Ralph Garr

Quotes About Garr
“Ralph was one of the nicest guys you’ll ever want to meet, he was the type of guy who always had a smile on his face, he enjoyed playing the game but when he put that glove on he turned into Frankenstein. I just said on the air that he was a bad defensive outfielder. The next day I’m down on the field and he comes up to me and says, ‘hey blankety blank, why have you been saying I’m so bad? Didn’t you ever make an error?’ I said, ‘Ralph in seventeen years, I made 39 errors.’ He shut up quickly and walked away from me.” — Jimmy Piersall, from an interview with Mark Liptak

Played For
Atlanta Braves (1968-1975)
Chicago White Sox (1976-1979)
California Angels (1979-1980)

Where He Played
Left field (844), right (337), center (62), DH (48)

Born
Ralph Allen Garr was born on December 12, 1945, in Monroe, LA.

Batted:  Left
Threw:  Right

Primary Position:  OF

Primary Team:  CHA

Major League Debut
September 3, 1968

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Nicknames
Road Runner,Gator

"Roadrunner"

Hitting Streaks
22 games (1971)

All-Star Selections
1974 NL

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