Garry Lewis Templeton (born March 24, 1956) is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager.

He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, and New York Mets from 1976 to 1991.

Born in Lockney, Texas, Templeton was hailed by many as one of the best players in baseball early in his career with St. Louis, which featured All-Star selections in 1977 and 1979.

In 1979, he made history as the first switch-hitter to collect 100 hits from each side of the plate, a feat achieved only once more by Willie Wilson in 1980.

[2] He continued to hit well in 1980 and 1981; however, he was not popular with Cardinals fans, who felt he had an uninterested style of play in his body language.

On one play when Templeton did not run to first on a dropped third strike, he was booed and heckled by the crowd, and responded with a rude gesture, then got into a shoving match with his manager, Whitey Herzog, when he returned to the dugout.

[8][7] The trade turned out to be a clear win for the Cardinals, as Ozzie Smith went on to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

[14][full citation needed] His son, Garry Templeton II, played minor league baseball from 1999–2007.