Ralph Garr

Ralph Allen Garr, nicknamed "Road Runner," played outfield in Major League Baseball from 1968 through 1980. Born in Monroe, Louisiana, he attended Grambling State University, where he posted a record .585 batting average for the Tigers in 1967. Garr spent the core of his career with the Atlanta Braves, later playing for the Chicago White Sox and California Angels. His best season came in 1974, when he earned a National League All-Star selection and won the NL batting title. A free swinger who hit to all fields, he batted .300 or better five times. He was inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame in 2006.