Gary Matthews

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: July 5, 1950 in San Fernando, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (17th) of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Fernando HS (San Fernando, CA).

High School: San Fernando HS (San Fernando, CA)

Debut: September 6, 1972 (Age 22-063d, 13,287th in major league history)
vs. SDP 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1987 (Age 37-089d)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein • Previously: Bruce Church

Full Name: Gary Nathaniel Matthews

Nicknames: Sarge

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Relatives: Father of Gary Matthews

Rookie of the Year
1x All-Star
NLCS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.4

7147

2011

234

.281

1083

RBI

978

183

OBP

.364

SLG

.439

OPS

.802

OPS+

118

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-10 / in Starts: 10-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	46 (23-16-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (21-13-6)

Most Driven In
D Rader	4
Self	4
J Hart	2
K Henderson	1
D Blanco	1
D Kingman	1
C Speier	1
G Maddox	0

Most Driven In By
Self	4
B Bonds	2
T Fuentes	1
G Maddox	1
B Williams	1
J Barr	1

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	132 (131)	Sep 6	SFG	@	SDP	W,6-0	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	.33	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.27	RF
2	2	134 (1)	Sep 8	SFG		HOU	L,3-5	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.07	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
3	3	135	Sep 9	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	7	1.79	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.18	RF
4	4	136	Sep 10 (1)	SFG		CIN	L,7-8	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	7	1.20	0.097	.00	0.00%	0.29	RF
5	5	139 (2)	Sep 13	SFG		LAD	W,7-1	CG	4	4	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.235	.235	.353	.588	8	.48	0.060	.00	0.00%	1.82	RF
6	6	140	Sep 16 (1)	SFG	@	ATL	W,8-5	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.300	.286	.700	.986	8	.81	0.195	.00	0.00%	2.75	RF
7	7	141	Sep 16 (2)	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.280	.609	.889	6	1.00	-0.108	.00	0.00%	-1.31	RF
8	8	142	Sep 17	SFG	@	ATL	L,4-7	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.310	.560	.870	7	.77	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.17	RF
9	9	143	Sep 18	SFG	@	CIN	L,0-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.344	.556	.899	8	1.29	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.12	RF
10	10	144	Sep 19	SFG	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	.233	.314	.500	.814	7	1.70	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.57	RF
11	11	146 (1)	Sep 22	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-1	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.306	.484	.789	3	1.64	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.13	LF
12	12	147	Sep 23	SFG	@	LAD	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.275	.429	.704	6	1.36	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-1.28	LF
13	13	148	Sep 24	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.279	.421	.700	6	.33	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.23	LF
14	14	149	Sep 26	SFG	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.277	.429	.705	8	1.05	0.180	.00	0.00%	1.01	LF
15	15	150	Sep 27	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-3	4-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.286	.432	.718	4	.45	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.03	LF
16	16	151	Sep 29	SFG		ATL	W,14-3	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.265	.315	.510	.825	6	.33	-0.013	.00	0.00%	1.87	LF
17	17	152	Sep 30	SFG		ATL	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.310	.481	.791	6	.80	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.54	LF
18	18	153	Oct 1	SFG		ATL	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	3	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.355	.564	.918	6	.51	0.175	.00	0.00%	2.33	LF
19	19	154	Oct 3	SFG		SDP	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.348	.542	.891	6	1.20	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.68	LF
20	20	155	Oct 4	SFG		SDP	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.357	.532	.889	6	1.20	0.065	.00	0.00%	0.11	LF
							10-10		71	62	11	18	1	1	4	14	7	2	13	1	1	3	1	1	.290	.357	.532	.889		.91	0.300	.00	0.00%	5.20

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