On September 1, 2000, Garvey and his management company, Garvey Management Group, were charged by the Federal Trade Commission in the United States District Court for the Central District of California for false advertising related to a weight-loss product. In 2004, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that Garvey was not liable for the content of the infomercials as he was merely a spokesman. He had earned $1.1 million for appearing in the advertisements. Honors Steve Garvey Junior High School (1978), in Lindsay, California, was named for him, but was eventually renamed as part of Reagan Elementary in 2011. In 1981, Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included him in their book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time. Garvey's jersey No. 6, worn when he was both a Padre and Dodger, was retired by the Padres on April 16, 1988. Irish American Hall of Fame (2009). Michigan State University Athletics Hall of Fame (2010). He was selected to the initial class of "Legends of Dodger Baseball" in 2019. See also List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks References External links Steve Garvey at SABR 1948 births Living people American people of Irish descent Major League Baseball first basemen Los Angeles Dodgers players San Diego Padres players National League Most Valuable Player Award winners National League Championship Series MVPs Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVPs National League All-Stars Gold Glove Award winners Major League Baseball players with retired numbers Ogden Dodgers players Albuquerque Dodgers players Spokane Indians players Michigan State Spartans baseball players Michigan State Spartans football players Major League Baseball broadcasters Los Angeles Dodgers Legend Bureau George D. Chamberlain High School alumni Baseball players from Tampa, Florida