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Phil Garner   |   Major Leaguer   1973-1988

Full Name:  Phillip Mason Garner
Born:  April 30,1949  in  Jefferson City, Tennessee
Height:  5-10  Weight:  177  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Bearden (Knoxville,TN)
College:  University of Tennessee

Managerial Record (MLB)

Debut:  September 10,1973

Drafted:  Selected by Montreal Expos in 8th Round (171st overall) of 1970 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  ... Selected by Oakland Athletics in 1st Round (2nd overall) of 1971 amateur entry draft (Jan-Sec)  

Transactions:   [Mar 15,1977] - Traded by Athletics with Chris Batton and Tommy Helms to Pirates for Mitchell Page, Tony Armas, Rick Langford, Doug Bair, Doc Medich and Dave Giusti.  [Aug 31,1981] - Traded by Pirates to Astros for Kevin Houston, Randy Niemann and Johnny Ray.  [Nov 12,1986] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 6,1987] - Signed as Free Agent by Astros.  [Jun 19,1987] - Traded by Astros to Dodgers for Jeff Edwards.  [Nov 9,1987] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 28,1988] - Signed as Free Agent by Giants.  [Nov 4,1988] - Granted Free Agency.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1971BurlingtonMidw22OakA   1164397312222411708 4973      .278*.354.421*775--
1972BirminghamSou23OakAA   71264457410612403 2743      .280*.351.500*851--
 IowaAmer23OakAAA   7024733601849227 3073      .243*.329.457*786--
1973TucsonPCL24OakAAA   13851687149231214733 7290      .289*.379.461*840--
 OaklandAL24OakMLB 3b395000000000300000 .000.000.00000033%
1974TucsonPCL25OakAAA   9638878128291011518 5358      .330*.413.541*954--
 OaklandAL25OakMLB 3b-ss93028451001111500100 .179.207.21442162%
1975OaklandAL26OakMLB 2b9160488461202156544630655121312 .246.295.34664155%
1976OaklandAL27OakMLB 2b8,915955554145291287435133671216411 .261.307.40070747%
1977PittsburghNL28PitMLB 3b-2b215358599152351017773295565247213 .260.325.44176654%
1978PittsburghNL29PitMLB 3b-2b8,7154528661382591066271466715123718 .261.345.40074556%
1979PittsburghNL30PitMLB 2b-3b8,61505497616132811591785574315236 .293.359.44180053%
1980PittsburghNL31PitMLB 2b81515486214227655832746532127712 .259.315.35867353%
1981HoustonNL32HouMLB 2b2311131327310662151101411 .239.326.28360945%
 PittsburghNL32PitMLB 2b65618122466212046212101233 .254.327.32665353%
1982HoustonNL33HouMLB 2b4,6,515558865161338138324134092340711 .274.320.42374346%
1983HoustonNL34HouMLB 3b41545677613524214791812638458364 .238.317.36267940%
1984HoustonNL35HouMLB 3b-2b3,61283746010417644532436342549 .278.355.38874347%
1985HoustonNL36HouMLB 3b6,3135463651242310651443472231512 .268.317.40071756%
1986HoustonNL37HouMLB 3b310731343831439411263045120314 .265.329.41574445%
1987LA DodgersNL38LaMLB 3b-2b8,9701261424402851202407413 .190.299.27056949%
 HoustonNL38HouMLB 3b3431121525503151082001132 .223.268.34861645%
1988PhoenixPCL39SfAAA 2b 1745512211501441000  .267.340.422762--
 SF GiantsNL39SfMLB 3b91513020001011300000 .154.214.15436825%
 
