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Don Mattingly's career stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA
1785 7003 1007 2153 442 20 222 1099 588 444 14 9 .307
- Born: 4/20/61 in Evansville, Indiana.
- Height: 6'0"
- Weight: 200 pounds.
- Bats: Left
- Throws: Left
- Resides in Evansville with wife Kim
and three sons:
Taylor Patrick (3/17/85)
Preston Michael (8/28/87)
Jordan William (7/23/91).
- Drafted in June 1979 by Yankees
Major League Service:
11 years, 122 days.
- Awards:
Gold Glove - '85-'89, '91-'94
American League MVP - 1985
Batting Champion - 1984
Hits Leader - 1984, 1986
RBI Leader - 1985
This info taken from
American League MVP (1985); won AL batting title in 1984 (.343); led majors with 145 RBI in 1985; led AL with 238 hits (Yankee record) and 53 doubles in 1986; won 9 Gold Glove Awards at 1B (1985-89, 91-94); back injury shortened career.
"Donnie Baseball" was only the 10th captain to be named by the Yankees in their storied history. The premier first baseman of his era, Mattingly was a nine-time Gold Glove winner. The 1985 American League MVP set records for most grand slams in a season (6), most home runs in seven consecutive games (9) and eight consecutive games (10). A humble man of grace and dignity, Mattingly carried on the legacy of the pinstripe tradition and dedicated his career to the pursuit of excellence.
- 1979
- Drafted by the New York Yankee's in the 19th round (490th overall) of the June 5 free agent draft.
- Signed by scouts Jax Robertson and Gus Poulos on June 26.
1982
- Called up to the major leagues on September 7.
- Appeared in his first major league game versus the Baltimore Orioles on September 8, replacing Dave Winfield in left field.
- Achieved first major league hit, a single, off of Boston Red Sox pitcher Sammy Stewart.
1983
- At Fenway Park in Boston, on June 24, Don hit his 1st major league home run off Red Sox pitcher John Tudor.
1984
- Won the American League batting crown. Hitting .343, he edged teammate Dave Winfield during the last few days of the season.
- Hit his only inside the park home run in 1984.
1985
- A season to remember as Donnie recieved the Amemrican League Most Valuable Player award.
- He led the majors with 145 RBI's and 48 doubles, while batting .324 and hitting 35 home runs.
1986
- A runner up for the MVP award (losing to Roger Clemens) he led the majors with 238 hits, .573 slugging percentage, and 53 doubles.
- His hits and doubles set new Yankee records.
- Finishing second in the battng race to Wade Boggs with a .352 average.
- He also had the longest hitting streak in the American League with 24 games straight.
1987
- Set 2 home run records that still stand today.
- Hit 10 home runs in 8 consecutive games. He shares that record with Dale Long and Ken Griffey, Jr.
- Also hit 6 grand slams, ironically, the only ones in his illustrious career.
- Hit his 100th career home run off of Boston Red Sox pitcher Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd on April 4th.
- The only time Don was awarded first base happenned in 1987, on catcher's interference.
- This season marked his only start in the All-Star game.
- On August 24, Don opened his new restaurant called Mattingly's 23.
1988
- Collected his 1000th hit off Chicago White Sox pitcher, Bill Long.
1991
- Appointed team captain on February 28th by manager Stump Merrill.
- Benched on August 15th, for refusing to get his haircut, earning him a voiceover in a parody episode of "The Simpsons". That episode entitled "Homer at Bat" featured Don playing himself, as well as Daryl Strawberry, Ozzie Smith, Ken Griffey, Jr., Steve Sax, Wade Boggs, Jose Canseco, Mike Scioscia, and Roger Clemens.
1993
- July 22nd, Doug Linton served up Don's 200th career home run at Yankee Stadium.
1994
- Earned his 1000th career RBI against the Texas Rangers on April 7th.
- Collected his 2000th hit off California Angel's pitcher Russ Springer.
1995
- Don's 14th and final season wearing the pinstripes.
- His last regular season at bat, on October 1st, was a home run off Toronto Blue Jay's pitcher Pat Hentgen.
- Don finally makes it to the post season in a Wild Card playoff against the Seattle Mariners. Although losing to Seattle in 5 games, Don hit .417, 1 home run, and 6 RBI's. He led the Yankees with 10 hits during that series. Us Donnie fans watched game 5 with sadness as he walked off the field for the last time.
1996
- Sadly, Don became a free agent and decided to sit out the season.
- Later contimplating a comeback, he opted to hang up his uniform and cletes.
- He opened his farm, "Diamond Five Farms" in Evansville and closed his "Mattingly's 23" restaurant.
- We all watched the Yankee's win the World Series that year. But couldn't help to wonder how Don felt, and wished he could've stayed a Yankee just one more year.
1997
- January 22nd, Don officially retired in a moving press conference. It was a sad realization that my idol wasn't going to be in uniform any longer. But I'm sure he'll return to the game soon. (let's hope)
Opening day, April 11, Don raised the flag with Joe Torre and Mayor Guilliani commemorating the Yankee's 23rd World Championship.
