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Steven Patrick Garvey (Born in Tampa, FL on December 22, 1948-) holds the National League record for most consecutive games played at 1,207 and was a member of the a Los Angeles Dodgers infield that spent 8-1/2 years together, making them one of the longest-running infields in MLB history. Steve came up in the Dodgers organization as a third baseman, but was moved to first with the departure of Bill Buckner and the emergence of Ron Cey. Though he had enjoyed increasing success for three seasons, in 1974 Garvey became the breakout star of the Dodgers and the National League as he collected 200 hits, 21 home runs and 111 RBI with a .304 batting average, earned his first of eight straight All-Star selections (ten in all), won the 1974 MLB All-Star Most Valuable Player award and won the National League Most Valuable Player award. Steve Garvey had arrived. From 1974-1980, Steve had 200 hits or more in three consecutive seasons on two separate occasions (1974-1976, 1978-1980). In 1978, he won his second All-Star Game MVP and led the Dodgers to the World Series and was named the NLCS Most Valuable Player as he hit four home runs on seven hits, driving in seven RBI and batting .389 over the four-game sweep of the Montreal Expos. In 1983, Steve signed a contract with the downstate National League West rival San Diego Padres. In 1984, Garvey led San Diego to their first National League pennant and earned his third NLCS MVP award, but the Padres fell to the Detroit Tigers in five games. “Mr. Clean”, as he was know to the press and his teammates due his reputation for keeping a clean public image, was named the 1981 Roberto Clemente Award winner as “the player who best exemplified the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual’s contribution to his team.” In 1984, he earned the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award as “the player best exemplified Lou Gehrig’s character and integrity both on and off the field” He was an incredible infielder with a tremendous glove posting a .996 fielding percentage with 18,884 putouts in 19,951 chances and earning four NL Gold Gloves. Steve Garvey retired after the 1987 season having collected 2,599 hits including 440 doubles and 272 home runs, scored 1,143 runs, drove in 1,308 RBI and batted .294 over his 19-year career with the Dodgers (1969-1982) and the Padres (1983-1987).
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