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

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

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
2	2	Apr 7	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	3	Apr 8	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
4	4	Apr 9	ATL		CIN	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 10	ATL		CIN	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
6	6	Apr 11	ATL		CIN	L,5-9	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	7	Apr 12	ATL	@	LAD	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	RF
8	8	Apr 13	ATL	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	9	Apr 14	ATL	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 15	ATL	@	LAD	W,11-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	11	Apr 17	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
12	12	Apr 19	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	13	Apr 20	ATL		SDP	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
14	14	Apr 21	ATL		SDP	L,5-9	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
15	15	Apr 22	ATL		SDP	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	16	Apr 23	ATL		STL	L,2-3	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
17	17	Apr 24	ATL		STL	L,5-6	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
18	18	Apr 27	ATL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
19	19	Apr 28	ATL		CHC	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	20	Apr 29	ATL		CHC	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	ATL	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
22	22	May 2	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
23	23	May 4	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	24	May 5	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
25	25	May 6	ATL	@	CHC	L,13-14	CG	45	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	26	May 7	ATL		PIT	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	27	May 8	ATL		PIT	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	28	May 9	ATL		PIT	L,9-17	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
29	29	May 11	ATL	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	30	May 12	ATL	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	43	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
31	31	May 13	ATL	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
32	32	May 15	ATL		LAD	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	33	May 16	ATL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
34	34	May 17	ATL		LAD	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	35	May 18	ATL		SFG	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
36	36	May 19 (1)	ATL		SFG	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
37	37	May 19 (2)	ATL		SFG	L,6-7	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	38	May 20	ATL		SFG	L,1-8	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	39	May 21	ATL		HOU	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	40	May 22	ATL		HOU	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
41	41	May 23	ATL		HOU	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	42	May 25	ATL	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	43	May 26	ATL	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	44	May 27	ATL	@	SFG	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	45	May 28	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	46	May 29 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
47	48 (1)	May 30	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-10	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	49	May 31	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	50	Jun 1	ATL		NYM	L,4-5	CG	49	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
50	51	Jun 2	ATL		NYM	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	52	Jun 3	ATL		NYM	L,4-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	53	Jun 4	ATL		MON	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
53	54	Jun 5	ATL		MON	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	55	Jun 6	ATL		MON	L,2-12	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	56	Jun 8	ATL	@	PHI	W,11-5	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
56	57	Jun 9	ATL	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	58	Jun 10	ATL	@	PHI	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
58	59	Jun 11	ATL	@	MON	L,5-6	CG	47	10.2	0	0	1	1	0	RF
59	60	Jun 13	ATL	@	MON	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
60	61	Jun 14	ATL	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	62	Jun 15	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
62	63	Jun 16	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
63	64	Jun 17 susp	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	32	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
64	65	Jun 18	ATL		PHI	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	66	Jun 19	ATL		PHI	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
66	67	Jun 20	ATL		PHI	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
67	68	Jun 21	ATL		LAD	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
68	69	Jun 22	ATL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	70	Jun 23	ATL		LAD	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
70	71	Jun 24	ATL		LAD	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	72	Jun 25	ATL	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	73	Jun 26	ATL	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
73	74	Jun 27 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	36	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	75	Jun 27 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
75	76	Jun 28	ATL	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
76	77	Jun 29	ATL	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
77	78	Jun 30	ATL	@	LAD	W,7-4	CG	39	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	79	Jul 1	ATL	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
79	80	Jul 3	ATL		SFG	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
80	81	Jul 4	ATL		SFG	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
81	82	Jul 5	ATL		SFG	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
82	83	Jul 6 (1)	ATL		STL	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
83	84	Jul 6 (2)	ATL		STL	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	85	Jul 7	ATL		STL	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	86	Jul 8	ATL		STL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
86	87	Jul 9	ATL		CHC	L,4-7	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
87	88	Jul 10	ATL		CHC	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
88	89	Jul 11	ATL		CHC	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
89	90	Jul 13	ATL		PIT	W,13-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	91	Jul 14	ATL		PIT	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
91	92	Jul 15	ATL		PIT	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
92	93	Jul 19	ATL	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	94	Jul 20	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
94	95	Jul 21	ATL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
95	96	Jul 22 (1)	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
96	97	Jul 22 (2)	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
97	98	Jul 23 (1)	ATL	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
98	99	Jul 23 (2)	ATL	@	PIT	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
99	100	Jul 24	ATL	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
100	101	Jul 25	ATL	@	STL	W,13-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
101	102	Jul 26	ATL	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
102	103	Jul 27	ATL		CIN	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
103	104	Jul 28 (1)	ATL		CIN	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
104	105	Jul 28 (2)	ATL		CIN	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
105	106	Jul 29	ATL		CIN	L,4-9	GS	28	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
106	107	Jul 31	ATL		SDP	L,3-10	CG	51	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
107	108	Aug 1	ATL		SDP	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
108	109	Aug 2	ATL		SDP	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
109	110	Aug 3	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
110	111	Aug 4 (1)	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	45	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	RF
111	112	Aug 4 (2)	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
112	113	Aug 5	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
113	114	Aug 6	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
114	115	Aug 7	ATL	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	40	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	116	Aug 8	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
116	117	Aug 9	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
117	118	Aug 10	ATL		HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
118	119	Aug 12	ATL		HOU	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
119	120	Aug 14	ATL		NYM	L,5-18	GS	51	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
120	121	Aug 15	ATL		NYM	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	RF
121	122	Aug 16	ATL		NYM	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
122	123	Aug 17	ATL	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	124	Aug 18	ATL	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	34	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
124	125	Aug 19	ATL	@	MON	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
125	126	Aug 20	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
126	127	Aug 21	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
127	128	Aug 22	ATL	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
128	129	Aug 24	ATL		MON	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
129	130	Aug 27	ATL	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
130	131	Aug 28	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
131	132	Aug 29	ATL	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
132	133	Aug 31	ATL		PHI	L,2-6	CG	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
133	134	Sep 1	ATL		PHI	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
134	135	Sep 2	ATL		PHI	L,1-2	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
135	136	Sep 3	ATL		CIN	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
136	137	Sep 4	ATL		CIN	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
137	138	Sep 5	ATL		LAD	L,3-5	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
138	139	Sep 6	ATL		LAD	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
139	140	Sep 7	ATL		SDP	L,0-8	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
140	141	Sep 8	ATL		SDP	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
141	142	Sep 9	ATL		SDP	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
142	143	Sep 11	ATL	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
143	144	Sep 12	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
144	145	Sep 13	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
145	146	Sep 14	ATL	@	SDP	W,10-7	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
146	147	Sep 15	ATL	@	SDP	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
147	148	Sep 17	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
148	149	Sep 18	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
149	150	Sep 19	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
150	152 (1)	Sep 22	ATL		SFG	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
151	153	Sep 23	ATL		SFG	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
152	154	Sep 24 (1)	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
153	155	Sep 24 (2)	ATL		HOU	W,8-1	GS	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
154	157 (1)	Sep 26	ATL		HOU	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
155	158	Sep 28	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
156	160 (1)	Sep 30	ATL	@	CIN	W,7-2	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							156gm		1362.2	295	11	8	314	4