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.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	42	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	2	Apr 11	PHI	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 12	PHI	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
4	4	Apr 13	PHI		PIT	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 15	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	CG	52	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	6	Apr 16	PHI		PIT	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
7	7	Apr 17	PHI		CHC	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
8	8	Apr 18	PHI		CHC	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
9	9	Apr 19	PHI		CHC	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	14 (4)	Apr 25	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
11	15	Apr 26	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-2	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	16	Apr 27	PHI		MON	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	17	Apr 28	PHI		MON	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
14	18	Apr 29	PHI		MON	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	19	May 2 (1)	PHI		SFG	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
16	20	May 2 (2)	PHI		SFG	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	21	May 3	PHI		SFG	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	22	May 4	PHI		SFG	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	23	May 5	PHI		LAD	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	24	May 6	PHI		LAD	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	25	May 7	PHI		LAD	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	26	May 8	PHI		SDP	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
23	27	May 9	PHI		SDP	W,9-6	GS	17	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	28	May 10	PHI		SDP	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
25	29	May 12	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	30	May 13	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	31	May 14	PHI	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	32	May 15	PHI	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
29	33	May 16	PHI	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	34	May 17	PHI	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
31	35	May 18	PHI	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
32	36	May 19	PHI	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	37	May 20	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	39 (1)	May 23	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	40	May 24	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	41	May 25	PHI	@	NYM	L,3-13	GS	33	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	42	May 26	PHI	@	NYM	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	43	May 27	PHI	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	44	May 29	PHI		STL	L,4-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	45	May 30	PHI		STL	W,10-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	46	May 31	PHI		STL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	47	Jun 1	PHI		NYM	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	48	Jun 2	PHI		NYM	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	49	Jun 3	PHI		NYM	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	50	Jun 5	PHI	@	ATL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
46	51	Jun 6	PHI	@	ATL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	52	Jun 7	PHI	@	ATL	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	53	Jun 8	PHI		HOU	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
49	54	Jun 9	PHI		HOU	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	55	Jun 10	PHI		HOU	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	56	Aug 10	PHI		STL	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
52	57	Aug 11	PHI		STL	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	58	Aug 12	PHI		STL	L,3-11	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
54	59	Aug 13	PHI		STL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
55	60	Aug 14	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
56	61	Aug 15	PHI	@	NYM	L,1-3	GF	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
57	62	Aug 16	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
58	63	Aug 18	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
59	64	Aug 19	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	65	Aug 21	PHI		HOU	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	66	Aug 22	PHI		HOU	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	67	Aug 23	PHI		HOU	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	68	Aug 24	PHI		ATL	W,7-5	CG	54	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
64	69	Aug 25	PHI		ATL	L,2-12	GS	34	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
65	70	Aug 26	PHI		ATL	L,3-5	CG	47	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	71	Aug 28	PHI	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	41	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	72	Aug 29 (1)	PHI	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	75 (2)	Aug 31	PHI	@	ATL	W,11-8	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	76	Sep 1	PHI	@	ATL	W,3-0	GS	23	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	77	Sep 2	PHI	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
71	78	Sep 3	PHI		CIN	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
72	79	Sep 4	PHI		CIN	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	80	Sep 5	PHI		CIN	W,5-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
74	81	Sep 6	PHI		CIN	L,4-5	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
75	82	Sep 7	PHI		MON	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	83	Sep 8	PHI		MON	W,10-5	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
77	84	Sep 9	PHI		MON	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
78	85	Sep 11	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-0	GS	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	86	Sep 12	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	87	Sep 13	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
81	88	Sep 16 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	89	Sep 16 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	90	Sep 17	PHI	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	91	Sep 18	PHI		PIT	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	2	1	2	5	0	LF
85	92	Sep 19	PHI		PIT	W,8-2	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
86	93	Sep 20	PHI		PIT	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	94	Sep 21	PHI	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	66	16.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
88	95	Sep 22	PHI	@	MON	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	96	Sep 23	PHI	@	STL	W,9-4	GS	32	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
90	97	Sep 24	PHI	@	STL	W,14-6	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	98	Sep 25	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
92	99	Sep 27 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
93	100	Sep 27 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-14	GS	27	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	101	Sep 28	PHI		NYM	W,12-4	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
95	102	Sep 29	PHI		NYM	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
96	103	Sep 30	PHI		STL	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	104	Oct 1	PHI		STL	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
98	105	Oct 2	PHI		CHC	W,9-7	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	106	Oct 3	PHI		CHC	L,4-8	GS	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							99gm		840.1	165	12	7	184	1