Matt Lawton

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: November 30, 1971 in Gulfport, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Perkinston, MS).

High School: Harrison Central HS (Gulfport, MS)

School: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Perkinston, MS)

Debut: September 5, 1995 (Age 23-279d, 16,778th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 16, 2006 (Age 34-167d)
vs. OAK 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Agents: Levinsons

Full Name: Matthew Lawton

Pronunciation: \LAW-ton\

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Relatives: Brother of Marcus Lawton

2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.2

4763

1273

138

.267

756

RBI

631

165

OBP

.368

SLG

.417

OPS

.785

OPS+

105

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

2003 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2003 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 31	CLE	@	BAL	L,5-6	GS	46	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
2	3 (1)	Apr 3	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	4	Apr 4	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	5	Apr 5	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
5	6	Apr 8	CLE		CHW	L,3-5	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	7	Apr 9	CLE		CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	8	Apr 10	CLE		CHW	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	9	Apr 11	CLE		KCR	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	10	Apr 12	CLE		KCR	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	11	Apr 13	CLE		KCR	W,6-1	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
11	12	Apr 14	CLE		KCR	L,4-12	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	13	Apr 15	CLE		BAL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	16 (2)	Apr 18	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	19 (2)	Apr 21	CLE	@	CHW	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
15	20	Apr 22	CLE	@	SEA	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
16	21	Apr 23	CLE	@	SEA	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	22	Apr 24	CLE	@	SEA	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
18	23	Apr 25	CLE	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	25 (1)	Apr 27	CLE	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	34	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	LF
20	26	Apr 29	CLE		ANA	L,1-10	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	27	Apr 30	CLE		ANA	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	28	May 2	CLE		TEX	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
23	29	May 3	CLE		TEX	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	30	May 4	CLE		TEX	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	31	May 6	CLE	@	ANA	L,1-6	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	32	May 7	CLE	@	ANA	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
27	33	May 8	CLE	@	ANA	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
28	34	May 9	CLE	@	TEX	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	35	May 10	CLE	@	TEX	W,6-4	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	37 (1)	May 13	CLE		SEA	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
31	38	May 14	CLE		SEA	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	39	May 15	CLE		SEA	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	40	May 16	CLE		OAK	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
34	41	May 17	CLE		OAK	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	43 (1)	May 19	CLE		DET	W,10-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	44	May 20	CLE		DET	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	45	May 21	CLE		DET	W,4-0	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	46	May 22	CLE		DET	L,2-3	CG	44	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	47	May 23	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	48	May 24	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-12	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	49	May 25	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-4	GS	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
42	50	May 26	CLE	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	51	May 27	CLE	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	53 (1)	May 30	CLE		CHW	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	54	Jun 1	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	55	Jun 2	CLE		CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	56	Jun 3	CLE	@	COL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	58 (1)	Jun 5	CLE	@	COL	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	59	Jun 6	CLE	@	ARI	W,6-3	GS	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF LF
50	60	Jun 7	CLE	@	ARI	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	61	Jun 8	CLE	@	ARI	L,3-13	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	62	Jun 10	CLE		SDP	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	63	Jun 11	CLE		SDP	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	66 (2)	Jun 14	CLE		LAD	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	67	Jun 15	CLE		LAD	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	69 (1)	Jun 18	CLE	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	70	Jun 19	CLE	@	DET	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	71	Jun 20	CLE	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	60	14.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
59	72	Jun 21	CLE	@	PIT	L,6-7	GF	35	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
60	73	Jun 22	CLE	@	PIT	W,8-5	GS	30	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	75 (1)	Jun 25	CLE		KCR	L,1-3	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	76	Jun 26	CLE		KCR	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	78 (1)	Jun 28	CLE		CIN	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	79	Jun 29	CLE		CIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	80	Jun 30 (1)	CLE	@	KCR	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	82 (1)	Jul 1	CLE	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
67	83	Jul 2	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
68	84	Jul 3	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
69	85	Jul 4	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
70	86	Jul 5	CLE	@	MIN	W,13-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	87	Jul 6	CLE	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
72	88	Jul 8	CLE		NYY	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
73	90 (1)	Jul 10	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
74	91	Jul 11	CLE		CHW	W,12-5	GS	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							75gm		643.0	133	4	1	138	0