Garry Lewis Templeton was born on March 24,1956 and is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager.
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12 Facts About Garry Templeton
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Garry Templeton played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball for the St Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, and New York Mets from 1976 to 1991.
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Garry Templeton caused some controversy in 1979 when, despite having better numbers than either Dave Concepcion or Larry Bowa, two of the National League's premier shortstops at the time, he wasn't selected to start at shortstop for the National League All-Star team.
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Garry Templeton was named to the team as a reserve, but refused to go.
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Garry Templeton continued to hit well in 1980 and 1981; however, he was not popular with Cardinals fans, who felt he had an uninterested style of play in his body language.
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Garry Templeton had desired a trade in 1979 upon asked to take a pay cut before relenting; he desired to bat lead off, which only furthered the ire of fans.
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The trade was welcomed by everyone involved: Smith was a light-hitting defensive wizard going to a team which needed to improve its defense, while Garry Templeton was a better hitter going to a team which needed to improve its offense.
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Garry Templeton was named team captain of the Padres by manager Larry Bowa in 1987, serving as captain for four years.
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Garry Templeton was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame on August 8,2015.
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Garry Templeton managed the Chico Outlaws to the GBL Championship in 2010.
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