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Karim Garcia

Birthdate:

10/29/1975

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 200 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Ciudad Obregon, , Mexico

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

In 1992 the 17-year old left-hander Karim Garcia from Ciudad Obregon Mexico signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent, then played in the minors where he hit a total of 60 homers in about 2 ½ seasons until September 1995 when he was called up to the majors. He injured his shoulder and played only 29 games in LA, the rest in the minors, until he was traded to Arizona in 1998. Karim Garcia was given a chance with the Diamond Backs and hit 10 doubles, 8 triples and 9 homers in 113 games.

However after a solid season with Detroit in 1999 he was traded to Baltimore. Altogether Karim Garcia played for 8 teams in his 10-year major league career. Played in 2007 spring training with Phillies and released at end of March. Baseball Historian 1998 TOPPS BB Card

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
14 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1995	LAD (NL)	13	20	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	SLG
1996	LAD (NL)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1997	LAD (NL)	15	39	5	5	0	0	1	8	6	14	0	0	1	0	0	1	.128	.239	SLG
1998	ARI (NL)	113	333	39	74	10	8	9	43	18	78	5	4	1	0	0	3	.222	.260	SLG
1999	DET (AL)	96	288	38	69	10	3	14	32	20	67	2	4	1	0	0	1	.240	.288	SLG
2000	DET (AL)	8	17	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	SLG
2000	BAL (AL)	8	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
2001	CLE (AL)	20	45	8	14	3	0	5	9	3	13	0	0	0	1	0	1	.311	.360	SLG
2002	CLE (AL)	51	197	29	59	8	0	16	52	6	40	0	3	0	0	0	2	.299	.317	SLG
2002	NYY (AL)	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	SLG
2003	NYY (AL)	52	151	17	46	5	0	6	21	9	32	0	2	1	0	0	1	.305	.342	SLG
2003	CLE (AL)	24	93	8	18	1	0	5	14	5	20	0	0	1	1	0	2	.194	.238	SLG
2004	BAL (AL)	23	66	9	14	0	0	3	11	4	15	0	0	1	0	0	3	.212	.247	SLG
2004	NYM (NL)	62	192	24	45	7	2	7	22	10	35	3	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.272	SLG
14 years		488	1463	180	352	44	13	66	212	81	330	10	13	6	2	0	14	.241	.279	.SLG

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