Debs Garms Notable

b. June 26, 1907 · St. Louis Browns 1932–1935, Boston Bees 1937–1939, Pittsburgh Pirates 1940–1941, St. Louis Cardinals 1943–1945

Debs Garms played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1932 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1945.

Across 1,010 games he batted .293, with 910 hits and 438 runs. He finished with 17 home runs, 141 doubles and 18 stolen bases.

He played 501 games in the outfield, with 973 putouts and 35 errors. He also played 296 games at third base.

He was born in Bangs, TX, USA on June 26, 1907, and died on December 16, 1984. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1932	SLB	34	134	20	38	7	1	1	8	17	7	4	.284
1933	SLB	78	189	35	60	10	2	4	24	30	21	2	.317
1934	SLB	91	232	25	68	14	4	0	31	27	19	0	.293
1935	SLB	10	15	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	.267
1937	BSN	125	478	60	124	15	8	2	37	37	33	2	.259
1938	BSN	117	428	62	135	19	1	0	47	34	22	4	.315
1939	BSN	132	513	68	153	24	9	2	37	39	20	2	.298
1940	PIT	103	358	76	127	23	7	5	57	23	6	3	.355
1941	PIT	83	220	25	58	9	3	3	42	22	12	0	.264
1943	STL	90	249	26	64	10	2	0	22	13	8	1	.257
1944	STL	73	149	17	30	3	0	0	5	13	8	0	.201
1945	STL	74	146	23	49	7	2	0	18	31	3	0	.336
Career	—	1010	3111	438	910	141	39	17	328	288	161	18	.293

On this day & linked events

1907

Born June 26, 1907

Bangs, TX, USA

1984

Died December 16, 1984

1932

Major-league debut: Debs Garms

Debs Garms made a major-league debut on August 10, 1932.

1945

Final major-league game: Debs Garms

Debs Garms played a final major-league game on September 25, 1945.

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain