| Ned Garvin | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 1, 1874 Navasota, Texas, U.S. | |
| Died: June 16, 1908 (aged 34) Fresno, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 13, 1896, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 16, 1904, for the New York Highlanders | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 57–97 |
| Earned run average | 2.72 |
| Strikeouts | 612 |
| Teams | |
Virgil Lee Garvin[note 1] (January 1, 1874 – June 16, 1908), nicknamed "the Navasota Tarantula", was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched in 181 games with six teams from 1896 to 1904. Garvin was known for his bad luck as a pitcher; he had a strong career earned run average (ERA) of 2.72, but his win–loss record (57–97) suffered because he played on poorly performing teams.[note 2] He was known for throwing a pitch that made an atypical curve as it approached the batter.
Off the field, Garvin was prone to fighting and excessive drinking, and Garvin's behavior led to the end of his MLB career in 1904. Over the course of his career, he was implicated in the assaults of a team traveling secretary and an insurance salesman, the shooting of a saloonkeeper and the attempted murder of a black man at a barber shop. Garvin died of tuberculosis less than four years after his last major league appearance.
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