Debs Garms

Debs Garms
Outfielder/Third baseman
Born: June 26, 1907(1907-06-26) Bangs, Texas
Died: December 16, 1984(1984-12-16) (aged 77) Glen Rose, Texas
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 10, 1932 for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 1945 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Batting average	.293
Hits	910
Runs batted in	328
Teams
St. Louis Browns (1932-1935) Boston Braves (1937-1939) Pittsburgh Pirates (1940-1941) St. Louis Cardinals (1942-1945)
Career highlights and awards
World Series Champion: 1944 National League pennant: 1943 National League batting champion: 1940

Debs C. Garms (June 26, 1907 in Bangs, Texas - December 16, 1984 in Glen Rose, Texas) was a professional baseball player for twelve seasons as an outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. Garms broke up Johnny Vander Meer's streak of hitless innings in 1938. He won the National League batting title in 1940, hitting .355 for the Pittsburgh Pirates despite having played in only 103 games and garnering 358 at bats. Garms' batting title proved very controversial because of his limited playing time^{[citation needed]}. In 1941 he set a then-major league record for consecutive pinch hits with seven, which stood until Dave Philley broke it in 1958.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball batting champions

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Debs Garms at Find-a-Grave

Preceded by Johnny Mize

National League Batting Champion 1940

Succeeded by Pete Reiser

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Name	Garms, Debs
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Short description
Date of birth	June 26, 1907
Place of birth	Bangs, Texas
Date of death	December 16, 1984
Place of death	Glen Rose, Texas