Matt Lawton

Matthew Lawton III
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 186 lbs.
Born: November 3, 1971 in Gulfport, MS
Drafted: 13th round 1991 by the Minnesota Twins
Acquired: traded from the Twins for
Rick Reed, July 2001
Departed: traded to the Cleveland Indians with
Alex Escobar, Jerrod Riggan, and two players to be named later (Earl Snyder and Billy Traber) for Roberto Alomar, Mike Bacsik, and Danny Peoples, December 2001

 

Matt had a history with the Mets before he ever stepped on the field at Shea; his older brother Marcus was a top prospect in the '80s, and Matt served as a batboy in the Mets minor-league system while his brother was a player. His stopover in New York was a brief one, though, as he was traded to Cleveland in the Roberto Alomar deal following the 2001 season. Pictured here is his card from the 2001 MLB Showdown Unlimited set. Over a dozen more cards appear below.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R    H  2B 3B  HR RBI   TB  SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
===========================================================================================
1995 Min AL   21   60  11   19   4  1   1  12   28   1  1  11   7   3   0  0 .414 .467 .317
1996 Min AL   79  252  34   65   7  1   6  42   92   4  4  28  28   4   0  2 .339 .365 .258
1997 Min AL  142  460  74  114  29  3  14  60  191   7  4  81  76  10   1  1 .366 .415 .248
1998 Min AL  152  557  91  155  36  6  21  77  266  16  8  64  86  15   0  4 .387 .478 .278
1999 Min AL  118  406  58  105  18  0   7  54  144  26  4  42  57   6   0  7 .353 .355 .259
2000 Min AL  156  561  84  171  44  2  13  88  258  23  7  63  91   7   0  5 .405 .460 .305
2001 2teams  151  559  95  155  36  1  13  64  232  29  8  80  85  11   0  2 .382 .415 .277
2002 Cle AL  114  416  71   98  19  2  15  57  166   8  9  34  59   8   1  0 .342 .399 .236
2003 Cle AL   99  374  57   93  19  0  15  53  157  10  3  47  47   7   0  1 .343 .420 .249
2004 Cle AL  150  591 109  164  25  0  20  70  249  23  9  84  74  11   0  4 .366 .421 .277
2005 3teams  141  500  67  127  30  1  13  53  198  18  9  77  69  12   0  4 .356 .396 .254
2006 Sea AL   11   27   5    7   0  0   0   1    7   0  0   2   2   0   0  0 .310 .259 .259
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METS TOTALS   48  183  24   45  11  1   3  13   67  10  2  34  22   8   0  0 .352 .366 .246
OTHER CLUBS 1286 4580 732 1228 256 16 135 618 1921 155 64 579 659  86   2 30 .368 .419 .268
===========================================================================================
CAREER TOTS 1334 4763 756 1273 267 17 138 631 1988 165 66 613 681  94   2 30 .368 .417 .267

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R    H  2B 3B  HR RBI   TB  SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
===========================================================================================
2001 Min AL  103  376  71  110  25  0  10  51  165  19  6  46  63   3   0  2 .396 .439 .293
2001 *METS*   48  183  24   45  11  1   3  13   67  10  2  34  22   8   0  0 .352 .366 .246
2005 Pit NL  101  374  53  102  28  1  10  44  162  16  9  61  58   9   0  4 .380 .433 .273
2005 Chi NL   19   78   8   19   2  0   1   5   24   1  0   8   4   1   0  0 .289 .308 .244
2005 N Y AL   21   48   6    6   0  0   2   4   12   1  0   8   7   2   0  0 .263 .250 .125

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1996 Pacific Crown

1997 Donruss Preferred Bronze

1998 Topps Finest

1999 Pacific

1993 Classic Best Fort Wayne Wizards #14
1993 Fleer/ProCards Fort Wayne Wizards #1982

1994 Classic Fort Myers Miracle #12
1994 Fleer/ProCards Florida State League All-Stars #FSL-10
1994 Fleer/ProCards Fort Myers Miracle #1180

1995 Multi-Ad Hardware City Rock Cats #10

1996 Sportflix

1996 Donruss #432
1996 Fleer Ultra #376
1996 Leaf Signature Series Silver (autographed)
1996 Pacific Crown Collection #354
1996 Pinnacle #168
1996 Pinnacle Aficionado #184
1996 Score #495
(Rookie)
1996 Sportflix #136
1996 Topps Finest #312
(Prodigies)
1996 Topps Stadium Club #437

1997 Donruss Preferred Bronze #53
1997 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion #G88
1997 New Pinnacle #126
1997 Topps #428
1997 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #381

1997 New Pinnacle

1998 Pacific Crown Collection #136
1998 Pacific Online Silver #423
1998 Topps Chrome #208
1998 Topps Finest #117
1998 Topps Finest Refractor #117
R
1998 Upper Deck #129
1998 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #409

1999 Bowman Chrome #283
1999 Bowman International #283
1999 Fleer Brilliants #57
1999 Fleer Tradition #162
1999 Pacific #248
1999 Pacific Crown Royale #81
1999 Pacific Invincible #85
1999 Pacific Paramount Gold #134
1999 Skybox Premium Autographics (autographed)
1999 Skybox Thunder #108
1999 Topps #94
1999 Topps Opening Day #53
1999 Topps Stadium Club #37
1999 Upper Deck Ultimate Victory #64
1999 Upper Deck Victory #227

