Ralph Garr

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Ralph Garr
Outfielder
Born: December 12, 1945 (1945-12-12) (age 62) Monroe, Louisiana
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 1968 for the Atlanta Braves
Final game
June 4, 1980 for the California Angels
Career statistics
Batting Average	.306
Hits	1,562
Runs	717
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1968-1975) Chicago White Sox (1976-1979) California Angels (1979-1980)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (NL): 1974 NL batting champion: 1974

Ralph Allen Garr (born December 12, 1945 in Monroe, Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox and California Angels. He batted left-handed and threw right. Garr attended Grambling State University.

Garr led the National League in hitting in 1974 compiling a .353 average and being named to the National League All-Star team. He had 149 hits heading into the All-Star break that year, a record that still stands to this day. However, the year before he had to ninth lowest average(.299) and the lowest on-base percentage (.323) for a player with at least as many as his 200 hits. Ralph batted .300 or better 5 times during his career.

In a 13-year career, he batted .306 with 75 home runs and 408 RBIs in 1317 games. He had 1562 career hits in 5108 at bats. Garr had 717 career runs scored.

Garr had a remarkable talent for hitting to all fields, a very valuable skill because fielders could never predict how to set up their defense when Garr came to the plate.

[edit] See also

• List of Major League Baseball batting champions
• List of Major League Baseball triples champions
• Chicago White Sox all-time roster

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Preceded by Tommy John	National League Player of the Month May 1974	Succeeded by Buzz Capra
Preceded by Pete Rose	National League Batting Champion 1974	Succeeded by Bill Madlock