Ned Garver

(d.2017)

PSA/DNA Certified Authentic

1951 Bowman #172


This is an EXTREMELY RARE & IMPOSSIBLE to find Autographed 1951 Bowman!

I have NEVER seen this card signed and not sure how many are in existence!

Garver was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1948 to 1961. Most of his career was spent playing for perennial second-division teams such as the St. Louis Browns and Kansas City Athletics.[1]


In 1951, Garver had a memorable season pitching for the St. Louis Browns. He compiled a 20-12 record[2] which was noteworthy considering the Browns lost 102 games that year. Garver also posted a 3.73 ERA that season. Out of the Browns' 52 total wins, Garver accounted for nearly 40 percent of them. Garver also led the American League in complete games with 24 and, when he pitched, he often batted sixth in the order rather than the customary ninth, compiling a .305 batting average with one home run. He was also used as a pinch hitter and pinch runner.[3] After the season, Garver found himself in a three-way tie for first place Most Valuable Player Award votes with Yankees Yogi Berra and Allie Reynolds, though the tally of votes further down the ballots meant that Berra won the award.


Garver is one of only two modern (post-1900) pitchers to win 20 or more games for a team which lost 100 or more games in the same season, and is the last to do so and the only one to do it with a winning record.[note 1][1] Garver was the winning pitcher in 38% of the Browns' victories; their record when he did not get the decision was 32–90, .262.



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