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Matt Lawton | Major Leaguer 1995-2006 | |
Full Name: Matthew Lawton Jr. Born: November 3,1971 in Gulfport, Mississippi Height: 5-10 Weight: 186 Bats: Left Throws: Right High School: Harrison Central (Gulfport,MS) College: Gulf Coast Community College Brother of Marcus Lawton Baseball Lists: Relatives Playing Together on Same team Debut: September 5,1995 Update Player Profile Drafted: Selected by Minnesota Twins in 13rd Round (337th overall) of 1991 amateur entry draft (June-Reg) Transactions: [Aug 12,1991] - signed [Jul 30,2001] - Traded by Twins to Mets for Rick Reed. [Dec 11,2001] - Traded by Mets with Billy Traber, Earl Snyder, Jerrod Riggan and Alex Escobar to Indians for Danny Peoples, Mike Bacsik and Roberto Alomar. [Dec 11,2004] - Traded by Indians to Pirates [Jul 18,2005] - Traded by Cubs to Indians for Jody Gerut [Jul 31,2005] - Traded by Pirates with cash for Jody Gerut. [Aug 27,2005] - Traded by Cubs to Yankees for Justin Berg [May 30,2006] - Released by Mariners Disabled List: [Jul 12,2002] - 15 Day Disabled list - (strained left calf) [Jul 27,2002] - Activated [Oct 3,2003] - Activated |
| Batting Statistics |
| Year | Team | Lg | Age | Org. | Level | Pos | Ln | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | DP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | GB% | ||||||||||
| 1992 | GCL Twins | GCL | 20 | Min | Rk | 53 | 173 | 39 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .260 | .375 | .376 | 751 | -- | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | Fort Wayne | Midw | 21 | Min | A | 111 | 340 | 50 | 97 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 65 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .285 | .410 | .444 | 854 | -- | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | Fort Myers | FSL | 22 | Min | A+ | 122 | 446 | 79 | 134 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 51 | 42 | 19 | 80 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .300 | .407 | .419 | 826 | -- | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | NewBritain | East | 23 | Min | AA | 114 | 412 | 75 | 111 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 26 | 9 | 56 | 70 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .269 | .371 | .434 | 805 | -- | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota | AL | 23 | Min | MLB | 21 | 60 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 | .414 | .467 | 881 | 39% | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Salt Lake | PCL | 24 | Min | AAA | 53 | 212 | 40 | 63 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .297 | .379 | .481 | 860 | -- | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota | AL | 24 | Min | MLB | 79 | 252 | 34 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .258 | .339 | .365 | 704 | 46% | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | Minnesota | AL | 25 | Min | MLB | 142 | 460 | 74 | 114 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 7 | 4 | 76 | 81 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .248 | .366 | .415 | 781 | -- | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | Minnesota | AL | 26 | Min | MLB | 152 | 557 | 91 | 155 | 36 | 6 | 21 | 77 | 16 | 8 | 86 | 64 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .278 | .387 | .478 | 865 | 53% | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | GCL Twins | GCL | 27 | Min | Rk | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | 500 | -- | ||||||||||||
| Fort Myers | FSL | 27 | Min | A+ | 4 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .647 | .643 | 1290 | -- | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | AL | 27 | Min | MLB | 118 | 406 | 58 | 105 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 26 | 4 | 57 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .259 | .353 | .355 | 708 | -- | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | Minnesota | AL | 28 | Min | MLB | 156 | 561 | 84 | 171 | 44 | 2 | 13 | 88 | 23 | 7 | 91 | 63 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .305 | .405 | .460 | 865 | 59% | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | NY Mets | NL | 29 | Nym | MLB | 48 | 183 | 24 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .246 | .352 | .366 | 718 | 64% | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota | AL | 29 | Min | MLB | 103 | 376 | 71 | 110 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 63 | 46 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .293 | .396 | .439 | 835 | 57% | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | Akron | East | 30 | Cle | AA | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .231 | .000 | 231 | -- | ||||||||||||
| Cleveland | AL | 30 | Cle | MLB | 114 | 416 | 71 | 98 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 57 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .236 | .342 | .399 | 741 | 53% | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | Akron | East | 31 | Cle | AA | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .053 | .143 | .053 | 196 | -- | ||||||||||||
| Cleveland | AL | 31 | Cle | MLB | 99 | 374 | 57 | 93 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .249 | .343 | .420 | 763 | 44% | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Cleveland | AL | 32 | Cle | MLB | 150 | 591 | 109 | 164 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 70 | 23 | 9 | 74 | 84 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .277 | .366 | .421 | 787 | 43% | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Chi Cubs | NL | 33 | Chc | MLB | 19 | 78 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .244 | .289 | .308 | 597 | 52% | ||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | NL | 33 | Pit | MLB | 101 | 374 | 53 | 102 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 58 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .273 | .380 | .433 | 813 | 54% | |||||||||||||
| NY Yankees | AL | 33 | Nyy | MLB | 21 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .263 | .250 | 513 | 50% | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | Seattle | AL | 34 | Sea | MLB | 11 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .310 | .259 | 569 | 40% | ||||||||||||
| Major League Totals - 12 Season(s) | 1334 | 4763 | 756 | 1273 | 267 | 17 | 138 | 631 | 165 | 66 | 681 | 613 | 94 | 34 | 2 | 30 | 113 | .267 | .368 | .417 | 785 | 52% | |||||||||||||||||
| Minor League Totals - 8 Season(s) | 466 | 1630 | 288 | 460 | 95 | 13 | 38 | 206 | 114 | 48 | 262 | 247 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 17 | .282 | .389 | .426 | 815 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
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[1994] - Florida State League All-Star OF [2000] - Minnesota Twins Player of the Year, Played in MLB All-Star Game [2004] - Played in MLB All-Star Game |
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Lawton was the 12th Major League Player suspended for testing positive for steroids. He was with the New York Yankees at the time and the announcement was made after the conclusion of the 2005 playoffs. Lawton was left off the Yankees post-season roster. Notes: Played in 2 All-Star games during his career (2000, 2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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