Garr, nicknamed The Road Runner, was a hell of a hitter. He also had great speed. He was a lifetime .306 hitter and led the National League in batting in 1974 with a .353 average.
He loved to swing at anything and had very little patience at the plate.
Garr said of himself,
"I was a ball hitter. If I saw the ball I hit it. If I didn't see it, I didn't hit it."
Happy 71st Birthday, Ralph Garr
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