Garry Lewis Templeton (born March 24, 1956 in Lockney, Texas) was a Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, and New York Mets from 1976 to 1991. Templeton was primarily a shortstop with good batting numbers in an era when that position did not provide much offense. The Padres acquired him in a trade for Ozzie Smith at the end of the 1981 season for precisely this reason. Unfortunately, Smith developed into a better hitter with the Cardinals than he had been with the Padres, and was much better defensively than Templeton. As a result, Templeton is unfairly maligned for being part of a what was considered a lopsided trade. March 24 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lockney is a town located in Floyd County, Texas. ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... The St. ... The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. ... The New York Mets are a Major League Baseball team based in Flushing, Queens, New York. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ... Ozzie Smith was well-known for his defensive plays at shortstop. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External Link

• Garry Templeton at Baseball Reference

He went to school at Valley High School in Santa Ana, CA.