Garry Templeton

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: March 24, 1956 in Lockney, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (13th) of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Santa Ana Valley HS (Santa Ana, CA).

High School: Santa Ana Valley HS (Santa Ana, CA)

Debut: August 9, 1976 (Age 20-138d, 13,779th in major league history)
vs. HOU 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1991 (Age 35-195d)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Agents: Richie Bry

Full Name: Garry Lewis Templeton

Nicknames: Jumpsteady

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3x All-Star
2x Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.8

7721

2096

.272

893

RBI

728

242

OBP

.304

SLG

.369

OPS

.673

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 70 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 9 tying, 27 go ahead

3 Tms
SDP	43
STL	25
NYM	2

Platoon
vs RHP	45
vs LHP	25

Home/Road
Home	36
Away	34

Outs
2	26
1	22
0	22

12 Opps
ATL	11
MON	9
HOU	8
SFG	7
LAD	7
CHC	7
PHI	6
STL	6
PIT	3
NYM	2
SDP	2
CIN	2

60 Pitchers
Danny Darwin	3
Steve Carlton	2
Pete Smith	2
Ray Burris	2
Mike Krukow	2
Buzz Capra	2
Rick Sutcliffe	2
Fernando Valenzuela	2
John Candelaria	2
Drew Hall	1
Atlee Hammaker	1
Jeff Robinson	1
Craig Skok	1
Jimmy Jones	1
Rick Rhoden	1
Mike Bielecki	1
Doug Rau	1
Bob Walk	1
Don Carman	1
Dennis Eckersley	1
Bill Lee	1
Pete Falcone	1
Greg Maddux	1
Oil Can Boyd	1
Greg Mathews	1
Zane Smith	1
Adam Peterson	1
Scott Sanderson	1
Larry McWilliams	1
Dan Larson	1
Randy St. Claire	1
Todd Worrell	1
Fred Breining	1
Woodie Fryman	1
Mike LaCoss	1
Joe Magrane	1
Gene Garber	1
Jerry Reuss	1
Mickey Mahler	1
Kent Mercker	1
Bryn Smith	1
Dick Ruthven	1
Lee Smith	1
John Costello	1
Mike Garman	1
Bob Knepper	1
Nolan Ryan	1
Jeff Reardon	1
Wayne Twitchell	1
Don Robinson	1
Francisco Oliveras	1
Renie Martin	1
Joaquín Andújar	1
Don Carrithers	1
Bob Owchinko	1
Manny Hernández	1
John Tudor	1
Frank Viola	1
Dave Patterson	1
Stan Bahnsen	1

12 Parks
Qualcomm St (SAN)	29
Busch Stad (STL)	10
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	7
VeteransStad (PHI)	4
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Stade Olymp. (MON)	4
3Com Park (SFO)	3
Astrodome (HOU)	2
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1

Where Hit
9	26
7	19
89	4
78	4
8	3

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	49
1	6
3	5
2	5
6	2
5	2
4	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	68
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	33
1--	12
-2-	10
12-	4
--3	4
123	3
1-3	3
-23	1

121 RBI
RISP	25
0 on	33
1 on	26
2 on	8
3 on	3
Any on	37

Inning
1	9
2	12
3	9
4	3
5	10
6	9
7	8
8	5
9	3
Extra	2

1-3	30
4-6	22
7-end	18

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	4
+2	9
+1	9
Tied	21
-1	9
-2	8
-3	2
-4..	3

Ahead	27
Tied	21
Behind	22

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	49
0-0	6
1-1	5
1-0	3
1-2	2
0-1	2
2-2	2
3-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	68
PH	2

OrderPos
8th	20
1st	15
2nd	13
3rd	7
7th	7
6th	5
5th	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	14
Medium Lev	32
Low Lev	24

