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Gene Garber

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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