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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	ATL		LAD	L,4-13	CG	45	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	RF
2	2	Apr 8	ATL		LAD	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	3	Apr 9	ATL		LAD	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	4	Apr 10	ATL		SDP	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
5	5	Apr 11	ATL		SDP	L,2-3	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
6	6	Apr 14	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-5	GS	20	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	34 (27)	May 19	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
8	36 (1)	May 21	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-4	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	37	May 22	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-10	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
10	38	May 23	ATL	@	CIN	W,6-4	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	39	May 24	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	40	May 26	ATL		PHI	W,4-2	GS	24	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	41	May 27	ATL		PHI	L,5-6	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
14	42	May 28	ATL		PHI	W,5-3	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
15	43	May 29	ATL		CIN	L,5-7	GS	35	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
16	44	May 30	ATL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
17	45	May 31	ATL		CIN	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	46	Jun 2	ATL	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	42	10.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
19	47	Jun 3	ATL	@	CHC	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
20	48	Jun 4	ATL	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	49	Jun 5	ATL	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	50	Jun 6	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	51	Jun 7	ATL	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
24	52	Jun 8	ATL	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	53	Jun 9	ATL	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
26	54	Jun 10	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	55	Jun 11	ATL	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
28	56	Jun 12	ATL		STL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	57	Jun 13	ATL		STL	W,12-1	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	58	Jun 14	ATL		STL	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	59	Jun 16	ATL		PIT	L,4-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
32	60	Jun 17	ATL		PIT	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
33	61	Jun 18	ATL		PIT	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
34	62	Jun 20	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	63	Jun 21	ATL	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
36	64	Jun 22	ATL	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
37	65	Jun 23	ATL	@	SFG	L,0-9	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	66	Jun 24	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	67	Jun 25 (1)	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	68	Jun 25 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	W,8-4	CG	50	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	69	Jun 26	ATL		LAD	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	70	Jun 27	ATL		LAD	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
43	71	Jun 28	ATL		LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	72	Jun 29	ATL		LAD	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
45	73	Jun 30 (1)	ATL		SFG	W,10-9	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
46	74	Jun 30 (2)	ATL		SFG	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	75	Jul 1	ATL		SFG	L,4-15	CG	49	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
48	76	Jul 2	ATL		SFG	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
49	77	Jul 3	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	78	Jul 4	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
51	79	Jul 5	ATL	@	LAD	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	80	Jul 6	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	46	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
53	81	Jul 7	ATL		SDP	W,11-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
54	82	Jul 8 (1)	ATL		SDP	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	83	Jul 8 (2)	ATL		SDP	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	84	Jul 9	ATL		SDP	W,5-2	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	85	Jul 14	ATL		PHI	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
58	86	Jul 15	ATL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	87	Jul 16	ATL		PHI	L,2-4	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
60	88	Jul 17 (1)	ATL		NYM	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	89	Jul 17 (2)	ATL		NYM	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
62	90	Jul 18	ATL		NYM	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	91	Jul 19 (1)	ATL	@	MON	L,6-8	CG	42	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	RF
64	92	Jul 19 (2)	ATL	@	MON	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	93	Jul 20	ATL	@	MON	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	94	Jul 21	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-12	CG	45	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
67	95	Jul 22	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
68	96	Jul 23	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
69	97	Jul 24	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
70	98	Jul 25	ATL	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	99	Jul 26	ATL	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
72	100	Jul 28 (1)	ATL		MON	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	101	Jul 28 (2)	ATL		MON	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
74	102	Jul 29	ATL		MON	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
75	103	Jul 30	ATL		MON	L,0-19	GS	41	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
76	104	Jul 31	ATL		CIN	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	105	Aug 1	ATL		CIN	W,16-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
78	106	Aug 2	ATL		CIN	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
79	107	Aug 4	ATL		HOU	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
80	108	Aug 5 (1)	ATL		HOU	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
81	109	Aug 5 (2)	ATL		HOU	L,0-7	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
82	110	Aug 6	ATL		HOU	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	111	Aug 7	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
84	112	Aug 8	ATL	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
85	113	Aug 9	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-10	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	114	Aug 11	ATL	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
87	115	Aug 12	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
88	116	Aug 13	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	117	Aug 14	ATL	@	CHC	L,7-13	CG	50	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	118	Aug 15	ATL	@	CHC	L,8-12	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
91	119	Aug 16	ATL	@	CHC	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	120	Aug 17	ATL	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	121	Aug 18	ATL	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
94	122	Aug 19	ATL	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
95	123	Aug 20	ATL	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
96	124	Aug 22	ATL		PIT	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
97	125	Aug 23	ATL		PIT	L,3-4	CG	52	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
98	126	Aug 24	ATL		PIT	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
99	127	Aug 25	ATL		STL	L,10-11	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
100	128	Aug 26	ATL		STL	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
101	129	Aug 27	ATL		STL	L,3-14	GS	30	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	130	Aug 28	ATL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	131	Aug 29	ATL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	132	Aug 30	ATL		CHC	W,6-2	GS	24	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	137 (4)	Sep 4	ATL		SDP	L,4-8	CG	50	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
106	138	Sep 5	ATL		SDP	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
107	139	Sep 6	ATL		SDP	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
108	140	Sep 7	ATL		SFG	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
109	141	Sep 8	ATL		SFG	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
110	142	Sep 9	ATL		LAD	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	143	Sep 10	ATL		LAD	L,5-11	GS	33	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	144	Sep 11	ATL	@	SDP	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
113	145	Sep 12	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
114	146	Sep 13	ATL	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	50	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
115	147	Sep 14	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
116	148	Sep 15	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
117	149	Sep 16	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
118	150	Sep 17	ATL	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
119	151	Sep 19	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
120	152	Sep 20	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
121	153	Sep 21	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
122	154	Sep 22	ATL		CIN	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
123	155	Sep 23	ATL		CIN	W,8-1	GS	25	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
124	157 (1)	Sep 26	ATL		HOU	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
125	158	Sep 27	ATL		HOU	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
126	159	Sep 28	ATL		HOU	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
127	161 (1)	Sep 30	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
							128gm		1076.2	239	10	8	257	0