1,319 total chances (1,232 putouts and 87 assists) flawlessly in 159 games for the Padres. Led by Garvey, winning his second National League Championship Series MVP award, the Padres won their first National League pennant over the Chicago Cubs in 1984. In Game 4, Tony Gwynn drew an intentional walk that Garvey converted into one of his four RBIs. After getting hits in the third, fifth, and seventh innings, Garvey capped off his efforts with a two-run walk-off home run off Lee Smith in the ninth inning. As he rounded third base, Garvey was met by fellow Padres who later carried him off the field in celebration. The home run became popular among San Diego Padres fans and was captured in a sequence of three shots by Padres team photographer Martin Mann. He was the only photographer to get a sequence of shots of the swing, and went on to sell limited edition series photos of "The Home Run", along with appearances on local television. In an interview with The San Diego Union Tribune, Martin Mann said, “It was like nothing I’ve ever seen at a baseball game. It was just a magical night. There was something about that night, I don't know what it was. It felt like something was going to happen.” Garvey made his final appearance in a game on May 23, 1987, pinch-hitting for Lance McCullers in the ninth inning. He hit a flyout in his one appearance at the plate. In his 19-year MLB career, Garvey was a .294 hitter with 272 home runs and 1308 RBI in 2332 games played. MLB statistics Steve Garvey's major league stats: Hall of Fame candidacy In his 15 years (1993–2007) on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA), Garvey failed to reach the 75% required for induction. His highest percentage of votes was 42.6% in ; he received 21.1% in his final year on the ballot. He was considered by the Hall of Fames's Expansion Era Committee (for the 1973–present era) in voting for and and was not elected. In 2017, he was on the 10 candidate ballot that was considered by the Hall's Modern Baseball Era Committee (for the 1970–1987 era) in voting for and fell short of the 75% threshold. In the December 2019 voting by the Modern Baseball Era's 16-member committee for the Hall of Fame class,