Gary Matthews

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gary Matthews
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 5, 1950(1950-07-05)
Age	74
Birthplace	San Fernando
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Cancer

Gary Matthews Biography

Gary Matthews is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on July 5, 1950 in San Fernando, California, United States. MLB outfielder who played for five major league teams in his 15-year career.

He played for the San Francisco Giants in 1972 alongside Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays.

Matthews was selected in the first round of the June 1968 draft by the San Francisco Giants. He began his professional career in 1969 playing for the Giants’ Decatur Commodores (A) affiliate in Decatur, Illinois. In 1973, his first complete season, he won the National League Rookie of the Year award.

Matthews batted .281 during his 16-season major league career with San Francisco (1972–76), Atlanta (1977–80), Philadelphia (1981–83), the Chicago Cubs (1984–87) and Seattle (1987). He appeared in 2,033 games and recorded 2,011 hits, 234 homers and 978 RBI while scoring 1,083 runs. Matthews was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1973 after batting .300 with 12 homers and 58 RBI for the Giants. He had his best overall season with the Braves in 1979, going to the All-Star Game during a season in which he batted .304 with 27 homers and 90 RBI.

His son Gary Matthews Jr. also played Major League Baseball for several years.

Gary Matthews Net Worth

Gary Matthews is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary Matthews 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played baseball as a child in the San Fernando Valley area before being drafted by the San Francisco Giants.

He helped the Philadelphia Phillies win the 1983 National League pennant.

Gary Nathaniel Matthews Sr. (born July 5, 1950), nicknamed Sarge, is an American former professional baseball left fielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1972 through 1987 for the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Seattle Mariners. After his playing days, Matthews was a color commentator for Phillies broadcasts. He batted and threw right-handed. He is the father of former big league outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. The Matthews are one of seven father/son combinations in Cubs history; another son, Delvon, was a member of Milwaukee’s Minor League Baseball (MiLB) system in 2000–2001.

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Who is Gary Matthews Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Gary Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gary Matthews celebrates birthday on July 5 of every year.

Did Gary Matthews win a World Series?

Matthews saw postseason action with the Phillies in 1981 and 1983. He homered 7 times in 19 playoff games and was voted the MVP of the 1983 NLCS after leading the Phillies past Los Angeles into the World Series.

Who is Sarge from Phillies announcer?

Wheeler did spend 37 seasons as an announcer for the team, but after the death of legendary announcer Harry Kalas , he seemed to lose his grove as a color-commentator, and rubbed many fans the wrong way. Matthews, more commonly referred to as “Sarge”, will go down as one of the worst announcers in Phillies history.

Who does Gary Matthews Caddie for?

Kevin Baile, his normal looper, fell sick and Duffner was forced to recruit the services of Gary Matthews, Sergio Garcia’s caddie. The addition of Matthews turned into a player who had to call two strokes on himself after his ball moved in the third round.

Who is Sergio Garcia's caddy?

Sergio Garcia is one of the most successful European golfers of all time, and alongside him for much of that success, he had only one man on the bag – South African Glen Murray.

What happened to Keegan Bradley's caddie Pepsi?

Bradley splits with longtime caddie ‘Pepsi’ Hale Bradley said time for change. According to Lewis, Bradley will have Chad Reynolds on the bag this week at The Players Championship. Reynolds most recently looped for Nick Watney, who had season-ending back surgery in March.