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Ralph Garr

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right
5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)
Born: December 12, 1945  in Monroe, LA
High School: Lincoln HS (Ruston, LA)
School: Grambling State University (Grambling, LA)
Debut: September 3, 1968 (12,746th in major league history)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: June 4, 1980
vs. TOR 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: Ralph Allen Garr
Nicknames: Road Runner or Gator
View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen
View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Notable Events and Chronology for Ralph Garr Career

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September 8, 1968

Ralph Garr steals the first of his 172 stolen bases, swiping home as a pinch runner for Joe Torre in the Braves’ 4-1 victory over Houston. In 1973, the ‘Road Runner’ will break Atlanta’s record for stolen bases with 35, surpassing his mark of 30 he established in 1970 during his rookie season.

May 9, 1971

At San Francisco, the Braves and Giants split a pair. After the Giants win the opener, 5 – 2, the Braves take the nitecap, 6 – 5, in 11 innings. Orlando Cepeda connects for a grand slam and solo homer for Atlanta, while Willie McCovey has a three-run home run for San Francisco. The Braves win it in the 10th when Ralph Garr scores after collecting his fourth hit.

July 30, 1972

Ralph Garr and Earl Williams collect 10 hits and 10 runs between them to lead the Braves to 14 – 4 and 5 – 4 victories over the Dodgers. They each have four RBIs in the two games.

August 5, 1973

Braves knuckleballer Phil Niekro no-hits the Padres, 9 – 0, It’s the first no-hitter thrown by a Braves hurler since the team shifted to Atlanta in 1966.

December 12, 1975

After being a member of the White Sox for two days, Dick Ruthven goes to Atlanta, along with Ken Henderson and Ozzie Osborn. Chicago receives Ralph Garr and Larvell Blanks. Blanks is then dealt to Cleveland for 2B Jack Brohamer. The Sox then trade P Rich Hinton and C Jeff Sovern to the Reds for P Clay Carroll, and finish the day by shipping IF Lee Richard to the Cards for OF Buddy Bradford and P Greg Terlecky.

June 24, 1977

Ralph Garr homers passes Jim Essian and losses a homerun

Biography Ralph Garr

A Grambling football star, Garr reached the Braves briefly in 1968 (his second pro season) and stole home for the first of 172 steals. Unable to crack the Braves’ talent-laden outfield, the lefthanded hitter spent 1969 and 1970 with Richmond (International League), winning back-to-back batting titles. Finally given a job in Atlanta in 1971, he batted .343, with 219 hits, 101 runs, and 30 stolen bases. In 1974 Garr’s .353 took the NL batting crown, and he led the league with 214 hits and 17 triples. The free-swinging leadoff man repeated as triples leader in 1975, and hit .300 twice again with the White Sox (1976 and 1977). Among baseball insiders, Garr was known as much for his squeaky voice, Hank Aaron imitations, and nonstop comic monologues as for his bat. He later became a hitting and baserunning instructor.

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