Steven Patrick Garvey was born on December 22,1948 and is an American former professional baseball player.
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33 Facts About Steve Garvey
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Steve Garvey played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres from 1969 to 1987.
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Steve Garvey was an NL All-Star for 10 seasons and holds the NL record for consecutive games played.
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Steve Garvey was born in Tampa, Florida, to parents who had recently relocated from Long Island, New York.
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From 1956 to 1961, Steve Garvey was a bat boy for the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers during spring training.
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Steve Garvey was committed to play football and baseball in college despite being drafted in the 3rd round by the Minnesota Twins in the June 1966 amateur draft at the age of 17.
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Steve Garvey credited Spartan head football coach Duffy Daugherty encouraging him to be a multi-sport athlete in his choosing MSU.
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Steve Garvey recorded 30 tackles and earned a letter as a defensive back in 1967.
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Steve Garvey was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round of the 1968 MLB draft.
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Steve Garvey made his Major League debut on September 1,1969 at the age of 20.
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Steve Garvey appeared in the 7th inning to pinch hit for Ray Lamb and struck out in his one appearance at the plate.
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Steve Garvey had two more plate appearances in 1969 as a pinch hitter and recorded his first hit on September 10, off Denny Lemaster of the Houston Astros.
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Steve Garvey played third base for the Dodgers in 1970 and hit his first home run on July 21,1970, off Carl Morton of the Montreal Expos.
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Steve Garvey moved to first base in 1973 after the retirement of Wes Parker.
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Steve Garvey was part of one of the most enduring infields in baseball history, along with third baseman Ron Cey, shortstop Bill Russell, and second baseman Davey Lopes.
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Steve Garvey is one of only two players to have started an All-Star Game as a write-in vote, doing so in 1974.
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Late in the 1978 season, the rift resurfaced when Don Sutton criticized Steve Garvey for being the only Dodger to get publicity, insisting that Reggie Smith was a better player.
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The day after the article appeared, Steve Garvey confronted Sutton with a copy of it in the locker room of Shea Stadium, where the Dodgers were for a series against the New York Mets.
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Steve Garvey threw Sutton into Tommy John's locker, causing 96 baseballs John had been signing to fall out.
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Steve Garvey was selected to eight All-Star Games and won the All-Star Game MVP Award for the 1974 and 1978 games.
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Steve Garvey won four straight Gold Glove Awards from 1974 to 1977, won the 1981 Roberto Clemente Award, and finished in the top 10 in the NL MVP Award voting five times.
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In 1984, Steve Garvey became the only first baseman in MLB history to commit no errors while playing 150 or more games.
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Steve Garvey handled 1,319 total chances flawlessly in 159 games for the Padres.
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Steve Garvey was the only photographer to get a sequence of shots of the swing, and went on to sell limited edition series photos of "The Home Run", along with appearances on local television.
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Steve Garvey made his final appearance in a game on May 23,1987, pinch-hitting for Lance McCullers in the ninth inning.
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Steve Garvey was considered by the Hall of Fames's Expansion Era Committee in voting for 2011 and 2014 and was not elected.
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In July 1988, Steve Garvey discovered that Cheryl Moulton was pregnant with his child, Ashleigh.
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Steve Garvey broke their engagement January 1,1989, on a phone call.
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In January 1989, Steve Garvey became engaged to Candace Thomas, whom he met at a benefit for the Special Olympics.
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Steve Garvey's daughters testified in court that they did not wish to see him.
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Under the shadow of multiple lawsuits, Steve Garvey lost business opportunities and paid half his monthly television earnings in child support.
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In 2004, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that Steve Garvey was not liable for the content of the infomercials as he was merely a spokesman.
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