How Acquired: Chosen by Yankees in the 19th round of the June 1979 free-agent draft.
Major League debut: Sept. 8, 1982 vs. Orioles, replaced Dave Winfield in left field.
Major League Service: 12 years. Named Yankees 10th captain on Feb. 28, 1991.

Career Highlights
-- Won the 1984 AL batting championship (.343), the first Yankee since Mickey Mantle in 1956.
-- Won the 1985 AL Most Valuable Player award, the first Yankee MVP since Thurman Munson (1976). He led the majors with 145 RBI (most by a Yankee since Joe DiMaggio had 155 in 1948). His 211 hits were most by a Yankee since Red Rolfe (213) in 1939.
-- Nine-time AL Gold Glove Award winner 1985-89, 1991-94, an AL record.
-- Six-time All-Star, 1984-89.

Records
-- Most grand slams (6) in a season (1987); most home runs in seven consecutive games (9), July 8-17; and eight consecutive games (10), July 8-18, 1987.
-- Shares record for most doubles in an inning (2), April 11, 1987, seventh inning; most consecutive games of one or more home runs (8), July 8-18, 1987; most sacrifice flies, game (3), May 3, 1986; most putouts and chances by a first basemen, nine-inning game (22), July 20, 1987.
-- AL record for most at-bats by a lefthander, season (677).
-- AL record, most consecutive games one or more extra-base hits, season (10), July 7-July 19, 1987. Babe Ruth had nine in 1921.

Yankees History
-- Ranked fifth in hits (2,153); seventh in home runs (222);
-- Ranked seventh with 133 home runs on Yankee Stadium's all-time 100-home run list.
-- Sixth Yankee to have more than 2,000 hits, joining Hall-of Famers Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, and Yogi Berra. -- Ranked eighth with runs scored, 1,007.
-- Season record of 53 doubles in 1986, breaking previous record of 52 by Lou Gehrig in 1927.
-- Single-season record of 238 hits in 1986, breaking mark of 231 set in 1927 by Earle Combs.
-- Set team record and tied AL record for fielding percentage as a position player in 1993 (.998) and 1994 (.998).
-- In 1986, with a .352 batting average, became the first lefthander to hit .350 or better since Gehrig (.351) in 1937.

Replacements for Don

-- Tino Martinez: Seems to be the frontrunner. At 27, Martinez is relatively young and is coming off his best season in the majors. Hit .293 with 31 home runs and 111 RBI before falling flat in the ALCS. Mariners have until Dec. 20 to make him an offer or he becomes a free agent. Seattle wanted Andy Pettitte earlier, but Yankees didn't bite.

-- Fred McGriff: Devastating lefthanded swing would be productive in the Bronx. A free agent, the Braves have shown some interest in re-signing him to a three-year, $15-million deal, but McGriff reportedly wants five years. Batted .280 with 27 home runs and 93 RBI last season.

-- Wade Boggs: The internal solution. A Gold Glove third baseman, Boggs has shown he also can handle first base. Move would allow Russ Davis to finally get his shot at third. Either way, the switch doesn't do much to improve the club's power numbers and that seems to be the advantage of Mattingly's departure. Probably the most cost-efficient decision.

-- Mark McGwire: Athletics have put him on the block, but his price tag and frequent back and foot problems make him an iffy proposition. Still an offensive force. Hit .274 with 39 home runs and 90 RBI in only 104 games last season.

-- Cecil Fielder: Huge bat (31 HRs, 82 RBI). Huge waistline. Huge contract. Fielder is scheduled to make a minimum of $14 million for the remaining two years of his contract. Creative financing and a multi-player deal is the only way this could happen. The Tigers have been trying to unload Fielder all summer.

-- Will Clark: Another lefthanded hitter well-suited to Yankee Stadium, but his contract is a bit overwhelming. Clark has three years left on a five-year contract worth $28 million. He will make $6 million each of the next two seasons and $6.5 million in 1998. Hit .303 with 14 home runs and 82 RBI last season.
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Managers He Played For.
Clyde King -- 1982.
Billy Martin -- 1983.
Yogi Berra -- 1983.
Billy Martin -- 1985.
Lou Piniella -- 1985.
Billy Martin -- 1987.
Dallas Green -- 1988.
Bucky Dent -- 1989.
Stump Merrill -- 1990.
Buck Showalter -- 1991.

Mattingly By the Numbers.
Year Avg. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB.
1982 .167 7 12 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0.
1983 .283 91 279 34 79 15 4 4 32 21 31 0.
1984 .343 153 603 91 207 44 2 23 110 41 33 0.
1985 .324 159 652 107 211 48 3 35 145 56 41 2.
1986 .352 162 677 117 238 53 2 31 113 53 35 0.
1987 .327 141 569 93 186 39 2 30 115 51 38 1.
1988 .311 144 599 94 186 37 0 18 88 41 29 1.
1989 .303 158 631 79 191 37 2 23 113 51 30 3.
1990 .256 112 394 40 101 16 0 5 42 28 20 1.
1991 .288 152 587 64 169 35 0 9 68 46 42 2.
1992 .288 157 640 89 184 40 0 14 86 39 43 3.
1993 .291 134 530 78 154 27 2 17 86 61 42 0.
1994 .304 97 372 62 113 20 1 6 51 60 24 0.
1995 .288 128 458 59 132 32 2 7 49 40 35 0.
Tot. .307 1785 7003 1007 2153 442 20 222 1099 588 444 13.
Brand, Rick

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