Debs Garms

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Debs Garms
Outfielder/Third Baseman
Born: June 26, 1907
Died: December 16, 1984 (Aged 77)
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 10, 1932
for the St. Louis Browns
Final game
September 25, 1945
for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Batting average     .293
Hits     910
Runs batted in     328
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Debs C. Garms (June 26, 1907 in Bangs, Texas - December 16, 1984 in Glen Rose, Texas) was a professional baseball player who played twelve seasons as an outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. Garms broke up Johnny Vander Meer's streak of hitless innings in 1938. He won the National League batting title in 1940, hitting .355 for the Pittsburgh Pirates despite having played in only 103 games and garnering 358 at bats. Garms winning of the batting title proved very controversial because of his limited playing time. In 1941 he set a then major league record for consecutive pinch hits with seven, a record which stood until Dave Philley broke it in 1958.

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Preceded by
Johnny Mize		 National League Batting Champion
1940		 Succeeded by
Pete Reiser
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St. Louis Cardinals 1944 World Series roster
1 Whitey Kurowski | 3 Emil Verban | 4 Marty Marion | 5 Ray Sanders | 6 Stan Musial | 7 George Fallon | 8 Danny Litwhiler | 9 Debs Garms | 11 Freddy Schmidt | 12 Johnny Hopp | 13 Mort Cooper | 15 Walker Cooper | 16 Ken O'Dea | 17 Augie Bergamo | 20 Blix Donnelly | 21 Max Lanier | 27 Bud Byerly | 28 Ted Wilks | 29 Al Jurisich | 31 Harry Brecheen
Manager: 30 Billy Southworth


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