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1976-09-09	STL		MON	Don Carrithers	ahead 3-1	b 5	1	---		1	2	6	0.076	89%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1977-05-04	STL	@	CIN	Woodie Fryman	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	---		1	2	6	0.109	69%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	2	1	1977-05-14	STL	@	ATL	Buzz Capra	behind 1-2	t 3	0	---		1	2	6	0.107	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	3	1	1977-06-11	STL		LAD	Mike Garman	behind 2-9	b 4	2	12-		3	2	6	0.074	10%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Urrea Scores; J. Mumphrey Scores
5	5	4	1	1977-07-08	STL	@	CHC	Ray Burris	tied 3-3	t 5	0	---		1	2	6	0.133	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
6	6	5	1	1977-08-01	STL	@	ATL	Buzz Capra	tied 0-0	t 1	0	-2-		2	2	6	0.122	68%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Brock Scores
7	7	6	1	1977-08-30	STL	@	SDP	Bob Owchinko	tied 0-0	t 1	0	-2-		2	2	6	0.142	71%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Bosetti Scores
8	8	7	1	1977-09-09	STL	@	PHI	Steve Carlton	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---		1	3	6	0.100	56%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	8	1	1977-09-26	STL		MON	Wayne Twitchell	behind 0-2	b 6	2	1--		2	3	6	0.307	52%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; J. Mumphrey Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1978-06-27 (1)	STL	@	PIT	John Candelaria	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---		1	1	6	0.103	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	2	1	1978-07-07	STL		PIT	John Candelaria	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---		1	1	6	0.108	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1979-06-02	STL		LAD	Doug Rau	ahead 5-0	b 2	0	---		1	1	6	0.027	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	2	1	1979-07-01 (1)	STL		PHI	Dick Ruthven	behind 0-4	b 3	2	-2-		2	1	6	0.135	27%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Denny Scores
14	14	3	1	1979-07-06 (2)	STL	@	ATL	Mickey Mahler	tied 3-3	t 4	2	---		1	1	6	0.132	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	4	2	1979-07-06 (2)	STL	@	ATL	Craig Skok	tied 4-4	t 10	0	---		1	1	6	0.337	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	5	1	1979-07-08	STL	@	ATL	Gene Garber	behind 3-5	t 9	2	1--		2	1	6	0.360	40%		Home Run (CF-RF); K. Oberkfell Scores
17	17	6	1	1979-08-07 (2)	STL	@	NYM	Pete Falcone	ahead 1-0	t 8	1	---		1	1	6	0.126	87%		Home Run (LF-CF)
18	18	7	1	1979-08-24	STL	@	LAD	Dave Patterson	ahead 7-4	t 7	2	12-		3	1	6	0.082	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Reitz Scores; K. Oberkfell Scores
19	19	8	1	1979-09-15 (2)	STL	@	MON	Stan Bahnsen	ahead 2-1	t 7	2	1--		2	1	6	0.213	89%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Oberkfell Scores
20	20	9	1	1979-09-25	STL	@	PHI	Dan Larson	behind 0-1	t 3	2	---		1	1	6	0.118	46%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1980-05-09	STL		LAD	Rick Sutcliffe	ahead 3-1	b 2	1	-2-		2	1	6	0.110	88%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Scott Scores
22	22	2	1	1980-06-11	STL	@	ATL	Larry McWilliams	behind 1-3	t 8	1	-2-		2	1	6	0.305	45%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Forsch Scores
23	23	3	1	1980-07-02	STL	@	PIT	Rick Rhoden	tied 0-0	t 3	2	--3		2	2	6	0.210	70%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Oberkfell Scores
24	24	4	1	1980-09-29	STL	@	MON	Bill Lee	behind 0-1	t 6	0	---		1	2	6	0.175	50%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1981-06-10	STL		LAD	Jerry Reuss	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---		1	2	6	0.110	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1982-05-04	SDP		MON	Ray Burris	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--		2	3	6	0.186	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Bonilla Scores
