Ford Garrison

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: August 29, 1915 in Greenville, SC us

Died: June 6, 2001 in Largo, FL

Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Petersburg, FL

Debut: April 22, 1943 (Age 27-236d, 7,420th in MLB history)
vs. PHA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 28, 1946 (Age 30-242d)
vs. BOS 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Robert Ford Garrison

Nicknames: Rocky or Snapper

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

AB

687

R

H

180

BA

.262

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.302

SLG

.329

OPS

.631

OPS+

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	Pos	Awards
1938	22	STL-min	C	123	477	477		156	25	12	17						.327	.327	.537	.864		256						AMS · CAML
1939	23	NYY-min	B	117	460	460		152	23	13	1						.330	.330	.443	.774		204						AUG · SALL
1940	24	NYY-min	B	140	549	549		183	31	10	3						.333	.333	.443	.776		243						AUG · SALL
1941	25	FTW	A1	149	553	553		141	23	4	9						.255	.255	.360	.615		199						FTW · TL
1942	26	FTW	A1	144	539	539		159	28	5	6						.295	.295	.399	.694		215						FTW · TL
1943	27	BOS-min	AA	99	392	358	53	116	20	5	8	62	5		28	34	.324	.373	.475	.848		170	5	0	6			LOU · AA
1943	27	BOS	AL	36	136	129	13	36	5	1	1	11	0	1	5	14	.279	.306	.357	.663	92	46	3	0	2		7/8
1944	28	TOT	AL	134	547	498	63	133	16	2	4	39	10	4	28	44	.267	.309	.331	.640	85	165	10	2	19		*79
1944	28	BOS	AL	13	55	49	5	12	3	0	0	2	0	0	6	4	.245	.327	.306	.633	82	15	0	0	0		9
1944	28	PHA	AL	121	492	449	58	121	13	2	4	37	10	4	22	40	.269	.307	.334	.641	85	150	10	2	19		*79
1945	29	PHA	AL	6	27	23	3	7	1	0	1	6	1	0	4	3	.304	.407	.478	.886	159	11	0	0	0		/7
1946	30	NYY-min	AAA	115	481	419	77	121	18	3	12	54	12	3	56	34	.289	.375	.432	.807		181	6	2	4			NWK · IL
1946	30	PHA	AL	9	37	37	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.108	.108	.108	.216	-39	4	2	0	0		/7
1947	31	NYY-min	AAA	123	489	420	73	113	17	2	12	40	7		63	33	.269	.367	.405	.772		170		2	4			NWK,POR · IL,PCL
1948	32	NYY-min	AAA	123	452	393	60	110	21	2	8	64	2		49	27	.280	.361	.405	.766		159		1	9			NWK,KCY · IL,AA
1949	33	NYY-min	AA,AAA	101	333	318	20	91	18	3	3	19	1		13	19	.286	.316	.390	.706		124	3	1	1			BMT,KCY · TL,AA
1950	34	NYY-min	AA	105	260	260		78	16	3	5						.300	.300	.442	.742		115						BMT · TL
1951	35	NYY-min	AA	136	438	438		136	26	3	9						.311	.311	.445	.756		195						BMT · TL
1952	36	NYY-min	AA	88	272	272		86	15	2	5						.316	.316	.441	.757		120						BMT · TL
1954	38	CHC-min	AA	106	235	215	23	56	5	0	7	26	2	1	16	21	.260	.312	.381	.693		82		0	4	0		BMT · TL
1955	39	HRL	B	106	327	327		90	18	1	12						.275	.275	.446	.722		146						HRL · BSTL
1956	40	STL-min	B	47	73	73		22	4	0	2						.301	.301	.438	.740		32						BMT · BSTL
4 Yrs				185	747	687	80	180	22	3	6	56	11	5	37	67	.262	.302	.329	.631	82	226	15	2	21
162 Game Avg.				162	654	602	70	158	19	3	5	49	10	4	32	59	.262	.302	.329	.631	82	198	13	2	18

PHA (3 yrs)				136	556	509	62	132	14	2	5	43	11	4	26	49	.259	.298	.324	.622	80	165	12	2	19
BOS (2 yrs)				49	191	178	18	48	8	1	1	13	0	1	11	18	.270	.312	.343	.655	89	61	3	0	2

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Ford Garrison

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

Other Resources & Links

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