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	8-11 / in Starts: 8-11
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1981	NLDS g1	Oct 7	PHI	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.750	1.000	3	.97	-0.083	15.12	-0.71%	-0.61	LF
2	1981	NLDS g2	Oct 8	PHI	@	MON	L,1-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	5	1.83	-0.159	30.72	-1.46%	-1.03	LF
3	1981	NLDS g3	Oct 9	PHI		MON	W,6-2	GS-8	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.583	1.000	5	.68	0.064	8.34	0.47%	1.42	LF
4	1981	NLDS g4	Oct 10	PHI		MON	W,6-5	CG(10)	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.438	.750	1.188	5	1.52	0.083	34.30	1.03%	0.36	LF
5	1981	NLDS g5	Oct 11	PHI		MON	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.650	1.050	5	.90	-0.063	37.40	-1.58%	-0.65	LF
1983 Postseason			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
6	1983	NLCS g1	Oct 4	PHI	@	LAD	W,1-0	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.32	-0.126	41.25	-2.56%	-1.29	LF
7	1983	NLCS g2	Oct 5	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.625	.875	5	.72	0.123	20.33	1.92%	1.37	LF
8	1983	NLCS g3	Oct 7	PHI		LAD	W,7-2	GS-8	4	3	2	3	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.455	.500	1.000	1.500	5	.99	0.371	40.82	8.39%	5.03	LF
9	1983	NLCS g4	Oct 8	PHI		LAD	W,7-2	GS-7	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	1.071	1.571	5	.66	0.254	25.12	5.29%	2.61	LF
10	1983	WS g1	Oct 11	PHI	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.474	.941	1.415	5	.91	0.016	47.61	0.45%	0.12	LF
11	1983	WS g2	Oct 12	PHI	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.455	.850	1.305	5	.80	-0.031	40.89	-1.06%	-0.35	LF
12	1983	WS g3	Oct 14	PHI		BAL	L,2-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.462	.913	1.375	4	1.04	0.048	65.33	1.26%	0.69	LF
13	1983	WS g4	Oct 15	PHI		BAL	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.385	.467	.846	1.313	5	1.90	-0.106	115.79	-4.22%	-0.50	LF
14	1983	WS g5	Oct 16	PHI		BAL	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.733	1.145	4	.43	-0.046	14.95	-0.95%	-0.78	LF
1984 Postseason			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
15	1984	NLCS g1	Oct 2	CHC		SDP	W,13-0	GS-7	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	3	.40	0.104	12.34	1.78%	1.95	LF
16	1984	NLCS g2	Oct 3	CHC		SDP	W,4-2	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	1.143	1.518	3	.84	-0.009	28.13	-0.18%	-0.31	LF
17	1984	NLCS g3	Oct 4	CHC	@	SDP	L,1-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.900	1.317	3	.78	0.041	19.03	0.57%	-0.03	LF
18	1984	NLCS g4	Oct 6	CHC	@	SDP	L,5-7	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.412	.692	1.104	3	2.08	-0.107	93.78	-3.07%	-0.90	LF
19	1984	NLCS g5	Oct 7	CHC	@	SDP	L,3-6	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200	.429	.600	1.029	3	.70	-0.035	57.92	-1.62%	-0.47	LF
									75	65	12	21	0	1	7	15	10	2	9	0	0	0		3	2	1	.323	.413	.677	1.090

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