Steve Garvey

Positions: First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 192lb (178cm, 87kg)

Born: December 22, 1948 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chamberlain HS (Tampa, FL) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (13th) of the 1968 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI).

High School: Chamberlain HS (Tampa, FL)

School: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

Debut: September 1, 1969 (Age 20-253d, 12,882nd in major league history)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 23, 1987 (Age 38-152d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Steven Patrick Garvey

Nicknames: Mr. Clean or The Garv

Twitter: @SteveGarvey6

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.0

8835

2599

272

.294

1143

RBI

1308

OBP

.329

SLG

.446

OPS

.776

OPS+

117

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-22 / in Starts: 5-14
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	49 (25-15-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (23-15-8)

Most Driven In
T Gwynn	5
R Ready	1
B Bochy	1
C MartÃnez	1
Self	1
J Cora	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1
M Parent	1
L Salazar	1
R Ready	0
S Davis	0

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2306	1	Apr 6	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.83	-0.087	1.33	-0.08%	-1.20	1B
2	2307	2	Apr 7	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.78	-0.193	2.74	-0.18%	-1.28	1B
3	2308	3	Apr 8	SDP	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.84	-0.085	1.16	-0.07%	-0.77	1B
4	2309	4	Apr 10	SDP	@	CIN	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.42	-0.011	.50	-0.01%	-0.17	PH
5	2310	5	Apr 11	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	4	.46	-0.033	.51	-0.02%	-0.33	1B
6	2311	6	Apr 12	SDP	@	CIN	W,5-2	GS-8	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.316	.474	4	.98	0.191	.97	0.12%	2.25	1B
7	2312	7	Apr 13	SDP		SFG	L,6-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.130	.130	.261	.391	4	.99	-0.214	1.05	-0.14%	-2.44	1B
8	2313	8	Apr 14	SDP		SFG	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	4	2.10	-0.181	1.92	-0.10%	-1.23	1B
9	2314	9	Apr 15	SDP		SFG	L,0-1	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.143	.222	.365	6	.43	0.013	.37	0.01%	0.12	1B
10	2315	11 (1)	Apr 17	SDP		LAD	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.125	.194	.319	4	.83	-0.090	.59	-0.04%	-1.27	1B
11	2316	13 (1)	Apr 19	SDP		LAD	L,1-9	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.167	.229	.395	4	.90	-0.036	.49	-0.01%	-0.04	1B
12	2317	14	Apr 20	SDP		CIN	L,3-12	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.175	.231	.406	6	.68	0.047	.34	0.01%	0.01	1B
13	2318	15	Apr 21	SDP		CIN	W,3-2	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.182	.233	.414	5	1.56	-0.077	.65	-0.02%	-0.76	1B
14	2319	16	Apr 22	SDP		CIN	W,6-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.170	.217	.388	6	.71	-0.056	.36	-0.02%	-0.77	1B
15	2320	17	Apr 23	SDP		CIN	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.188	.234	.422	9	2.47	0.098	1.36	0.03%	0.38	PH
16	2321	18	Apr 24	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.192	.235	.428	6	.67	-0.049	.33	-0.01%	-1.12	1B
17	2322	20 (1)	Apr 26	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-0	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.196	.236	.433	5	.74	-0.048	.25	-0.01%	-1.08	1B
18	2323	21	Apr 28	SDP	@	STL	W,5-2	GS-8	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.276	.509	5	.97	0.081	.30	0.02%	2.10	1B
19	2324	23 (1)	Apr 30	SDP	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.234	.274	.509	5	.92	-0.052	.32	-0.01%	-0.58	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	2325	24	May 1	SDP	@	CHC	L,5-7	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.221	.258	.478	6	1.91	-0.055	.56	-0.01%	-0.56	1B
21	2326	25	May 2	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.208	.243	.451	6	.90	-0.100	.23	-0.02%	-1.01	1B
22	2327	28 (2)	May 5	SDP		PIT	L,8-10	9-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.219	.268	.487	4	.48	0.030	.11	0.00%	1.16	PH
23	2328	29	May 6	SDP		STL	L,0-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.230	.278	.508	8	.88	0.045	.12	0.00%	0.38	PH
24	2329	30	May 7	SDP		STL	L,10-17	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.240	.288	.528	8	.05	0.002	.01	0.00%	1.36	PH
25	2330	32 (1)	May 9	SDP		CHC	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.237	.284	.521	9	.48	-0.012	.03	0.00%	-0.16	1B
26	2331	37 (4)	May 15	SDP	@	PHI	L,4-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.234	.280	.514	9	.26	-0.007	.01	0.00%	-0.11	PH
27	2332	44 (6)	May 23	SDP		MON	L,0-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.231	.276	.507	9	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
							5-22		78	76	5	16	2	0	1	9	1	0	10	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	.211	.231	.276	.507		1.00	-0.881	.71	-0.56%	-7.34

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