| Mike Garman | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1949-09-16)September 16, 1949 (age 76) Caldwell, Idaho, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 22, 1969, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1978, for the Montreal Expos | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 22–27 |
| Earned run average | 3.63 |
| Strikeouts | 213 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Michael Douglas Garman (born September 16, 1949) is an American former professionalbaseball player. Arelief pitcher, he played for five different teams inMajor League Baseball (MLB) between 1969 and 1978. He was a first-round draft selection of theBoston Red Sox in the1967 MLB draft. Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm) and 215 pounds (98 kg), he threw and batted right-handed.
Born and raised inCaldwell, Idaho,[1][2] Garman was the third overall selection in the1967 MLB draft, chosen by theBoston Red Sox. His brother, Stephen,[3] spent two seasons in theSan Francisco Giants organization.
Garman signed with the Red Sox upon graduation at age 17 fromCaldwell High School,[4] and was assigned to the Greenville Red Sox of theWestern Carolinas League. He lost the only game he appeared in for Greenville, giving up threehits and twowalks in the only inning he pitched. He was then reassigned to theWinston-Salem Red Sox, where he went 1–3 with a 6.75earned run average.
After three seasons in Boston's farm system, Garman debuted with the BoSox as a September call-up in1969, and won his major league debut against theNew York Yankees just six days after his twentieth birthday.[5] After spending all of1970 in the minors, he joined the Sox as a September call-up in1971 and1972 as well, and made the big league roster out of thebullpen in1973. He had no decisions in twelve appearances as managerEddie Kasko used him mostly in mop up roles.
Following his only full season with the BoSox, he was traded withJohn Curtis andLynn McGlothen to theSt. Louis Cardinals forReggie Cleveland,Terry Hughes andDiego Segui.
It was with the Cardinals where Garman enjoyed his best seasons. He was 7–2 with a 2.64 ERA and sixsaves in1974. Though his record dipped to 3–8 in1975, his ERA did as well, to 2.39. He also collected ten saves. He was traded to theChicago Cubs with a player to be named later forDon Kessinger. In his only season inChicago, Garman made two emergency starts in the second games of double headers, losing both.[6]
On January 11,1977, the Cubs sent Garman andRick Monday to theLos Angeles Dodgers forBill Buckner,Ivan De Jesus and Jeff Albert. While with the Dodgers, he reached the post season for the only time in his career, appearing in two games of the1977 National League Championship Series[7] and two games in the1977 World Series[8] without giving up an earned run.
Garman was later traded in May 1978 to theMontreal Expos forGerry Hannahs andLarry Landreth. After one season with the Expos, he failed to make the team in 1979 spring training after which he signed a minor league deal with thePittsburgh Pirates, and also spent part of that season with theCleveland Indians' triple A affiliate before retiring.
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