Matt Lawton Notable

b. November 30, 1971 · Minnesota Twins 1995–2001, New York Mets 2001, Cleveland Indians 2002–2004, Pittsburgh Pirates 2005, Chicago Cubs 2005, New York Yankees 2005, Seattle Mariners 2006

Matt Lawton played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 1995 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 2006.

Across 1,334 games he batted .267, with 1,273 hits and 756 runs. He finished with 138 home runs, 267 doubles, 681 walks and 165 stolen bases.

He played 1,244 games in the outfield, with 2,595 putouts and 42 errors.

He was selected to two All-Star teams between 2000 and 2004.

He was born in Gulfport, MS, USA on November 30, 1971. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	2000, 2004
Player of the Week	1	2001

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1995	MIN	21	60	11	19	4	1	1	12	7	11	1	.317
1996	MIN	79	252	34	65	7	1	6	42	28	28	4	.258
1997	MIN	142	460	74	114	29	3	14	60	76	81	7	.248
1998	MIN	152	557	91	155	36	6	21	77	86	64	16	.278
1999	MIN	118	406	58	105	18	0	7	54	57	42	26	.259
2000	MIN	156	561	84	171	44	2	13	88	91	63	23	.305
2001	MIN/NYM	151	559	95	155	36	1	13	64	85	80	29	.277
2002	CLE	114	416	71	98	19	2	15	57	59	34	8	.236
2003	CLE	99	374	57	93	19	0	15	53	47	47	10	.249
2004	CLE	150	591	109	164	25	0	20	70	74	84	23	.277
2005	CHC/NYY/PIT	141	500	67	127	30	1	13	53	69	77	18	.254
2006	SEA	11	27	5	7	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	.259
Career	—	1334	4763	756	1273	267	17	138	631	681	613	165	.267

On this day & linked events

1971

Born November 30, 1971

Gulfport, MS, USA

1995

Major-league debut: Matt Lawton

Matt Lawton made a major-league debut on September 5, 1995.

2006

Final major-league game: Matt Lawton

Matt Lawton played a final major-league game on May 16, 2006.