Ralph Garr Notable

b. December 12, 1945 · Atlanta Braves 1968–1975, Chicago White Sox 1976–1979, California Angels 1979–1980

Ralph Garr played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 1968 and closing with the California Angels in 1980.

He collected 1,562 hits over 1,317 games, batting .306 with 408 runs batted in. He finished with 75 home runs, 212 doubles, 64 triples and 172 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples two times between 1974 and 1975, topping out at 17. He led the league in hits once, in 1974, with 214. He played 1,176 games in the outfield, with 2,237 putouts and 76 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1974.

He was born in Monroe, LA, USA on December 12, 1945. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1974
Player of the Month	1	1974
Player of the Week	1	1974

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1968	ATL	11	7	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.286
1969	ATL	22	27	6	6	1	0	0	2	2	4	1	.222
1970	ATL	37	96	18	27	3	0	0	8	5	12	5	.281
1971	ATL	154	639	101	219	24	6	9	44	30	68	30	.343
1972	ATL	134	554	87	180	22	0	12	53	25	41	25	.325
1973	ATL	148	668	94	200	32	6	11	55	22	64	35	.299
1974	ATL	143	606	87	214	24	17	11	54	28	52	26	.353
1975	ATL	151	625	74	174	26	11	6	31	44	50	14	.278
1976	CHW	136	527	63	158	22	6	4	36	17	41	14	.300
1977	CHW	134	543	78	163	29	7	10	54	27	44	12	.300
1978	CHW	118	443	67	122	18	9	3	29	24	41	7	.275
1979	CAL/CHW	108	331	34	89	10	2	9	39	17	22	2	.269
1980	CAL	21	42	5	8	1	0	0	3	4	6	0	.190
Career	—	1317	5108	717	1562	212	64	75	408	246	445	172	.306

On this day & linked events

1945

Born December 12, 1945

Monroe, LA, USA

1968

Major-league debut: Ralph Garr

Ralph Garr made a major-league debut on September 3, 1968.

1980

Final major-league game: Ralph Garr

Ralph Garr played a final major-league game on June 4, 1980.

Image: Robert Taylor, CC BY 2.0