Major League Totals - 16 Season(s)1860613678015942998210973822510556484234746759131 .260.323.38971250%
Minor League Totals - 5 Season(s)5081899321545104375826129235341 .287*.369.472*841--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1975OaklandAL26OakCh35000000000100000 .000.000.000000--
1979PittsburghNL30PitCh312450111001000000 .417.462.8331295--
 PittsburghNL30PitWs7244124005003100000 .500.556.6671223--
1981HoustonNL32HouDiv518120000003300000 .111.238.111349--
1986HoustonNL37HouCh39121002001200000 .222.300.333633--
 
Major League Totals - 4 Season(s)216810215118008700000 .309.382.456838--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1973OaklandAL24OakMLB3B923051---1.000--
 
1974OaklandAL25OakMLB2B331040---1.000--
1974OaklandAL25OakMLB3B196151221---.955--
1974OaklandAL25OakMLBSS8280100---1.000--
1974OaklandAL25OakMLBDH2--------
 
1975OaklandAL26OakMLB2B1603544262680693---.968--
1975OaklandAL26OakMLBSS111021---1.000--
 
1976OaklandAL27OakMLB2B1593784652286591---.975--
 
1977PittsburghNL28PitMLB2B5011495621520---.972--
1977PittsburghNL28PitMLB3B107982401034828---.971--
1977PittsburghNL28PitMLBSS1211161281---.964--
 
1978PittsburghNL29PitMLB2B811902131041350---.976--
1978PittsburghNL29PitMLB3B81671721825712---.930--
1978PittsburghNL29PitMLBSS414051---1.000--
 
1979PittsburghNL30PitMLB2B83175234841758---.981--
1979PittsburghNL30PitMLB3B78471441320416---.936--
1979PittsburghNL30PitMLBSS1412181318---.968--
 
1980PittsburghNL31PitMLB2B15134949921869116---.976--
1980PittsburghNL31PitMLBSS101010---1.000--
 
1981HoustonNL32HouMLB2B3162102316717---.982--
1981PittsburghNL32PitMLB2B50121148927831---.968--
 
1982HoustonNL33HouMLB2B1362734291471690---.980--
1982HoustonNL33HouMLB3B1812353504---.940--
 
1983HoustonNL34HouMLB3B1541003112443522---.945--
 
1984HoustonNL35HouMLB2B356588716026---.956--
1984HoustonNL35HouMLB3B8271163523916---.979--
 
1985HoustonNL36HouMLB2B15263215910---.983--
1985HoustonNL36HouMLB3B123751972029214---.932--
 
1986HoustonNL37HouMLB2B78110192---1.000--
1986HoustonNL37HouMLB3B84581412322213---.896--
 
1987HoustonNL38HouMLB2B201010---1.000--
1987HoustonNL38HouMLB3B3628542843---.976--
1987LA DodgersNL38LaMLB2B126162242---.917--
1987LA DodgersNL38LaMLB3B46296781045---.923--
1987LA DodgersNL38LaMLBSS226190---.889--
 
1988PhoenixPCL39SfAAA2B1212210333---1.000--
1988PhoenixPCL39SfAAA3B201010---1.000--
1988SF GiantsNL39SfMLB3B200000--------
 


 Awards
[1976] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1980] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1981] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1992] - AL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #2)  [1994] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (2 votes - 0.43%)  [1995] - AL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #6)  [1997] - AL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #3)  [2000] - AL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #6)  [2004] - NL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #4)  [2005] - NL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #3)  [2006] - NL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: # 7)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985745,000  299,10812
1986600,000  325,46624
1987450,000  292,85326
1988375,000  325,30532
 
Career:  $2,170,000   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979.

Notes: Played in 3 All-Star games during his career (1976, 1980-1981)
 Jobs in Baseball
Year(s)TeamPosition
1989-1990Houston Astros [MLB]First Base Coach
1991Houston Astros [MLB]Third Base Coach, Infield and Baserunning instructor
1992-1999Milwaukee Brewers [MLB]Manager
2000-2002Detroit Tigers [MLB]Manager
2004Houston Astros [MLB]Interim Manager
2005-2007Houston Astros [MLB]Manager
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