Ralph Garr

Infobox MLB retired
name=Ralph Garr
position=Outfielder
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1945|12|12
city-state|Monroe|Louisiana
debutdate=September 3
debutyear=by|1968
debutteam=Atlanta Braves
finaldate=June 4
finalyear=by|1980
finalteam=California Angels
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.306
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1,562
stat3label=Stolen bases
stat3value=172
teams=
* Atlanta Braves (by|1968-by|1975)
* Chicago White Sox (by|1976-by|1979)
* California Angels (by|1979-by|1980)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1974)
* Led NL in batting average in 1974 with .353

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 the 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.

ee also

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

External links

*baseball-reference|id=g/garrra01