Gene Garber

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)
Born: November 13, 1947 in Lancaster, PA us
Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Elizabethtown HS (Elizabethtown, PA).
High School: Elizabethtown HS (Elizabethtown, PA)
School: Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown, PA)
Debut: June 17, 1969 (12,851st in major league history)
vs. CHC 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER
Last Game: July 1, 1988
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Full Name: Henry Eugene Garber

Played For
Pittsburgh Pirates (1969-1972)
Kansas City Royals (1973-1974)
Philadelphia Phillies (1974-1978)
Atlanta Braves (1978-1987)
Kansas City Royals (1987-1988)

Post-Season Appearances
1976 National League Championship Series
1977 National League Championship Series
1982 National League Championship Series

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Notable Events and Chronology

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July 13, 1973

Bobby Murcer hits three home runs in Royal beating

October 7, 1977

 Los Angeles Dodgers catch lightning in a bottle and score 3 in 9th to beat Philadelphia in NLCS

August 1, 1978

Cincinnati Reds star Pete Rose ends at 44 games

April 20, 1982

The Atlanta Braves record their 12th consecutive victory from the beginning of the season

Gene Garber

Garber’s corkscrew motion helped make him one of baseball’s all-time leaders in saves, games pitched, and relief wins. He pitched in 249 games for Philadelphia, including a NL-high 71 in 1975, teaming with Tug McGraw for a great lefty-righty combination. Traded to the Braves on June 15, 1978 for Dick Ruthven, Gene set Atlanta records with 558 relief appearances and 141 saves. He also set club records with 56 games finished and 30 saves in 1982 as the Braves went to the playoffs and the bullpen won the Rolaids awards as the outstanding relief corps. The sidearmer ended Pete Rose’s 44-game hit streak of 1978 with a memorable strikeout. A crafty pitcher relying on a change-up among a variety of pitches, Garber was unable to post consistently outstanding seasons, doing best in 1978, 1982 and 1986.

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