Phil Garner
American baseball player and manager (born 1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the British writer, see Phil Gardner.
Philip Mason Garner (born April 30, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder with the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1988. With the Pirates, he won the 1979 World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. He was manager of the Astros from July 14, 2004 to August 27, 2007, leading Houston to a World Series appearance in 2005.
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Phil Garner | |
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Second baseman / Third baseman / Manager | |
Born: (1949-04-30) April 30, 1949 (age 74) Jefferson City, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 10, 1973, for the Oakland Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 2, 1988, for the San Francisco Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .260 |
Home runs | 109 |
Runs batted in | 738 |
Managerial record | 985–1,054 |
Winning % | .483 |
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As manager | |
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