Garry Maddox Marquee

b. September 1, 1949 · San Francisco Giants 1972–1975, Philadelphia Phillies 1975–1986

He won the Gold Glove every year from 1975 to 1982 and is the fielder that line was written about — Ralph Kiner's, in a broadcast, and it has followed him for fifty years. He played 1,687 games in the outfield and made the catch that ended the 1980 Championship Series.

Fifteen seasons gave him 1,802 hits, 337 doubles, 248 stolen bases and a .285 average. He hit .319 for San Francisco in 1973 and .330 in 1976 for Philadelphia, and the Phillies traded Willie Montañez to get him at twenty-five.

He served in Vietnam at nineteen and came back with a skin condition that is why he wore a beard for his whole career. He won the Roberto Clemente Award in 1986. The 1992 ballot gave him no votes at all.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Gold Glove	8	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
Player of the Week	2	1973, 1978
Roberto Clemente Award	1	1986

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1972	SFG	125	458	62	122	26	7	12	58	14	97	13	.266
1973	SFG	144	587	81	187	30	10	11	76	24	73	24	.319
1974	SFG	135	538	74	153	31	3	8	50	29	64	21	.284
1975	PHI/SFG	116	426	54	116	26	8	5	50	42	57	25	.272
1976	PHI	146	531	75	175	37	6	6	68	42	59	29	.330
1977	PHI	139	571	85	167	27	10	14	74	24	58	22	.292
1978	PHI	155	598	62	172	34	3	11	68	39	89	33	.288
1979	PHI	148	548	70	154	28	6	13	61	17	71	26	.281
1980	PHI	143	549	59	142	31	3	11	73	18	52	25	.259
1981	PHI	94	323	37	85	7	1	5	40	17	42	9	.263
1982	PHI	119	412	39	117	27	2	8	61	12	32	7	.284
1983	PHI	97	324	27	89	14	2	4	32	17	31	7	.275
1984	PHI	77	241	29	68	11	0	5	19	13	29	3	.282
1985	PHI	105	218	22	52	8	1	4	23	13	26	4	.239
1986	PHI	6	7	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	.429
Career	—	1749	6331	777	1802	337	62	117	754	323	781	248	.285

On this day & linked events

1949

Born September 1, 1949

Cincinnati, OH, USA

1972

Major-league debut: Garry Maddox

Garry Maddox made a major-league debut on April 25, 1972.

1986

Final major-league game: Garry Maddox

Garry Maddox played a final major-league game on April 20, 1986.

Image: San Francisco Giants / Major League Baseball, public domain