Ned Garvin
American baseball player
Died when: 34 years 167 days (413 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Virgil Lee Garvin (January 1, 1874 – June 16, 1908), nicknamed "The Navasota Tarantula", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB).He pitched in 181 games with six teams from 1896 to 1904.
Garvin was known for his bad luck as a pitcher; he had a strong career earned run average (ERA) of 2.72, but his win–loss record (57–97) suffered because he played on poorly performing teams.
He was known for throwing a pitch that made an atypical curve as it approached the batter.Off the field, Garvin was prone to fighting and excessive drinking, and Garvin's behavior led to the end of his MLB career in 1904.
Over the course of his career, he was implicated in the assaults of a team traveling secretary and an insurance salesman, the shooting of a saloonkeeper and the attempted murder of a black man at a barber shop.
Garvin died of tuberculosis less than four years after his last major league appearance.
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