Philip Mason Garner was born on April 30,1949 and is an American former professional baseball player and manager.
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21 Facts About Phil Garner
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Phil Garner played in Major League Baseball as an infielder with the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1988.
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Phil Garner was manager of the Astros from July 14,2004 to August 27,2007, leading Houston to a World Series appearance in 2005.
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Phil Garner won two World Series during his time in Oakland in 1973 and 1974.
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Phil Garner had a break out year for Oakland in 1976 in which he hit 8 home runs and 74 RBI's that year.
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Phil Garner was named an All Star that year the first of his career.
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Phil Garner was named an All Star again for a third and final time in his career the next season in 1981 though his stats declined from previous years.
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Phil Garner hit just 1 home run while having 26 RBI's on the year and had just 10 stolen bases.
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Phil Garner helped the Astros reach the 1986 NLCS where they lost in six games to New York Mets this would be his final postseason action he would see of his career.
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Phil Garner was traded in 1987 to the Los Angeles Dodgers and then spent a year with San Francisco Giants in 1988.
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Phil Garner went through 1989 without signing with anybody and announced his retirement a year later in 1990.
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Phil Garner later became a manager for the Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros, leading the Astros to the franchise's first ever World Series in 2005.
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Phil Garner quickly installed a running-focused style of play as every starter that year stole at least 10 bases.
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Phil Garner led the team to a nine game improvement from the previous year and led the Brewers to second place in the American League East Division, losing out by four games to the eventual world champion Toronto Blue Jays.
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In 2000, Phil Garner was hired to manage the Tigers, in their inaugural season at Comerica Park.
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Phil Garner's contract was extended through the end of the 2008 season by the Astros.
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Phil Garner cites Chuck Tanner, his manager during his time with the Pirates, as one of his biggest coaching influences.
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In 2010, Phil Garner admitted to using a corked bat against pitcher Gaylord Perry and that he hit a home run with it.
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In 2008, Phil Garner served as interim head coach for the UHV Jaguars baseball team of the University of Houston–Victoria.
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Phil Garner temporarily replaced former Astros teammate Terry Puhl while he fulfilled his obligation as manager of the Canada National baseball team.
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Phil Garner has been involved in some of the longest post-season games in the history of baseball.
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