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He played in just six games for the A's in 1945 and in just nine in 1946. In a total of 185 career MLB games, Garrison was 180-for-687 (.262), and 37
474: 236:, threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg). He appeared in 185 484: 489: 499: 449: 434: 469: 459: 444: 272:, when he was a regular outfielder for the Athletics after the Red Sox traded him on May 7. In 134 games that year he 504: 195: 191: 181: 177: 464: 454: 439: 386: 273: 233: 132: 64: 404: 249: 187: 261: 241: 218: 429: 424: 8: 357: 332: 353: 346: 343: 320: 265: 327:. He was an above-average defensive outfielder for his era, handling 425 out of 431 409: 339: 269: 225: 297: 221: 367: 349: 324: 312: 305: 293: 289: 277: 245: 173: 152: 81: 418: 328: 360: 316: 301: 237: 229: 44: 285: 142: 35: 281: 122:
April 28, 1946, for the Philadelphia Athletics
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His minor league career also was interrupted by one season (
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up to .302. He had six home runs, 56 RBI, and scored 80
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April 22, 1943, for the Boston Red Sox
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Outfielder
Greenville, South Carolina
Largo, Florida
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
Boston Red Sox
1943
1944
Philadelphia Athletics
1944
1946
professional baseball
player
coach
outfielder
Greenville, South Carolina
games
Major League Baseball
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
minor league career
United States Navy
1944
hit
133
498
home runs
runs batted in

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