Marcus Wayne Garland was a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 pitcher from 1973 to 1981 for the Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

 and Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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. Garland's best season came in 1976 when he posted a win–loss record of 20–7. He signed a 10-year, $2.3 million contract with the Indians as a free agent

Free agent

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 prior to the 1977 season (which was the first season of large-scale free agency in Major League Baseball). However, he failed to reach the heights of his 1976 season, going on to record a 28–48 win-loss record with Cleveland, being waived five years into the deal after the 1981 season. He later served as a minor league

Minor league baseball

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manager.

External links

• Wayne Garland career stats