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.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	2	Apr 9	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 10	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-0	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
4	4	Apr 11	ATL	@	LAD	W,7-6	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
5	5	Apr 12	ATL	@	LAD	L,10-14	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 13	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 15	ATL		HOU	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
8	8	Apr 16	ATL		HOU	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
9	9	Apr 17	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 18	ATL		SDP	L,6-12	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	11	Apr 19	ATL		SDP	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 20	ATL		SDP	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	13	Apr 22	ATL		LAD	W,6-5	GS	36	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
14	14	Apr 23	ATL		LAD	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	15	Apr 24	ATL		LAD	L,6-16	CG	50	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
16	16	Apr 25	ATL		CIN	L,9-23	GS	44	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	17	Apr 26	ATL		CIN	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
18	18	Apr 27	ATL		CIN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	33 (14)	May 14	ATL		STL	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	34	May 15	ATL		STL	W,15-12	CG	50	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
21	35	May 17	ATL		MON	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	36	May 18	ATL		MON	W,10-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	37	May 19	ATL		CHC	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
24	38	May 20	ATL		CHC	L,4-13	CG	52	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	39	May 21	ATL		CHC	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
26	40	May 22	ATL		CHC	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	41	May 23	ATL	@	SDP	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	42	May 24	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	43	May 25	ATL	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	53	11.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	44	May 26	ATL	@	SDP	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	45	May 27	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	43	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	46	May 28	ATL	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	47	May 29	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	43	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	48	May 30	ATL	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	49	May 31	ATL	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	50	Jun 1	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	51	Jun 3 (1)	ATL		SFG	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	52	Jun 3 (2)	ATL		SFG	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	53	Jun 4	ATL		SFG	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	54	Jun 5	ATL		SFG	L,9-10	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
41	55	Jun 6	ATL	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	56	Jun 8	ATL	@	MON	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	57	Jun 9	ATL		PHI	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	58	Jun 10	ATL		PHI	L,5-7	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
45	59	Jun 11	ATL		PHI	L,10-13	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	60	Jun 12	ATL		PHI	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	61	Jun 13	ATL		NYM	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
48	62	Jun 14	ATL		NYM	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	63	Jun 15	ATL		NYM	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	64	Jun 17	ATL	@	PHI	L,5-11	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	65	Jun 18	ATL	@	PHI	L,5-8	CG	54	11.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	66	Jun 19	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
53	67	Jun 21	ATL	@	NYM	L,2-5	CG	45	10.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	69 (1)	Jun 24	ATL		SDP	W,9-8	CG	46	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	70	Jun 25	ATL		SDP	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	71	Jun 26	ATL		SDP	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	72	Jun 27	ATL		LAD	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
58	73	Jun 28	ATL		LAD	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	74	Jun 29	ATL		LAD	L,7-13	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	75	Jun 30	ATL		LAD	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	76	Jul 1	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	77	Jul 2	ATL	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	52	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	78	Jul 3	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
64	79	Jul 4	ATL		CIN	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	80	Jul 5	ATL		CIN	L,3-9	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	81	Jul 6	ATL		CIN	L,13-15	CG	50	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
67	82	Jul 8	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	83	Jul 9	ATL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	45	10.1	3	1	0	4	0	LF
69	84	Jul 10 (1)	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	85	Jul 10 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	L,5-12	GS	36	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	86	Jul 12	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	87	Jul 13	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
73	90 (2)	Jul 16	ATL		SFG	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
74	91	Jul 17	ATL		SFG	W,11-10	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
75	92	Jul 21	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	44	11.1	5	0	0	5	0	LF
76	93	Jul 22	ATL	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
77	94	Jul 23	ATL	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
78	95	Jul 24	ATL	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	55	12.2	5	0	0	5	0	LF
79	96	Jul 25	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	97	Jul 26	ATL	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	98	Jul 27	ATL	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
82	99	Jul 28	ATL	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
83	100	Jul 29	ATL		PIT	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	101	Jul 30	ATL		PIT	L,6-10	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
85	102	Jul 31	ATL		PIT	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	103	Aug 1	ATL		STL	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	104	Aug 2	ATL		STL	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	105	Aug 3	ATL		STL	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	106	Aug 4	ATL		MON	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	107	Aug 5	ATL		MON	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	108	Aug 6	ATL		MON	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	109	Aug 7	ATL		MON	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
93	110	Aug 10 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	LF
94	111	Aug 10 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
95	112	Aug 11	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	113	Aug 12	ATL	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
97	114	Aug 13	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-11	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
98	115	Aug 14	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	116	Aug 15	ATL		HOU	L,3-15	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	117	Aug 16	ATL		HOU	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
101	118	Aug 17	ATL		HOU	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	119	Aug 19 (1)	ATL	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
103	120	Aug 19 (2)	ATL	@	MON	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	121	Aug 20	ATL	@	MON	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	122	Aug 21	ATL	@	MON	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	123	Aug 22	ATL		PHI	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	124	Aug 23	ATL		PHI	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
108	125	Aug 24	ATL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
109	126	Aug 25	ATL		CHC	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
110	127	Aug 26	ATL		NYM	W,5-3	CG	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
111	128	Aug 27	ATL		NYM	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
112	129	Aug 28	ATL		NYM	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	130	Aug 29	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	63	13.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	131	Aug 30	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
115	132	Aug 31	ATL	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	133	Sep 2 (1)	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	134	Sep 2 (2)	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
118	135	Sep 3	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
119	136	Sep 4	ATL	@	NYM	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
120	137	Sep 5	ATL		SFG	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
121	138	Sep 6	ATL		SFG	L,2-12	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
122	139	Sep 7	ATL		LAD	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
123	140	Sep 8	ATL		LAD	L,4-5	CG	47	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
124	141	Sep 9	ATL		SDP	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
125	142	Sep 10	ATL		SDP	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
126	143	Sep 11	ATL		SDP	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
127	144	Sep 12	ATL	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
128	145	Sep 13	ATL	@	SFG	L,7-8	CG	48	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	146	Sep 14	ATL	@	SDP	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
130	147	Sep 15	ATL	@	SDP	W,8-7	CG	46	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	148	Sep 16	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	37	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	149	Sep 17	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
133	150	Sep 18	ATL	@	LAD	W,9-8	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
134	151	Sep 20	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
135	152	Sep 21	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
136	153	Sep 22	ATL	@	HOU	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	154	Sep 23	ATL		CIN	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
138	155	Sep 24	ATL		CIN	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
139	156	Sep 25	ATL		CIN	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
140	157	Sep 26	ATL		HOU	W,12-10	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
141	158	Sep 27	ATL		HOU	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
142	159	Sep 28	ATL		HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
143	160	Sep 30	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
144	161	Oct 1	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
145	162	Oct 2	ATL	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
							145gm		1283.1	262	11	10	283	1