Bob Garber

Robert Mitchell Garber (September 10, 1928 – June 7, 1999) was an American professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher had a highly successful minor league career, twice winning 20 games and notching one 19-victory season, but made only two appearances in Major League Baseball, for the 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates. Born in Hunker, Pennsylvania, he stood tall and weighed .

Garber's 20-win seasons came in 1949 and 1955. In 1949, he won ten games in the Class D Alabama State League and another ten after his promotion to the Class B Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. During 1955, he went 20–16 at the top level of the minors with the Hollywood Stars of the Open-Classification Pacific Coast League, and led the PCL in strikeouts. In 1954, with the Denver Bears, Garber won 19 of 27 decisions, led the Class A Western League in strikeouts, and was selected to the all-star team. and one earned run, striking out three and issuing three bases on balls. he died in Redwood City on June 7 1999 of lung cancer at age 70