MIN		OAK	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
122	144	Sep 11	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	145	Sep 12	MIN	@	TEX	L,5-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
124	146	Sep 13	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
125	149 (2)	Sep 16	MIN	@	ANA	W,9-3	GS	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF LF
126	150	Sep 17	MIN		CLE	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
127	151	Sep 18	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
128	152	Sep 19	MIN		MIL	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
129	153	Sep 20	MIN		MIL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
130	154	Sep 21	MIN		MIL	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
131	155	Sep 22	MIN		MIL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
132	156	Sep 23	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
133	157	Sep 24	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	158	Sep 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
135	159	Sep 26	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
136	160	Sep 27 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,6-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
137	161	Sep 27 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,6-4	GS	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
138	162	Sep 28	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
							148gm		1124.0	278	9	7	294	3