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	11-23 / in Starts: 7-15
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 100 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	55 (30-15-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 100 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	62 (32-19-10)

Most Driven In
W Parker	2
B Russell	1
B Buckner	1
A Kosco	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
B Russell	2
W Davis	1
T Haller	1
C Osteen	1
B Grabarkewitz	1
Self	1
J Torborg	0

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 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	4	1	Apr 7	LAD		CIN	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.77	-0.077	1.27	-0.08%	-1.08	3B
2	5	2	Apr 8	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	6	.63	0.018	.93	0.02%	0.03	3B
3	6	3	Apr 9	LAD		CIN	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	6	1.15	-0.088	1.60	-0.07%	-0.42	3B
4	7	4	Apr 10	LAD		SDP	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	6	.44	-0.046	.50	-0.03%	-0.77	3B
5	8	5	Apr 11	LAD		SDP	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	7	.86	-0.083	.94	-0.06%	-0.76	3B
6	9	9 (3)	Apr 15	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9	.27	-0.007	.38	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
7	10	10	Apr 16	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-12	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.048	.091	.048	.139	9	.14	-0.011	.18	-0.01%	-2.55	PH 3B
8	11	13 (2)	Apr 22	LAD	@	MON	W,9-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.087	.045	.132	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
9	12	17 (3)	Apr 27	LAD		PHI	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.130	.255	9	1.75	0.095	2.36	0.08%	0.21	PH
Jul		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
10	13	80 (62)	Jul 6	LAD	@	HOU	W,10-8	10-10	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.167	.327	9	2.29	0.049	2.17	0.03%	0.20	PH
11	14	83 (2)	Jul 9	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.107	.138	.143	.281	7	1.09	-0.123	1.30	-0.09%	-2.04	3B
12	15	84	Jul 10	LAD	@	SDP	W,9-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.125	.152	.156	.308	7	.46	-0.058	.55	-0.04%	-0.90	3B
13	16	85	Jul 11	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.189	.194	.384	8	2.36	0.218	3.03	0.17%	0.68	3B
14	17	86	Jul 12	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.220	.205	.425	8	.94	-0.015	1.02	-0.01%	0.13	3B
15	18	87	Jul 16	LAD		NYM	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.250	.220	.470	8	.52	0.021	.45	0.01%	0.15	3B
16	19	88	Jul 17	LAD		NYM	W,1-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.234	.205	.439	7	1.49	-0.137	1.22	-0.07%	-1.08	3B
17	20	89	Jul 18	LAD		NYM	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.208	.444	6	1.05	0.016	1.05	0.01%	0.22	3B
18	21	90	Jul 19 (1)	LAD		PHI	L,4-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.236	.196	.432	6	.41	-0.033	.35	-0.02%	-0.23	3B
19	22	91	Jul 19 (2)	LAD		PHI	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.271	.255	.526	6	1.27	0.098	.86	0.04%	0.36	3B
20	23	92	Jul 20	LAD		PHI	W,5-0	GS-8	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.254	.237	.491	6	.44	-0.054	.27	-0.02%	-1.35	3B
21	24	93	Jul 21	LAD		MON	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.269	.302	.570	7	1.70	0.066	.95	0.02%	0.40	3B
22	25	94	Jul 22	LAD		MON	W,12-10	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.268	.299	.566	6	.98	-0.023	.36	-0.01%	0.25	3B
Sep/Oct		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
23	26	142 (47)	Sep 10	LAD		CIN	L,4-13	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.264	.294	.558	1	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	3B
24	27	143	Sep 11	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.260	.290	.550	3	1.41	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
25	28	144	Sep 12	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-8	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.257	.286	.542	9	2.27	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.44	PH
26	29	146 (1)	Sep 14	LAD		SDP	W,12-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.253	.282	.535	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.03	PH 3B
27	30	148 (1)	Sep 16	LAD		SDP	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.278	.311	.589	6	.54	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.69	3B
28	31	149	Sep 17	LAD		HOU	L,5-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.275	.307	.582	9	.41	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PH
29	32	153 (3)	Sep 21	LAD		SFG	L,0-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.272	.303	.574	1	.03	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.23	3B
30	33	154	Sep 22	LAD		SFG	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.274	.295	.569	6	1.32	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.35	3B
31	34	157 (2)	Sep 26	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.284	.317	.601	6	.53	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.19	3B 2B
32	35	159 (1)	Sep 29	LAD	@	SDP	W,8-2	CG	5	5	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.312	.356	.668	6	.77	0.078	.00	0.00%	1.87	3B
33	36	160	Sep 30	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.309	.352	.661	6	1.50	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.22	3B
34	37	161	Oct 1	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-4	5-GF	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.269	.310	.355	.665	4	.96	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.34	PH 3B
							11-23		100	93	8	25	5	0	1	6	6	0	17	0	0	1	0	3	1	1	.269	.310	.355	.665		.92	-0.261	.68	-0.13%	-8.12

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