August 31, the Yankee's retired his uniform, as his plaque was unvailed in Monument Park with all the Yankee greats. #23 will live forever in Yankee history.
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| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA |
| 1785 | 7003 | 1007 | 2153 | 442 | 20 | 222 | 1099 | 588 | 444 | 14 | 9 | .307 |
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This info taken from
American League MVP (1985); won AL batting title in 1984 (.343); led majors with 145 RBI in 1985; led AL with 238 hits (Yankee record) and 53 doubles in 1986; won 9 Gold Glove Awards at 1B (1985-89, 91-94); back injury shortened career.
"Donnie Baseball" was only the 10th captain to be named by the Yankees in their storied history. The premier first baseman of his era, Mattingly was a nine-time Gold Glove winner. The 1985 American League MVP set records for most grand slams in a season (6), most home runs in seven consecutive games (9) and eight consecutive games (10). A humble man of grace and dignity, Mattingly carried on the legacy of the pinstripe tradition and dedicated his career to the pursuit of excellence.
- 1979
- Drafted by the New York Yankee's in the 19th round (490th overall) of the June 5 free agent draft.
- Signed by scouts Jax Robertson and Gus Poulos on June 26.
1982- Called up to the major leagues on September 7.
- Appeared in his first major league game versus the Baltimore Orioles on September 8, replacing Dave Winfield in left field.
- Achieved first major league hit, a single, off of Boston Red Sox pitcher Sammy Stewart.
1983- At Fenway Park in Boston, on June 24, Don hit his 1st major league home run off Red Sox pitcher John Tudor.
1984- Won the American League batting crown. Hitting .343, he edged teammate Dave Winfield during the last few days of the season.
- Hit his only inside the park home run in 1984.
1985- A season to remember as Donnie recieved the Amemrican League Most Valuable Player award.
- He led the majors with 145 RBI's and 48 doubles, while batting .324 and hitting 35 home runs.
1986- A runner up for the MVP award (losing to Roger Clemens) he led the majors with 238 hits, .573 slugging percentage, and 53 doubles.
- His hits and doubles set new Yankee records.
- Finishing second in the battng race to Wade Boggs with a .352 average.
- He also had the longest hitting streak in the American League with 24 games straight.
1987- Set 2 home run records that still stand today.
- Hit 10 home runs in 8 consecutive games. He shares that record with Dale Long and Ken Griffey, Jr.
- Also hit 6 grand slams, ironically, the only ones in his illustrious career.
- Hit his 100th career home run off of Boston Red Sox pitcher Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd on April 4th.
- The only time Don was awarded first base happenned in 1987, on catcher's interference.
- This season marked his only start in the All-Star game.
- On August 24, Don opened his new restaurant called Mattingly's 23.
1988- Collected his 1000th hit off Chicago White Sox pitcher, Bill Long.
1991- Appointed team captain on February 28th by manager Stump Merrill.
- Benched on August 15th, for refusing to get his haircut, earning him a voiceover in a parody episode of "The Simpsons". That episode entitled "Homer at Bat" featured Don playing himself, as well as Daryl Strawberry, Ozzie Smith, Ken Griffey, Jr., Steve Sax, Wade Boggs, Jose Canseco, Mike Scioscia, and Roger Clemens.
1993- July 22nd, Doug Linton served up Don's 200th career home run at Yankee Stadium.
1994- Earned his 1000th career RBI against the Texas Rangers on April 7th.
- Collected his 2000th hit off California Angel's pitcher Russ Springer.
1995- Don's 14th and final season wearing the pinstripes.
- His last regular season at bat, on October 1st, was a home run off Toronto Blue Jay's pitcher Pat Hentgen.
- Don finally makes it to the post season in a Wild Card playoff against the Seattle Mariners. Although losing to Seattle in 5 games, Don hit .417, 1 home run, and 6 RBI's. He led the Yankees with 10 hits during that series. Us Donnie fans watched game 5 with sadness as he walked off the field for the last time.
1996- Sadly, Don became a free agent and decided to sit out the season.
- Later contimplating a comeback, he opted to hang up his uniform and cletes.
- He opened his farm, "Diamond Five Farms" in Evansville and closed his "Mattingly's 23" restaurant.
- We all watched the Yankee's win the World Series that year. But couldn't help to wonder how Don felt, and wished he could've stayed a Yankee just one more year.
1997- January 22nd, Don officially retired in a moving press conference. It was a sad realization that my idol wasn't going to be in uniform any longer. But I'm sure he'll return to the game soon. (let's hope) Opening day, April 11, Don raised the flag with Joe Torre and Mayor Guilliani commemorating the Yankee's 23rd World Championship. August 31, the Yankee's retired his uniform, as his plaque was unvailed in Monument Park with all the Yankee greats. #23 will live forever in Yankee history.
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