Steve Garvey

Steve Garvey
Steve Garvey
	First baseman
	Born: December 22, 1948; Tampa, Florida, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 1, 1969, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
	May 23, 1987, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average	.294
Hits	2,599
Home runs	272
Runs batted in	1,308
Teams
	Los Angeles Dodgers (1969–1982); San Diego Padres (1983–1987);
Career highlights and awards
	10× All-Star (1974–1981, 1984, 1985); World Series champion (1981); NL MVP (1974); 2× NLCS MVP (1978, 1984); 4× Gold Glove Award (1974–1977); Roberto Clemente Award (1981); San Diego Padres No. 6 retired;

Steven Patrick Garvey (born December 22, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres from 1969 to 1987.

Garvey began his major league career with the Dodgers in 1969. He won the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player Award in 1974 and was the National League Championship Series MVP in 1978. Garvey won his only World Series ring as a member of the Dodgers' 1981 Series-winning squad.

Garvey signed with the Padres in December 1982 and remained with the team until 1987, when his playing career ended. In 1984, Garvey was once again named a National League Championship Series MVP; he hit a dramatic walk-off home run to win Game Four of the Championship Series for the Padres. Overall, Garvey was an NL All-Star for 10 seasons. He holds the NL record for consecutive games played with 1,207. The Padres retired Garvey's No. 6 in 1988.

In October 2023, Garvey announced his candidacy as a Republican for U.S. Senate from the state of California in the 2024 elections.

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