Ned Garver

Ned Garver

Birthdate	12/25/1925
Death Date	2/26/2017
Debut Year	1948
Year of Induction
Teams	Angels, Athletics, Browns, Tigers
Position	Pitcher

All Star Ned Garver went 20-12 for the 1951 St. Louis Browns & is the first & only MLB pitcher to win 20 for a team that lost at least 100 games.

Leather MLB lifetime passes are rarely seen, here's Ned Garver's

Major League lifetime passes provide an outstanding collectable though they rarely leave possession of the player or his family’s estate. Shown here is one of Ned Garver’s passes in the seldom-seen medium of leather. Rarely have we seen leather passes surface. Another such pass can be se

Metal lifetime pass issued to Ned Garver

This toned and worn lifetime pass belonged to former All Star pitcher Ned Garver. One of the most overlooked and underrated seasons in baseball history belonged to Garver. In 1951 his lowly Browns won only 52 games while losing 102. Garver was the team’s lone bright spot as he won 20, accounting for 40% of his team’s

Ned Garver's lifetime membership to the Association of Professional Ball Players of America

Once a man has played even a third of an inning in pro ball he may join the Association of Professional Ball Players of America. After paying for membership for 25 years each player is awarded a lifetime membership card similar to this one issued to Ned Garver. Garver’s finest

Ned Garver autographed 1959 Topps card

Shown here is an autographed 1959 Topps card of Ned Garver. That season was Garver’s last as a full time starter in the big leagues. Garver started 30 games for the Kansas City Athletics and went 10-13 with a 3.71 earned run average. Garver was a willing signer through the mail, gladly returni

Ned Garver autographed 1960 Topps card

Ned Garver’s final season for the Kansas City Athletics came in 1960. That season the right-hander made 15 starts and appeared in 28 games. Shown here is this Ned Garver baseball card from the 1960 Topps set that the pitcher has autographed boldly. The following season was Garver’s last

Ned Garver signed 3x5 cards with inscriptions of career highlights

Shown here is a pair of 3×5 index cards autographed by Ned Garver with inscriptions about his career. On the top card Garver writes his career highlight, “The 20th win on the final day of the 1951 season and starting the All Star game in Detroit were big moments in my baseball career.” The second card Garver

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Lifetime passes were the brainchild of NL President Ford Frick; here’s a pictorial history

June 18th, 2016 Leave a comment

A newspaper man turned league publicist turned league president came up with a brilliant idea in 1934 — reward longtime National League players with a lifetime pass to all NL games. Senior Circuit owners approved Ford Frick’s proposal at the league meeting in December of ’34. A few months later, Frick sent out ornately decorated paper Lifetime Passes to the NL’s greatest players. He even sent one to Babe Ruth who appeared in all of 28 games for the Boston Braves in 1935. A 21-year veteran of the American League, the Babe was grateful if not surprised when he remarked, “At least the National League has a heart”. An image of the original paper pass presented to Hall of Fame outfielder Sliding Billy Hamilton can be seen below. A similar pass curiously issued to Stan Coveleski, a lifetime American Leaguer is also shown. Perhaps shamed by Ruth’s remarks, the American League joined forces in 1936 to issue a pass to all Major League contests. Players with twenty or more years of service received a solid gold pass. Seventeen men qualified for the true “golden ticket” — Ruth, Fred Clarke, Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins, Bill Dahlen, Harry Davis, Red Faber, Walter Johnson, […]