1925
Born December 25, 1925
Ney, OH, USA
Ned Garver Notable
b. December 25, 1925 · St. Louis Browns 1948–1952, Detroit Tigers 1952–1956, Kansas City Athletics 1957–1960, Los Angeles Angels 1961
Ned Garver played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1948 and closing with the Los Angeles Angels in 1961.
He went 129 and 157 with a 3.73 earned run average, pitching 2,477.3 innings in 402 games. He struck out 881, completed 153 of his 330 starts and threw 18 shutouts. Across 458 games he batted .218, with 180 hits and 87 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 27 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1951.
He was born in Ney, OH, USA on December 25, 1925, and died on February 26, 2017. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1951 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | SLB | 46 | 66 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .288 |
| 1949 | SLB | 55 | 75 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .187 |
| 1950 | SLB | 51 | 91 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | .286 |
| 1951 | SLB | 49 | 95 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .305 |
| 1952 | DET/SLB | 25 | 51 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .176 |
| 1953 | DET | 30 | 72 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .153 |
| 1954 | DET | 36 | 79 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .165 |
| 1955 | DET | 33 | 76 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .224 |
| 1956 | DET | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1957 | KCA | 24 | 44 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .182 |
| 1958 | KCA | 31 | 69 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0 | .174 |
| 1959 | KCA | 32 | 71 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .282 |
| 1960 | KCA | 28 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .074 |
| 1961 | LAA | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 458 | 827 | 87 | 180 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 76 | 109 | 1 | .218 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | SLB | 7 | 11 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 198.0 | 200 | 75 | 95 | 75 | 3.41 |
| 1949 | SLB | 12 | 17 | 41 | 32 | 3 | 223.2 | 245 | 99 | 102 | 70 | 3.98 |
| 1950 | SLB | 13 | 18 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 260.0 | 264 | 98 | 108 | 85 | 3.39 |
| 1951 | SLB | 20 | 12 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 246.0 | 237 | 102 | 96 | 84 | 3.73 |
| 1952 | DET/SLB | 8 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 157.2 | 139 | 63 | 58 | 63 | 3.60 |
| 1953 | DET | 11 | 11 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 198.1 | 228 | 98 | 66 | 69 | 4.45 |
| 1954 | DET | 14 | 11 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 246.1 | 216 | 77 | 62 | 93 | 2.81 |
| 1955 | DET | 12 | 16 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 230.2 | 251 | 102 | 67 | 83 | 3.98 |
| 1956 | DET | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17.2 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4.08 |
| 1957 | KCA | 6 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 145.1 | 120 | 62 | 55 | 61 | 3.84 |
| 1958 | KCA | 12 | 11 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 201.0 | 192 | 90 | 66 | 72 | 4.03 |
| 1959 | KCA | 10 | 13 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 201.1 | 214 | 83 | 42 | 61 | 3.71 |
| 1960 | KCA | 4 | 9 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 122.1 | 110 | 52 | 35 | 50 | 3.83 |
| 1961 | LAA | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 29.0 | 40 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 5.59 |
| Career | — | 129 | 157 | 402 | 330 | 12 | 2477.1 | 2471 | 1027 | 881 | 881 | 3.73 |
On this day & linked events
2017
Died February 26, 2017
1948
Major-league debut: Ned Garver
Ned Garver made a major-league debut on April 28, 1948.
1961
Final major-league game: Ned Garver
Ned Garver played a final major-league game on June 4, 1961.
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