He would just continue to hit, eventually leading the league in batting in 1974 when he hit a career high .353 with 214 hits and 17 triples, getting named to the All-Star team for the only time in his career.
Garr put together a very nice 13-year career playing for the Braves, White Sox and California Angels, batting .306 with 1562 hits over 5108 at-bats in 1317 games.
As for “Road Runner” nickname, Garr did steal 172 bases during his career with a high of 35 in 1973, but I’ll guess it was a nom-de-plume that was stuck to him in the minors where he swiped as many as 63 bases in a season, that number happening in 1969 with Richmond of the International League.
Not too shabby a professional career!
