Cliff Garrison | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: [a] Belmont, Oklahoma | August 13, 1906
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Died: August 25, 1994 Woodland, California | (aged 88)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1928, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 2, 1928, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 7.88 |
Strikeouts | 0 |
Teams | |
Clifford William Garrison (August 13, 1906 – August 25, 1994) [a] was a professional baseball pitcher who played in six games for the 1928 Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 180 pounds (82 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.
Garrison's minor league baseball history is incomplete. [3] He was originally signed by the New York Yankees in February 1926 after playing baseball at Tempe High School in Arizona, where he started as a catcher and outfielder before becoming a pitcher. [4] In 1927, he played with the Edinburg Bobcats of the Texas Valley League, compiling an 11–8 win–loss record. [5] It is unclear when Garrison moved on from the Yankees' organization; in January 1928, he was reported to be "another recruit" of the Boston Red Sox for the upcoming season. [6]
Garrison appeared in six games for the Red Sox in 1928, [7] a team that finished with a 57–96 record. [8] He made his major league debut on April 16, pitching two innings of relief against the Yankees in a home game at Fenway Park. [9] Entering the game in the top of the eighth inning with the Yankees holding a 7–2 lead, Garrison held the Yankees scoreless while allowing two hits in two innings. [9] Three of the batters that Garrison faced were future Baseball Hall of Fame inductees: Leo Durocher (who singled), Babe Ruth (who doubled), and Lou Gehrig (who hit a sacrifice fly). [9] Garrison made six total appearances with the Red Sox; two in April, two in May, and one each in June and July. [10] All of his appearances came in relief; he did not earn a win or a loss or record a strikeout, while allowing 14 earned runs in 16 innings pitched for a 7.88 earned run average (ERA). [7] Boston released Garrison on July 11, optioning him to the Portland Mariners of the New England League. [11]
Whether Garrison played for Portland is unclear; by the end of the 1928 season he was pitching for the Pittsfield Hillies of the Eastern League. [4] [12] Garrison started the 1929 season with Pittsfield, was released, then joined the Mesa Jewels of the Arizona State League. [4] [13] After being released by Mesa in early July 1929, Garrison went on to play semi-professional baseball in California into the 1930s. [4]
After his baseball career, Garrison worked in law enforcement as a deputy sheriff in Yolo County, California, and later served as chief of police of Woodland, California, from 1939 to 1943. [4] Garrison, who grew up in Meeker, Oklahoma, [4] died in Woodland in 1994. [7]
Cliff Garrison | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: [a] Belmont, Oklahoma | August 13, 1906
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Died: August 25, 1994 Woodland, California | (aged 88)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1928, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 2, 1928, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 7.88 |
Strikeouts | 0 |
Teams | |
Clifford William Garrison (August 13, 1906 – August 25, 1994) [a] was a professional baseball pitcher who played in six games for the 1928 Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 180 pounds (82 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.
Garrison's minor league baseball history is incomplete. [3] He was originally signed by the New York Yankees in February 1926 after playing baseball at Tempe High School in Arizona, where he started as a catcher and outfielder before becoming a pitcher. [4] In 1927, he played with the Edinburg Bobcats of the Texas Valley League, compiling an 11–8 win–loss record. [5] It is unclear when Garrison moved on from the Yankees' organization; in January 1928, he was reported to be "another recruit" of the Boston Red Sox for the upcoming season. [6]
Garrison appeared in six games for the Red Sox in 1928, [7] a team that finished with a 57–96 record. [8] He made his major league debut on April 16, pitching two innings of relief against the Yankees in a home game at Fenway Park. [9] Entering the game in the top of the eighth inning with the Yankees holding a 7–2 lead, Garrison held the Yankees scoreless while allowing two hits in two innings. [9] Three of the batters that Garrison faced were future Baseball Hall of Fame inductees: Leo Durocher (who singled), Babe Ruth (who doubled), and Lou Gehrig (who hit a sacrifice fly). [9] Garrison made six total appearances with the Red Sox; two in April, two in May, and one each in June and July. [10] All of his appearances came in relief; he did not earn a win or a loss or record a strikeout, while allowing 14 earned runs in 16 innings pitched for a 7.88 earned run average (ERA). [7] Boston released Garrison on July 11, optioning him to the Portland Mariners of the New England League. [11]
Whether Garrison played for Portland is unclear; by the end of the 1928 season he was pitching for the Pittsfield Hillies of the Eastern League. [4] [12] Garrison started the 1929 season with Pittsfield, was released, then joined the Mesa Jewels of the Arizona State League. [4] [13] After being released by Mesa in early July 1929, Garrison went on to play semi-professional baseball in California into the 1930s. [4]
After his baseball career, Garrison worked in law enforcement as a deputy sheriff in Yolo County, California, and later served as chief of police of Woodland, California, from 1939 to 1943. [4] Garrison, who grew up in Meeker, Oklahoma, [4] died in Woodland in 1994. [7]