2000 Skybox Metal Emerald

2001 Fleer Platinum RC

2002 Topps 206

2003 SP Authentic

2000 Fleer Mystique #51
2000 Fleer Showcase #22
2000 Fleer/Skybox Impact #87
2000 Fleer Tradition #209
2000 Fleer Ultra #37
2000 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion #37G
2000 MLB Showdown Unlimited #254
2000 Pacific #249
2000 Pacific Omega #84
2000 Pacific Omega Gold #84 (012/120)
2000 Pacific Paramount #136
2000 Pacific Revolution #84
2000 Pacific Ruby #249
2000 Skybox Dominion #94
2000 Skybox Metal #144
2000 Skybox Metal Emerald #144
2000 Topps #262

2000 Topps Certified Autograph Issue #TA7 (autographed)
2000 Topps Chrome #262
2000 Topps Finest #221
2000 Upper Deck #428

2000 Upper Deck Black Diamond Rookie Edition #34

2000 Upper Deck Black Diamond Rookie Edition Gold #34 (0942/1000)
2000 Upper Deck Pros & Prospects #37
2000 Upper Deck SPX #178
2000 Upper Deck Ultimate Victory #34
2000 Upper Deck Ultimate Victory Red Parallel #34 (023/100)

2000 Victory Red Parallel

2001 Topps Heritage

2001 Bowman #81
2001 Bowman Chrome #61

2001 Bowman Heritage #61
2001 Bowman Heritage Chrome #BHC61
2001 Fleer Authority Diamond Cuts (game-worn hat)
2001 Fleer EX #8
2001 Fleer Futures #161
2001 Fleer Game Time #63
2001 Fleer Genuine #28
2001 Fleer Legacy #72
2001 Fleer Legacy Ultimate #72
(148/250)
2001 Fleer Platinum #55
2001 Fleer Platinum RC #324
2001 Fleer Premium #189
2001 Fleer Showcase #47
2001 Fleer Showcase Autographics (autographed)
2001 Fleer Tradition #224
2001 Fleer Tradition #446
(Twins Leaders)
2001 Fleer Triple Crown #72
2001 Pacific #245
2001 Topps Chrome #163
2001 Topps Fusion Features #F16 (game-used bat)
2001 Topps Heritage #38
2001 Topps Opening Day #68
2001 Topps Stadium Club Souvenirs #SCS6 (game-worn jersey)
2001 Upper Deck #351
2001 Upper Deck MVP #120
2001 Upper Deck Ovation #22
2001 Upper Deck Pros & Prospects #75
2001 Upper Deck Reserve #72
2001 Upper Deck SP Authentic #30
2001 Upper Deck SP Game Bat Milestone Edition #75
2001 Upper Deck SP Game Used Edition #23
2001 Upper Deck SPX #32
2001 Upper Deck Sweet Spot #115
2001 Upper Deck Victory #217 (Stat Leaders)
2001 Upper Deck Vintage #126

2002 Upper Deck 40 Man Electric

2002 Bowman Heritage #368
2002 Fleer Box Score #35
2002 Fleer Focus #143
2002 Fleer Maximum #106
2002 Fleer Premium #133
2002 Fleer Tradition #402
2002 Fleer Tradition Update #236
2002 Fleer Triple Crown #149
2002 Fleer Ultra #169
2002 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion #169
2002 Leaf #126
2002 Leaf Rookies & Stars #35
2002 Leaf 2001 Lineage #126
2002 MLB Showdown Trading Deadline #069
2002 Topps #433
2002 Topps Gold Label #165

2002 Topps Heritage #187

2002 Topps Reserve #115
2002 Topps Total #617
2002 Topps Traded and Rookies Tools of the Trade #TTRR-MLB (game-used bat)
2002 Topps 206 #217
2002 Upper Deck #391
2002 Upper Deck #570
2002 Upper Deck Authentics #26
2002 Upper Deck Ballpark Idols #30
2002 Upper Deck 40 Man #156
2002 Upper Deck 40 Man #1063
(Hitmakers)
2002 Upper Deck 40 Man Electric #156
2002 Upper Deck MVP #45
2002 Upper Deck Victory #67
2002 Upper Deck Victory Gold #67
2002 Upper Deck Vintage #221

2003 Donruss #120
2003 Donruss Team Heroes #155
2003 Fleer Hardball #68
2003 Fleer Hardball Gold #68
2003 Fleer Ultra #18
2003 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion #18
2003 Topps #234
2003 Topps Chrome #171
2003 Topps 205 #263
(tobacco-sized; Sovereign back)
2003 Upper Deck #301
2003 Upper Deck 40 Man #111
2003 Upper Deck SP Authentic #13
2003 Upper Deck Victory #32
(black border; single)
2003 Upper Deck Victory #32
(green border; double)

2004 Topps Heritage

2005 Topps Heritage

2005 Bowman Heritage

2004 Bazooka #236
2004 Donruss #113
2004 Fleer Ultra #286
2004 Topps #86

2004 Topps Heritage #233

2005 Bowman Heritage #63
2005 Donruss #163
2005 Donruss Studio #228
2005 Donruss Zenith #115
2005 Fleer Tradition #132
2005 Fleer Ultra #43
2005 MLB Showdown #097
2005 Topps Heritage #151
2005 Topps Total #434
2005 Topps Total Silver #434

2006 Topps Heritage #133
2006 Upper Deck #314
2006 Upper Deck Diamond Collection #DC-LA
2006 Upper Deck First Pitch #153

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