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Proper Name
Phillip Mason Garner
nickname
Scrap Iron
High Level
MLB (1973-1988)
Positions
2B (987) ... 3B (841) ... SS (42) ... DH (2)
Ht / Wt
5-10 / 177
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
age
74.332
place
Jefferson City,Tennessee
High School
Bearden (Knoxville,TN)
colleges
University of Tennessee (Knoxville,TN),
draft posit
IF
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
HOU [7] PIT [5] OAK [4] LAN [1] SFN [1]
TBC#
11757
mlbam id
114625
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1973-1988].260.71061367801594109738225
Speed
76
Power
59
Contact
62
XBH
62
RBIs
58
Runs
56
Hitting
59
Durability
70
Team
.526
Player Tags
Player Notes:  Father of Ty Garner ... [1979] World Series Champion with Pittsburgh Pirates ... [2016] Inducted into the University of Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame
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year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
1988 1988-11-04 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 39.188
1988 1988-04-13 1988-09-02 SFN MLB DL - Lower back strain Injury -- No 38.348
1988 1988-01-28 1988-04-13 SFN MLB Signed to #-year contract for 1988-1988 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 38.272
1987 1987-11-09 1988-01-28 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 38.192
1987 1987-06-19 1987-11-09 LAN MLB Traded from Houston Astros to Los Angeles Dodgers for Jeff Edwards (6/26/1987) Hist -- No 38.049
1987 1987-01-06 1987-06-19 HOU MLB Signed to #-year contract for 1987-1987 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 37.251
1986 1986-11-12 1987-01-06 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 37.196
1981 1981-08-31 1986-11-12 HOU MLB Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates to Houston Astros for Johnny Ray, Randy Niemann (9/9/1981) and Kevin Houston (9/9/1981) Hist -- No 32.123
1981 1981-04-02 1981-04-23 PIT MLB DL - Right shoulder surgery Injury -- No 31.337
1977 1977-03-15 1981-04-02 PIT MLB Traded from Oakland Athletics with Tommy Helms and Chris Batton to Pittsburgh Pirates for Dave Giusti, Doc Medich, Doug Bair, Rick Langford, Tony Armas and Mitchell Page Hist -- No 27.319
1971 1971-01-13 1977-03-15 OAK MLB Signed out of draft (Tennessee) Hist -- No 21.258
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