Gene Garber
[edit] Biography
Born on November 13, 1947 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Gene Garber (Henry Eugene Garber) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 19 year career. Garber broke into the bigs on June 17, 1969 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 4.24 ERA in 152.2 innings pitched in 1973, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Gene Garber's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1982, when he posted a 2.34 ERA, notched 30 saves and struck out 68 batters. However, others believe that it was 1978, when he posted a 2.15 ERA, notched 25 saves and struck out 85 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1969
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5.40
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| PIT
| N
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5.24
| 7
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22.1
| 22
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1972
| PIT
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.11
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.1
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| 48
| 8
| 9
| 9
| 4.24
| 60
| 78
| 72
| 4
| 0
| 11
| 152.2
| 164
| 14
| 49
| 15
| 4
| 2
|
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| 34
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2.06
| 27
| 15
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 48
| 39
| 1
| 31
| 15
| 3
| 1
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4.82
| 14
| 21
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 28
| 35
| 3
| 13
| 9
| 2
| 1
|
| 1974
| Total
|
| 51
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 3.08
| 41
| 36
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 76
| 74
| 4
| 44
| 24
| 5
| 2
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 71
| 0
| 10
| 12
| 3.60
| 69
| 48
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 110
| 104
| 13
| 27
| 11
| 1
| 2
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 59
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 2.82
| 92
| 33
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 92.2
| 78
| 4
| 30
| 8
| 2
| 4
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 64
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 2.35
| 78
| 30
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 103.1
| 82
| 6
| 23
| 8
| 1
| 2
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1.40
| 24
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 38.2
| 26
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| 43
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 2.53
| 61
| 26
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 78.1
| 58
| 11
| 13
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| 65
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 2.15
| 85
| 32
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 117
| 84
| 12
| 24
| 6
| 3
| 5
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| 68
| 0
| 6
| 16
| 4.33
| 56
| 66
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 106
| 121
| 10
| 24
| 9
| 0
| 5
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| 68
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 3.83
| 51
| 42
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 82.1
| 95
| 6
| 24
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 35
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 2.61
| 34
| 23
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 58.2
| 49
| 2
| 20
| 9
| 1
| 0
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| 69
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 2.34
| 68
| 40
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 119.1
| 100
| 4
| 32
| 16
| 1
| 2
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| 43
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 4.60
| 45
| 37
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 60.2
| 72
| 8
| 23
| 7
| 2
| 2
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| 62
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 3.06
| 55
| 45
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 106
| 103
| 7
| 24
| 9
| 1
| 2
|
| 1985
| ATL
| N
| 59
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 3.61
| 66
| 41
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 97.1
| 98
| 8
| 25
| 8
| 1
| 2
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 61
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 2.54
| 56
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 78
| 76
| 3
| 20
| 7
| 4
| 1
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.51
| 3
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 14.1
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 49
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 4.41
| 48
| 39
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 69.1
| 87
| 7
| 28
| 10
| 4
| 1
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 62
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 4.09
| 51
| 44
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 83.2
| 100
| 8
| 29
| 10
| 4
| 2
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3.58
| 20
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 32.2
| 29
| 4
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 827
| 1
| 86
| 98
| 3.20
| 843
| 535
| 456
| 0
| 0
| 192
| 1282.1
| 1223
| 101
| 369
| 129
| 24
| 31
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 104
| 8
| 10
| 15
| 4.11
| 97
| 119
| 104
| 4
| 0
| 26
| 227.2
| 241
| 22
| 76
| 26
| 6
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 931
| 9
| 96
| 113
| 3.34
| 940
| 654
| 560
| 4
| 0
| 218
| 1510
| 1464
| 123
| 445
| 155
| 30
| 37
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| PIT
| N
| P
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| PIT
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 22.1
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| PIT
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 6.1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| P
| 48
| 8
| 152.2
| 14
| 26
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 7
| 0
| .952
|
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 48
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| .933
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| P
| 17
| 0
| 28
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .750
|
| 1974
| Total
|
| P
| 51
| 0
| 76
| 8
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| .870
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| P
| 71
| 0
| 110
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 92.2
| 13
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .964
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| P
| 64
| 0
| 103.1
| 12
| 20
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .970
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| P
| 22
| 0
| 38.2
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 78.1
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| P
| 65
| 0
| 117
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 106
| 14
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 3
| 0
| .968
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 82.1
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 58.2
| 8
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| .962
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| P
| 69
| 0
| 119.1
| 13
| 27
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 3
| 0
| .909
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 60.2
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 106
| 6
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| ATL
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 97.1
| 11
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| P
| 61
| 0
| 78
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 14.1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| P
| 49
| 0
| 69.1
| 4
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 3
| 0
| .958
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| P
| 62
| 0
| 83.2
| 6
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 4
| 0
| .966
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 32.2
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| .900
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 931
| 9
| 1510
| 159
| 280
| 15
| 23
| 0
| 7
| 168
| 55
| 1
| .967
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| PIT
| N
| 14
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .667
| .667
| .667
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| PIT
| N
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| 49
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| PHI
| N
| 34
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| Total
|
| 51
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 71
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 59
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .286
| .444
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 64
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| 44
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .167
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| 66
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .071
| .133
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| 68
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .300
| .462
| .300
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| 68
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 35
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| 69
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .133
| .235
| .133
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| 43
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .400
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| 62
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1985
| ATL
| N
| 59
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 61
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .286
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 49
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 62
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 828
| 115
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 4
| .148
| .228
| .148
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 41
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 105
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 933
| 115
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 4
| .148
| .228
| .148
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 41
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1965 - signed June 14, 1965).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Jim Rooker (October 25, 1972).
- Sold by Kansas City Royals to Philadelphia Phillies (July 12, 1974).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Dick Ruthven (June 15, 1978).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Kansas City Royals in exchange for a player to be named later (August 31, 1987); Atlanta Braves received Terry Bell (September 3, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 7, 1987).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (July 4, 1988).
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