Steve Garvey Career Highlights: Won the 1974 NL MVP.
Broke the NL consecutive games played record, playing in 1,207 games - the second longest streak next to Gehrig at the time. Hit .300 seven times and finished with a .294 career average with 2,599 hits.
Collected 200 hits six times in seven seasons, earning ALL-Star nods every year, including 1974 when he became the only man ever elected to start the All-Star Game as a write-in candidate. Garvey earned the MVP award in that game and later won another in the mid-summer classic. Won four Gold Glove awards and set a ML record with his .996 fielding percentage at first base. Set a NL record by playing 193 straight games without committing an error. Drove in 100 runs five times, including four straight years (1977-1980).
Hit .300 or better in eight of his 11 post-season series. Hit .389 with four homers and seven RBI in the four-game 1978 NLCS win. Hit 10 home runs in the NLCS, setting a record at the time, and hit .338 with 11 homers, 31 RBI and 32 runs scored in 55 post-season contests. Delivered several clutch post-season performances, including Game Four of the 1984 NLCS when he lifted the Padres into the fifth game. Garvey drove in five runs, including the game winner