Garth Iorg
[edit] Biography
Garth Iorg (Garth Ray Iorg) was born on October 12, 1954 in Arcata, California. He made his Major League debut on April 9, 1978 for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1980, his rookie year, he hit .248 with 2 home runs and 14 RBI. Iorg played for the Toronto Blue Jays for his entire 9 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Garth Iorg's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1982, when he hit for a .285 average. However, others believe that it was 1983, when he hit for a .275 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 19
| 49
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .163
| .218
| .163
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| 80
| 222
| 24
| 55
| 2
| 14
| .248
| .286
| .329
| 10
| 1
| 12
| 39
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| 70
| 215
| 17
| 52
| 0
| 10
| .242
| .269
| .293
| 11
| 0
| 7
| 31
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| 129
| 417
| 45
| 119
| 1
| 36
| .285
| .307
| .365
| 20
| 5
| 12
| 38
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 6
|
| 1983
| TOR
| A
| 122
| 375
| 40
| 103
| 2
| 39
| .275
| .298
| .376
| 22
| 5
| 13
| 45
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 3
| 10
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 121
| 247
| 24
| 56
| 1
| 25
| .227
| .244
| .304
| 10
| 3
| 5
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 131
| 288
| 33
| 90
| 7
| 37
| .313
| .358
| .469
| 22
| 1
| 21
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 6
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 137
| 327
| 30
| 85
| 3
| 44
| .260
| .303
| .352
| 19
| 1
| 20
| 47
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 7
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 122
| 310
| 35
| 65
| 4
| 30
| .210
| .262
| .284
| 11
| 0
| 21
| 52
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 931
| 2450
| 251
| 633
| 20
| 238
| .258
| .292
| .347
| 125
| 16
| 114
| 298
| 11
| 21
| 23
| 9
| 55
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 18
| 17
| 137
| 34
| 51
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 20
| 17
| 149.2
| 13
| 44
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 11
| 1
| 36
| 27
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 14
| 8
| 83.2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 32
| 27
| 236.2
| 67
| 104
| 2
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 13
| 8
| 82.2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 2
| 1
| 9.1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 10.2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 46
| 42
| 375
| 82
| 152
| 9
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 17
| 11
| 101.2
| 12
| 26
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 100
| 76
| 668.1
| 57
| 155
| 12
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 30
| 22
| 224.2
| 57
| 81
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 86
| 58
| 519.1
| 36
| 127
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1983
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 40
| 33
| 308.2
| 69
| 96
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1983
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 113
| 58
| 569.1
| 62
| 110
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 8
| 1
| 24
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 105
| 57
| 574.2
| 39
| 137
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 23
| 17
| 163
| 32
| 55
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 90
| 42
| 462
| 30
| 98
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 52
| 35
| 329.1
| 61
| 87
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 2B
| 91
| 75
| 670.1
| 139
| 195
| 6
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 29
| 9
| 114
| 10
| 26
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 560
| 328
| 3159
| 259
| 723
| 46
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 13
| 8
| 82.2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 12
| 1
| 39.1
| 31
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 14
| 8
| 83.2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 340
| 269
| 2468.2
| 544
| 827
| 33
| 167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 9
| 1
| 28
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 8th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973).
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays from New York Yankees (41st pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 5, 1976).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
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