Matt Lawton

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: November 30, 1971 in Gulfport, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Perkinston, MS).

High School: Harrison Central HS (Gulfport, MS)

School: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Perkinston, MS)

Debut: September 5, 1995 (Age 23-279d, 16,778th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 16, 2006 (Age 34-167d)
vs. OAK 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Agents: Levinsons

Full Name: Matthew Lawton

Pronunciation: \LAW-ton\

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Relatives: Brother of Marcus Lawton

2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.2

4763

1273

138

.267

756

RBI

631

165

OBP

.368

SLG

.417

OPS

.785

OPS+

105

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	MIN		DET	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
2	2	Apr 2	MIN		DET	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	3	Apr 3	MIN		DET	W,16-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	4	Apr 5	MIN		BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
5	5	Apr 6	MIN		BAL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	6	Apr 7	MIN		BAL	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
7	7	Apr 9	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
8	8	Apr 11	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	9	Apr 12	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
10	10	Apr 13	MIN	@	BAL	L,6-7	GS	37	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
11	11	Apr 14	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	12	Apr 16	MIN		CLE	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	13	Apr 17	MIN		CLE	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
14	14	Apr 19	MIN		NYY	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
15	15	Apr 20	MIN		NYY	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	16	Apr 21	MIN		NYY	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
17	17	Apr 22	MIN		BOS	L,1-4	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
18	19 (1)	Apr 24	MIN	@	DET	W,24-11	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	20	Apr 25	MIN	@	DET	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	21	Apr 26	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-5	GF	16	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	22	Apr 27	MIN	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	49	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	70 (47)	Jun 21	MIN	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	71	Jun 22	MIN	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	72	Jun 23	MIN	@	DET	L,8-10	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
25	73	Jun 24	MIN		NYY	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	74	Jun 25 (1)	MIN		NYY	W,6-1	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
27	75	Jun 25 (2)	MIN		NYY	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	76	Jun 26	MIN		NYY	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	77	Jun 28	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
30	78	Jun 29	MIN	@	KCR	W,12-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	79	Jun 30	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	80	Jul 1	MIN	@	CHW	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	81	Jul 2	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
34	82	Jul 3	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
35	83	Jul 4	MIN		KCR	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	84	Jul 5	MIN		KCR	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	85	Jul 6	MIN		KCR	L,5-8	GS	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
38	86	Jul 7	MIN		KCR	L,2-8	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
39	87	Jul 11	MIN		CLE	L,7-11	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	108 (20)	Aug 2	MIN	@	BOS	L,10-11	CG	44	8.2	0	0	1	1	0	RF
41	109	Aug 3 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	110	Aug 3 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
43	111	Aug 4	MIN	@	BOS	L,6-13	GF	8	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
44	112	Aug 6	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
45	114 (1)	Aug 8	MIN	@	CAL	W,13-5	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	115	Aug 9	MIN	@	SEA	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
47	117 (1)	Aug 11	MIN	@	SEA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
48	118	Aug 12	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-11	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
49	119	Aug 13	MIN	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
50	120	Aug 14	MIN	@	OAK	W,13-7	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
51	122 (1)	Aug 17	MIN		TOR	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
52	123	Aug 18	MIN		TOR	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	125 (1)	Aug 20	MIN		MIL	W,12-7	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
54	126	Aug 21	MIN		MIL	L,7-10	GF	7	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	PH RF
55	127	Aug 22	MIN		TEX	L,2-11	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	128	Aug 23	MIN		TEX	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
57	129	Aug 24	MIN		TEX	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	130	Aug 25	MIN		TEX	L,2-13	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
59	132 (1)	Aug 27	MIN	@	TOR	W,6-4	CG	44	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
60	135 (2)	Aug 30	MIN	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	50	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
61	136	Aug 31	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	137	Sep 1	MIN	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
63	138	Sep 2	MIN	@	TEX	W,6-4	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
64	139	Sep 3	MIN	@	TEX	L,7-9	GS	31	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
65	140	Sep 4	MIN	@	TEX	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	142 (1)	Sep 7	MIN		CAL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
67	143	Sep 8	MIN		CAL	L,2-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
68	144	Sep 10	MIN		OAK	L,0-7	GS	40	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
69	147 (2)	Sep 13	MIN		SEA	L,7-13	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
70	148	Sep 14	MIN		SEA	L,3-5	CG	40	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
71	149	Sep 15	MIN		SEA	L,0-7	GS	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
72	154 (4)	Sep 20	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
73	156 (1)	Sep 22	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
74	161 (4)	Sep 28	MIN		CHW	W,7-6	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
75	162	Sep 29	MIN		CHW	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
							79gm		590.0	196	4	3	203	1