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Gene Garber
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Birthdate: 11/13/1947    
Height / Weight: 5' 10" / 175 lbs. Place of Birth: Lancaster, PA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

One of the top reliever in baseball history, the rubber-armed, side-arming, right-hander appeared in a mind-boggling 931 games. He broke into the majors at age 21 in 1969 with the Pirates and tossed his last big-league pitch in 1988 at age 40. In his long brilliant career, including 5-seasons with Philadelphia, 1974-78, and 11 in Atlanta, 1978-87, Garber collected 218 saves, worked 1,510 innings, had a solid 3.34 career ERA and finished with a 96-113 career-record. Well-known for his outstanding change-up and great control, he used a pitching style with a lot-of-movement to baffle batters with a pitch they dropped over home plate like a water slide. Career: 940 Strikeouts, 445 Walks


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1969 PIT (NL) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 3 3 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 5.40
1970 PIT (NL) 14 0 0 3 0 0 0 22.1 22 13 13 4 10 1 7 0 2 0 5.24
1972 PIT (NL) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 7 5 5 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 7.11
1973 KCR (AL) 48 8 9 9 11 4 0 152.2 164 78 72 14 49 15 60 4 2 0 4.24
1974 KCR (AL) 17 0 1 2 1 0 0 28.0 35 21 15 3 13 9 14 2 1 0 4.82
1974 PHI (NL) 34 0 4 0 4 0 0 48.0 39 15 11 1 31 15 27 3 1 1 2.06
1975 PHI (NL) 71 0 10 12 14 0 0 110.0 104 48 44 13 27 11 69 1 2 0 3.60
1976 PHI (NL) 59 0 9 3 11 0 0 92.2 78 33 29 4 30 8 92 2 4 0 2.82
1977 PHI (NL) 64 0 8 6 19 0 0 103.1 82 30 27 6 23 8 78 1 2 0 2.35
1978 ATL (NL) 43 0 4 4 22 0 0 78.1 58 26 22 11 13 3 61 3 2 2 2.53
1978 PHI (NL) 22 0 2 1 3 0 0 38.2 26 6 6 1 11 3 24 0 3 2 1.40
1979 ATL (NL) 68 0 6 16 25 0 0 106.0 121 66 51 10 24 9 56 0 5 0 4.33
1980 ATL (NL) 68 0 5 5 7 0 0 82.1 95 42 35 6 24 5 51 0 0 0 3.83
1981 ATL (NL) 35 0 4 6 2 0 0 58.2 49 23 17 2 20 9 34 1 0 1 2.61
1982 ATL (NL) 69 0 8 10 30 0 0 119.1 100 40 31 4 32 16 68 1 2 0 2.34
1983 ATL (NL) 43 0 4 5 9 0 0 60.2 72 37 31 8 23 7 45 2 2 1 4.60
1984 ATL (NL) 62 0 3 6 11 0 0 106.0 103 45 36 7 24 9 55 1 2 1 3.06
1985 ATL (NL) 59 0 6 6 1 0 0 97.1 98 41 39 8 25 8 66 1 2 0 3.61
1986 ATL (NL) 61 0 5 5 24 0 0 78.0 76 23 22 3 20 7 56 4 1 0 2.54
1987 ATL (NL) 49 0 8 10 10 0 0 69.1 87 39 34 7 28 10 48 4 1 0 4.41
1987 KCR (AL) 13 0 0 0 8 0 0 14.1 13 5 4 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 2.51
1988 KCR (AL) 26 0 0 4 6 0 0 32.2 29 15 13 4 13 2 20 0 2 2 3.58
22 years   931 9 96 113 218 4 0 1510.0 1464 654 560 123 445 155 940 30 37 10 3.34
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1969 PIT (NL) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1970 PIT (NL) 14 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 SLG
1972 PIT (NL) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1973 KCR (AL) 49 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1974 PHI (NL) 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1974 KCR (AL) 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1975 PHI (NL) 71 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 SLG
1976 PHI (NL) 59 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .286 .444 SLG
1977 PHI (NL) 64 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1978 ATL (NL) 44 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .91 .167 SLG
1978 PHI (NL) 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1979 ATL (NL) 68 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300 .462 SLG
1980 ATL (NL) 68 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 SLG
1981 ATL (NL) 35 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1982 ATL (NL) 69 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 .133 .235 SLG
1983 ATL (NL) 43 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .400 SLG
1984 ATL (NL) 62 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 SLG
1985 ATL (NL) 59 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 SLG
1986 ATL (NL) 61 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .286 SLG
1987 KCR (AL) 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1987 ATL (NL) 49 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .200 SLG
1988 KCR (AL) 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
22 years   933 115 7 17 0 0 0 4 12 41 0 0 0 0 11 0 .148 .228 .SLG



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