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.

1999 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1999 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	MIN		TOR	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
2	2	Apr 7	MIN		TOR	L,3-9	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	3	Apr 8	MIN		TOR	W,11-9	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
4	4	Apr 9	MIN		CLE	L,5-14	GS	25	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 10	MIN		CLE	L,7-12	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	6	Apr 11	MIN		CLE	L,8-9	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
7	7	Apr 12	MIN	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	40	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
8	8	Apr 14	MIN	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	9	Apr 15	MIN	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 17 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
11	11	Apr 17 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,13-8	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
12	12	Apr 18	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	13	Apr 19	MIN	@	KCR	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	14	Apr 20	MIN	@	KCR	W,8-7	CG	52	13.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
15	15	Apr 21	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	37	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	16	Apr 22	MIN		TEX	L,4-6	GS	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
17	17	Apr 23	MIN		TEX	L,2-4	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
18	18	Apr 24	MIN		TEX	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
19	19	Apr 25	MIN		TEX	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	20	Apr 26	MIN		BOS	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
21	21	Apr 27	MIN		BOS	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
22	22	Apr 28	MIN		BOS	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
23	23	Apr 30	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	24	May 1	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	26 (1)	May 4	MIN		NYY	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	27	May 5	MIN		NYY	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	28	May 6	MIN		NYY	L,3-4	CG	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	29	May 7	MIN		KCR	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
29	30	May 8	MIN		KCR	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
30	31	May 9	MIN		KCR	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	32	May 10	MIN		KCR	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	33	May 11	MIN	@	TBD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	34	May 12	MIN	@	TBD	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
34	35	May 14	MIN	@	OAK	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
35	36	May 15	MIN	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
36	37	May 16	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
37	38	May 17	MIN	@	SEA	L,5-15	GS	38	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	39	May 18	MIN	@	SEA	L,1-10	GS	33	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	40	May 19	MIN	@	SEA	L,0-7	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	41	May 21	MIN		OAK	W,2-1	CG	59	15.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
41	42	May 22	MIN		OAK	W,2-1	GS	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
42	43	May 23	MIN		OAK	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	44	May 24	MIN		SEA	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
44	45	May 25	MIN		SEA	L,5-15	GS	36	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	46	May 26	MIN		SEA	L,3-11	GS	36	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
46	47	May 28	MIN	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	48	May 29	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-4	GS	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
48	50 (1)	May 31	MIN	@	ANA	W,3-2	GS	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	51	Jun 1	MIN	@	ANA	L,1-5	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	52	Jun 2	MIN	@	ANA	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
51	53	Jun 4	MIN		HOU	L,6-7	GS	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF CF
52	54	Jun 5	MIN		HOU	L,5-6	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
53	55	Jun 6	MIN		HOU	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	56	Jun 7	MIN		CIN	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	57	Jun 8	MIN		CIN	W,5-2	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	90 (32)	Jul 18	MIN	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	91	Jul 19	MIN	@	STL	L,4-8	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
58	93 (1)	Jul 21	MIN		CHW	L,3-6	CG	43	10.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
59	94	Jul 22	MIN		CHW	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
60	96 (1)	Jul 24	MIN		SEA	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	97	Jul 25	MIN		SEA	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
62	98	Jul 26	MIN		OAK	L,7-14	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
63	99	Jul 27	MIN		OAK	W,3-2	GS	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
64	100	Jul 28	MIN		OAK	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
65	101	Jul 30	MIN	@	ANA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	103 (1)	Aug 1	MIN	@	ANA	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	104	Aug 2	MIN	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	107 (2)	Aug 6	MIN	@	KCR	W,9-8	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	108	Aug 7	MIN	@	KCR	W,6-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
70	109	Aug 8	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
71	110	Aug 10	MIN		TOR	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	112 (1)	Aug 12	MIN		TOR	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	113	Aug 13	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-14	GS	32	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	114	Aug 14	MIN	@	NYY	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
75	115	Aug 15	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
76	117 (1)	Aug 17	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
77	118	Aug 18	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
78	119	Aug 19	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	120	Aug 20	MIN		NYY	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	122 (1)	Aug 22	MIN		NYY	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
81	123	Aug 23	MIN		BOS	L,1-4	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
82	124	Aug 24	MIN		BOS	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
83	125	Aug 25	MIN		BOS	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
84	127 (1)	Aug 28	MIN		KCR	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	128	Aug 29	MIN		KCR	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
86	129	Aug 30	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
87	130	Aug 31	MIN	@	TOR	W,14-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	131	Sep 1	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-4	CG	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
89	133 (1)	Sep 3	MIN	@	TBD	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
90	134	Sep 4	MIN	@	TBD	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
91	136 (1)	Sep 6	MIN	@	TBD	W,13-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	137	Sep 7	MIN		BAL	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
93	138	Sep 8	MIN		BAL	L,0-10	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
94	139	Sep 9	MIN		BAL	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
95	141 (1)	Sep 11	MIN		ANA	W,7-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
96	143 (1)	Sep 13	MIN		ANA	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
97	145 (1)	Sep 15	MIN		TEX	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
98	146	Sep 17	MIN	@	SEA	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
99	147	Sep 18	MIN	@	SEA	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
100	149 (1)	Sep 20	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
101	150	Sep 21	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
102	151	Sep 22	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-4	GS	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF RF
103	152	Sep 24	MIN		CHW	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
104	154 (1)	Sep 26	MIN		CHW	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	157 (2)	Sep 29	MIN		DET	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
106	158	Sep 30	MIN		DET	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
107	159	Oct 1	MIN	@	CHW	L,8-9	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
108	160	Oct 2	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
109	161	Oct 3	MIN	@	CHW	T,1-1	CG	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
							119gm		901.1	213	3	4	220	0