Garry Templeton Trades and Transactions

The Garry Templeton trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Garry Templeton has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"He (Garry Templeton) doesn't want to play in St. Louis. He doesn't want to play on turf. He doesn't want to play when we go into Montreal. He doesn't want to play in the Astrodome. He doesn't want to play in the rain. The other eighty games he's all right." - St. Louis Cardinals Manager Whitey Herzog (1981)

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Garry Templeton

Garry Templeton Autograph on a 1991 Score (#117)

Garry Templeton Autograph on a 1991 Score (#117)
 

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Birth Name:   Garry Lewis Templeton
Nickname:   Jump Steady
Born On:   03-24-1956  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lockney, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Valley High School (Santa Ana, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   08-09-1976 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-05-1991
Draft:   1974 : 1st Round (13th)
Garry Templeton

Trades & Transactions

06-05-1974: Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (13th pick overall) — free-agent draft.
12-10-1981: Traded by St. Louis Cardinals (with Sixto Lezcano and Luis DeLeon) to San Diego Padres for Ozzie Smith, Steve Mura and Al Olmsted.
11-04-1988: Granted free agency.
12-06-1988: Signed by San Diego Padres.
05-31-1991: Traded by San Diego Padres to New York Mets for Tim Teufel.
11-04-1991: Granted free agency.


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