27	27	2	1	1982-05-16	SDP	@	MON	Jeff Reardon	behind 1-2	t 9	1	12-		3	3	6	0.652	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Wiggins Scores; J. Bonilla Scores
28	28	3	1	1982-06-26	SDP	@	SFG	Fred Breining	ahead 4-2	t 5	1	-2-		2	3	6	0.120	91%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Richards Scores
29	29	4	1	1982-07-04	SDP		SFG	Atlee Hammaker	behind 1-3	b 7	0	1--		2	7	PH	0.325	58%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Flannery Scores
30	30	5	1	1982-07-08	SDP	@	PHI	Mike Krukow	ahead 3-1	t 5	0	---		1	3	6	0.085	85%		Home Run
31	31	6	1	1982-07-27 (1)	SDP	@	ATL	Bob Walk	behind 0-7	t 6	0	1--		2	3	6	0.023	4%		Home Run; T. Gwynn Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1983-04-05	SDP	@	SFG	Renie Martin	ahead 4-2	t 3	1	---		1	7	6	0.089	80%		Home Run
33	33	2	1	1983-06-23	SDP	@	LAD	Fernando Valenzuela	behind 0-1	t 2	0	1--		2	5	6	0.184	61%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Lezcano Scores
34	34	3	1	1983-07-10	SDP		STL	Joaquín Andújar	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---		1	6	6	0.115	66%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	1984-04-24	SDP		SFG	Mike Krukow	ahead 3-0	b 1	2	1-3		3	8	6	0.121	94%		Home Run; T. Kennedy Scores; K. McReynolds Scores
36	36	2	1	1984-07-29	SDP		HOU	Mike LaCoss	ahead 3-0	b 6	1	123		4	8	6	0.045	99%		Home Run; T. Kennedy Scores; C. Martínez Scores; K. McReynolds Scores
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	1985-05-03	SDP	@	CHC	Rick Sutcliffe	ahead 4-2	t 8	2	1--		2	8	6	0.108	96%		Home Run; C. Martínez Scores
38	38	2	1	1985-05-04	SDP	@	CHC	Scott Sanderson	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	---		1	8	6	0.102	67%		Home Run
39	39	3	1	1985-05-11	SDP		CHC	Dennis Eckersley	tied 1-1	b 7	1	---		1	8	6	0.238	78%		Home Run
40	40	4	1	1985-08-09 (1)	SDP		HOU	Nolan Ryan	behind 2-4	b 5	2	---		1	2	6	0.126	34%		Home Run
41	41	5	1	1985-08-29	SDP		MON	Bryn Smith	ahead 4-0	b 5	0	---		1	1	6	0.026	97%		Home Run
42	42	6	1	1985-09-08	SDP		PHI	Steve Carlton	behind 0-1	b 3	1	-2-		2	1	6	0.211	66%		Home Run; B. Bochy Scores
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	1986-06-13	SDP		LAD	Fernando Valenzuela	behind 0-2	b 2	2	---		1	6	6	0.107	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
44	44	2	1	1986-06-30	SDP	@	HOU	Bob Knepper	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	12-		3	5	6	0.198	84%		Home Run; K. McReynolds Scores/unER; S. Garvey Scores
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
45	45	1	1	1987-06-20	SDP		SFG	Jeff Robinson	tied 4-4	b 7	2	1--		2	8	6	0.334	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); K. Mitchell Scores
46	46	2	1	1987-07-07	SDP	@	CHC	Lee Smith	behind 4-7	t 9	0	---		1	8	6	0.042	8%		Home Run (Deep RF)
47	47	3	1	1987-09-05	SDP	@	STL	Greg Mathews	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1-3		3	7	6	0.196	76%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Santiago Scores; R. Ready Scores
48	48	4	1	1987-09-17	SDP		ATL	Zane Smith	ahead 4-0	b 6	2	-23		3	7	6	0.037	99%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); B. Santiago Scores/unER; S. Abner Scores/unER; G. Templeton Scores/unER
49	49	5	1	1987-09-19	SDP	@	HOU	Manny Hernández	tied 1-1	t 14	2	---		1	7	6	0.415	81%		Home Run
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	1988-07-02	SDP		STL	John Costello	behind 3-5	b 7	0	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	8	6	0.296	58%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Santiago Scores
