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Debs Garms
1983Dec, 16

Debs Garms

Debs Garms, American baseball player (b. 1907)
Debs C. Garms (June 26, 1907 – December 16, 1984) was a professional baseball player for 12 seasons as an outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals. Garms broke up Johnny Vander Meer's streak of hitless innings in 1938. He won the National League batting title in 1940, hitting .355 for the Pirates despite having played in only 103 games and garnering 358 at bats. Garms' batting title proved very controversial because of his limited playing time. In 1941, he set a then-major league record for consecutive pinch hits with seven, which stood until Dave Philley broke it in 1958.

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Events on 1983

  • 24Feb

    Japanese American internment

    A special commission of the United States Congress condemns the Japanese American internment during World War II.
  • 19Jul

    CT scan

    The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.
  • 24Jul

    Sri Lankan Civil War

    The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
  • 1Sep

    Korean Air Lines Flight 007

    Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald.
  • 12Sep

    Los Macheteros

    A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, is robbed of approximately US$7 million by Los Macheteros.