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unusual facts about Ralph Garr


Ralph Garr

He became so popular with fans in Atlanta that the Braves negotiated exclusive big-league baseball rights with Warner Bros. Cartoons to use animated scenes of the Looney Tunes character Road Runner on the scoreboard, while the calliope erected behind right field went "beep-beep" like the cartoon character every time Garr reached first base.


Austin Braves

Notable members of the Austin Braves who played in the majors included Dusty Baker (1967), Bobby Cox (1966), Ralph Garr (1966-1967), Clarence "Cito" Gaston (1966-1967), Mike Lum (1966), Félix Millán (1965-1966), Ron Reed (1966), and George Stone (1967).

Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1986

Players eligible for the first time who were not included on the ballot were: Bill Bonham, Pedro Borbón, Bernie Carbo, Ralph Garr, Ken Henderson, Von Joshua, Fred Kendall, Lerrin LaGrow, Skip Lockwood, Elliott Maddox, Roger Metzger, Fred Norman, Marty Pattin, Dave Rader, Merv Rettenmund, Jim Rooker, Ted Sizemore and Bob Stinson.


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