51	51	2	1	1988-07-03	SDP		STL	Todd Worrell	behind 2-3	b 8	2	-2-	3,(1-1) FBX	2	8	6	0.622	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Kruk Scores
52	52	3	1	1988-07-29	SDP		CIN	Randy St. Claire	ahead 3-1	b 6	0	1--	6,(3-2) BBFBFX	2	8	6	0.080	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Flannery Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	1989-04-10	SDP		ATL	Pete Smith	ahead 4-2	b 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	6	0.068	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
54	54	2	1	1989-05-20	SDP	@	PHI	Don Carman	ahead 2-1	t 6	1	---	4,(1-2) BFS.X	1	8	6	0.132	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
55	55	3	1	1989-07-14	SDP		CHC	Mike Bielecki	ahead 3-2	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	6	0.109	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
56	56	4	1	1989-08-10	SDP		HOU	Danny Darwin	ahead 7-1	b 3	2	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	8	6	0.015	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
57	57	5	1	1989-09-11	SDP		HOU	Danny Darwin	ahead 2-0	b 6	1	123	1,(0-0) ..X	4	6	6	0.080	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Alomar Scores; J. Clark Scores; C. James Scores
58	58	6	1	1989-09-13	SDP		ATL	Pete Smith	behind 0-1	b 5	1	---	5,(1-2) CSFBX	1	6	6	0.172	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
59	59	1	1	1990-05-10	SDP	@	STL	Joe Magrane	ahead 3-0	t 4	2	--3	2,(0-1) SX	2	8	6	0.100	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Jackson Scores
60	60	2	1	1990-05-11	SDP		MON	Drew Hall	tied 3-3	b 8	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	6	0.287	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Santiago Scores
61	61	3	1	1990-05-18	SDP		NYM	Frank Viola	behind 0-1	b 2	1	123	3,(1-1) BCX	4	8	6	0.270	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Santiago Scores; S. Abner Scores; M. Pagliarulo Scores
62	62	4	1	1990-06-05	SDP		HOU	Danny Darwin	ahead 8-1	b 5	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	8	6	0.005	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
63	63	5	1	1990-06-14	SDP		SFG	Francisco Oliveras	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	6	0.117	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
64	64	6	1	1990-07-01	SDP		CHC	Greg Maddux	ahead 2-1	b 2	2	--3	3,(1-1) BFX	2	2	6	0.160	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Gwynn Scores
65	65	7	1	1990-07-06	SDP		STL	John Tudor	tied 1-1	b 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	6	0.150	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
66	66	8	1	1990-08-27	SDP	@	MON	Oil Can Boyd	ahead 2-1	t 7	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	6	0.164	91%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Stephenson Scores
67	67	9	1	1990-09-26	SDP	@	SFG	Don Robinson	behind 0-3	t 2	2	--3	5,(2-2) BCFBX	2	8	6	0.155	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Pagliarulo Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
68	68	1	1	1991-05-28	SDP		ATL	Kent Mercker	behind 3-5	b 7	2	1-3	2,(1-0) ...BX	3	9	PH	0.558	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); S. Abner Scores/unER; J. Mota Scores/unER; G. Templeton Scores/Team unER
69	69	2	1	1991-06-15	NYM		HOU	Jimmy Jones	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	6,(2-2) BCFFBX	2	8	6	0.193	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Sasser Scores; G. Templeton Scores
70	70	3	1	1991-07-27	NYM	@	SDP	Adam Peterson	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	6	0.119	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); G. Templeton Scores