Phil Garner
[edit] Biography
Phil Garner (Philip Mason Garner) was born on April 30, 1949 in Jefferson City, Tennessee. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1973 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1975, his rookie year, he hit .246 with 6 home runs and 54 RBI. Garner played for the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Phil Garner's best season was 1977, when he slugged 17 home runs, stole 32 bases and knocked in 77 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| 30
| 28
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .179
| .207
| .214
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 160
| 488
| 46
| 120
| 6
| 54
| .246
| .295
| .346
| 21
| 5
| 30
| 65
| 5
| 21
| 4
| 1
| 12
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| 159
| 555
| 54
| 145
| 8
| 74
| .261
| .307
| .400
| 29
| 12
| 36
| 71
| 2
| 6
| 35
| 1
| 11
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 153
| 585
| 99
| 152
| 17
| 77
| .260
| .325
| .441
| 35
| 10
| 55
| 65
| 2
| 7
| 32
| 4
| 13
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| 154
| 528
| 66
| 138
| 10
| 66
| .261
| .345
| .400
| 25
| 9
| 66
| 71
| 5
| 3
| 27
| 12
| 18
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| 150
| 549
| 76
| 161
| 11
| 59
| .293
| .359
| .441
| 32
| 8
| 55
| 74
| 3
| 2
| 17
| 15
| 6
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 151
| 548
| 62
| 142
| 5
| 58
| .259
| .315
| .358
| 27
| 6
| 46
| 53
| 2
| 7
| 32
| 12
| 12
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 56
| 181
| 22
| 46
| 1
| 20
| .254
| .327
| .326
| 6
| 2
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 3
|
| 1981
| HOU
| N
| 31
| 113
| 13
| 27
| 0
| 6
| .239
| .326
| .283
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 1
|
| 1981
| TOT
| N
| 87
| 294
| 35
| 73
| 1
| 26
| .248
| .326
| .310
| 9
| 3
| 36
| 32
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 2
| 4
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| 155
| 588
| 65
| 161
| 13
| 83
| .274
| .320
| .423
| 33
| 8
| 40
| 92
| 3
| 0
| 24
| 4
| 11
|
| 1983
| HOU
| N
| 154
| 567
| 76
| 135
| 14
| 79
| .238
| .317
| .362
| 24
| 2
| 63
| 84
| 5
| 3
| 18
| 8
| 4
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| 128
| 374
| 60
| 104
| 4
| 45
| .278
| .355
| .388
| 17
| 6
| 43
| 63
| 4
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 9
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| 135
| 463
| 65
| 124
| 6
| 51
| .268
| .317
| .400
| 23
| 10
| 34
| 72
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 12
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 107
| 313
| 43
| 83
| 9
| 41
| .265
| .329
| .415
| 14
| 3
| 30
| 45
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 14
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 70
| 126
| 14
| 24
| 2
| 8
| .190
| .299
| .270
| 4
| 0
| 20
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 7
| 3
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| 43
| 112
| 15
| 25
| 3
| 15
| .223
| .268
| .348
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| 113
| 238
| 29
| 49
| 5
| 23
| .206
| .285
| .307
| 9
| 0
| 28
| 44
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 8
| 5
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .154
| .214
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1502
| 5060
| 676
| 1324
| 95
| 609
| .262
| .328
| .393
| 248
| 65
| 497
| 698
| 27
| 39
| 185
| 72
| 108
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 358
| 1076
| 104
| 270
| 14
| 129
| .251
| .297
| .369
| 51
| 17
| 67
| 144
| 7
| 28
| 40
| 2
| 23
|
| Total
|
|
| 1860
| 6136
| 780
| 1594
| 109
| 738
| .260
| .323
| .389
| 299
| 82
| 564
| 842
| 34
| 67
| 225
| 74
| 131
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 0
| 26
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 19
| 6
| 67
| 6
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 19.1
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 7.1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 160
| 159
| 1334
| 354
| 426
| 26
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 159
| 159
| 1415.1
| 378
| 465
| 22
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 12
| 2
| 38
| 11
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 107
| 101
| 897.1
| 98
| 240
| 10
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 50
| 44
| 405.1
| 114
| 95
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 4.1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 81
| 77
| 678
| 67
| 172
| 18
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 81
| 75
| 676
| 190
| 213
| 10
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 14
| 8
| 80
| 12
| 18
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 83
| 76
| 680.2
| 175
| 234
| 8
| 58
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 78
| 62
| 578
| 47
| 144
| 13
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 151
| 151
| 1348.1
| 349
| 499
| 21
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 50
| 50
| 447.2
| 121
| 148
| 9
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1981
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 31
| 30
| 262
| 62
| 102
| 3
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1981
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 81
| 80
| 709.2
| 183
| 250
| 12
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 18
| 17
| 150.2
| 12
| 35
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 136
| 136
| 1213.2
| 273
| 429
| 14
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1983
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 154
| 153
| 1352.2
| 100
| 311
| 24
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 82
| 68
| 633.1
| 71
| 163
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 36
| 25
| 240.2
| 65
| 88
| 7
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 15
| 9
| 93.1
| 26
| 32
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 123
| 103
| 943.1
| 75
| 197
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 84
| 76
| 656.2
| 58
| 141
| 23
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .896
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 4
| 46.1
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 12
| 3
| 47
| 6
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| SS
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 46
| 29
| 269.1
| 29
| 67
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 36
| 29
| 259
| 28
| 54
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 82
| 58
| 528.1
| 57
| 121
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1987
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 14
| 3
| 49
| 6
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 976
| 921
| 8219.2
| 2124
| 2760
| 129
| 606
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 42
| 11
| 152.2
| 29
| 54
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 839
| 721
| 6515
| 593
| 1542
| 127
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Montreal Expos in the 8th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1970).
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (3rd pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 13, 1971).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Tommy Helms and Chris Batton to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Dave Giusti, Doc Medich, Doug Bair, Rick Langford, Tony Armas and Mitchell Page (March 15, 1977).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Houston Astros in exchange for Johnny Ray and 2 players to be named later (August 31, 1981); Pittsburgh Pirates received Randy Niemann and Kevin Houston (September 9, 1981).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by Houston Astros (January 6, 1987).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a player to be named later (June 19, 1987); Houston Astros received Jeff Edwards (June 26, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (January 28, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
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