Rich Garces
[edit] Biography
Born on May 18, 1971 in Maracay, Aragua (Venezuela), Rich Garces (Richard Aron (Mendoza) Garces) played for the Minnesota Twins, Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 10 year career. Garces broke into the bigs on September 18, 1990 with the Minnesota Twins, and put up a 3.25 ERA in 74.2 innings pitched in 2000, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Rich Garces's best season was 2000, when he posted a 3.25 ERA and struck out 69 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.59
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5.2
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| MIN
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| FLA
| N
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5.40
| 16
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.1
| 14
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.27
| 6
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TOT
| N
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4.44
| 22
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.1
| 25
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| BOS
| A
| 37
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 4.91
| 55
| 26
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 42
| 5
| 33
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4.61
| 12
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.2
| 14
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.33
| 34
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 46
| 36
| 6
| 27
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 30
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1.55
| 33
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 40.2
| 25
| 1
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| BOS
| A
| 64
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 3.25
| 69
| 28
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 74.2
| 64
| 7
| 23
| 5
| 3
| 1
|
| 2001
| BOS
| A
| 62
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 3.90
| 51
| 32
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 67
| 55
| 6
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7.59
| 16
| 20
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21.1
| 21
| 4
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4.44
| 22
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.1
| 25
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 269
| 0
| 23
| 8
| 3.69
| 274
| 147
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 317
| 265
| 31
| 153
| 17
| 6
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 287
| 0
| 23
| 10
| 3.74
| 296
| 162
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 341.1
| 290
| 32
| 164
| 19
| 6
| 11
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 5.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| MIN
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| FLA
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 13.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TOT
| N
| P
| 18
| 0
| 24.1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| BOS
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 44
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| P
| 12
| 0
| 13.2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| P
| 30
| 0
| 46
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| P
| 30
| 0
| 40.2
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| BOS
| A
| P
| 64
| 0
| 74.2
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| BOS
| A
| P
| 62
| 0
| 67
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 21.1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 287
| 0
| 341.1
| 23
| 45
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 49
| 6
| 0
| .986
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1990
| MIN
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| MIN
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| FLA
| N
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CHI
| N
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TOT
| N
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| BOS
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| BOS
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| BOS
| A
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| BOS
| A
| 62
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2002
| BOS
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 269
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 287
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Minnesota Twins (December 29, 1987).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (October 25, 1994).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (January 30, 1995).
- Claimed on waivers by Florida Marlins from Chicago Cubs (August 9, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 16, 1995).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 14, 1995).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (November 23, 1998).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (February 28, 1999).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (August 1, 2002).
- Signed by Colorado Rockies (January 22, 2003).
- Released by Colorado Rockies (@March, 2003).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (May 27, 2005).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (August 31, 2005).
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