Steve Garvey's Perfect Season At First Base, Dodgers at Padres, September 28, 1973.

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Can you go through an entire season on First Base without having an error charged to you? Unless your name is Steve Garvey, the answer is no. As you might have surmised, Garvey did just that, posting his yet-to-be-equalled feat in 1984 with the San Diego Padres.

With a career .294 on 2599 hits and 272 home runs, Garvey's no slouch. A standout number, though, has to be his 1270 consecutive games played.

Let's rewind the clock to 1973. It's September 28th, and the Dodgers have sewn up the division and are in a dead rubber with the San Diego Padres. Garvey is camping out, as always, on first base. Years down the line, he’ll join the Padres from the Dodgers, but there were a few All-Star appearances and one World Series ring before that point.

Vin Scully has the microphone.

You can find the boxscore here:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197309280.shtml

This game was played on September 28, 1973.