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Garrison Enters MLB Hall of Fame Monday, February 24th , 1975 The way Matt Garrison played baseball made the word "superstar" seem inadequate. He played the game at an even higher level and that's why he is now one of the immortals in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Garrison played in 2356 games with a .292 lifetime batting average. Among his 2448 hits were 405 doubles, 25 triples and 524 home runs. He also scored 1307 runs and drove in 1592 runs. Garrison was 41 when he retired. One of his teammates described the talented first baseman this way: "The greatness of Matt Garrison was something that had to be seen... and to see him was to remember him forever." Matt Garrison was inducted into the Hall of Fame today after being elected by the Baseball Writers Association. The new Hall of Famer told the audience, "I just went out and did my job every day... and I guess I must have done it well. Thank you for the honor you have given me today." |
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