Although Garko went 4-for-18 on the week to lower his average to .304, he knocked in seven runs to increase his team-leading total to 17. - 2005 AFL

PRESSBOX

• 2/2/10: Garko Signed by Seattle Mariners

• 3/28/7: Makes Cleveland's Opening Day Roster "Cancel that next meeting of the Hyperventilate About Ryan Garko Support Group.  Garkniks can rest easy: He will be in the Indians' dugout on opening day.   The Tribe made its final cuts of spring training Wednesday, and Garko survived."

• 8/11/6: Garko leads way in Cleveland romp - "Ryan Garko had acted out his first big league homer many times as a youngster. Actually hitting it was an even bigger thrill.  Garko had his first homer and drove in four runs to help Cliff Lee win for the first time in nearly a month, leading the Cleveland Indians over the Los Angeles Angels 14-2 Thursday night. ‘‘It’s a special feeling, one I dreamed about since I was a kid,’’ said Garko, whose 431-foot drive over the center-field wall gave Cleveland a 13-2 lead in the sixth inning. ‘‘I didn’t know how to react. It sank in when I got high-fives in the dugout. That’s when I realized, ‘I did it.’ ’’

• 3/18/6: Spring getting serious

• 2/23/6: Unpacking Bags in Winter Haven

• 1/18/6: Tries to find fit at first

• 11/6/5: Tribe fans won't see Garko anytime soon

• 10/19/5: Garko makes quite a first impression "Catcher first to hit two homers in AFL debut"

• 9/9/5: Reaches final rung of ladder

• 9/2/5: Promoted to Cleveland Indians "Garko is one of the Indians organization's top prospects. The 24-year-old, who hit .303 with 19 homers and 77 RBI in 127 games at Triple-A Buffalo, will be making his major league debut. He was Cleveland's minor league player of the year in 2004. "

• 9/1/5: Makes IL All-Star Team

• 7/15/4: Garko promoted to Akron "This is a very well-deserved promotion," Kinston manager Torey Lovullo said. "He was, by far, one of our best players offensively, and defensively he did everything we asked of him." "I didn't really even expect to be (in Kinston) coming out of spring training," Garko, 23, said in April. "I had a good spring, but I was planning to go to Lake County. So when they told me I was going to come here, I was pretty excited that I was going to make the jump."

• 2/24/5: Picture at Spring Training

2004 PRESSBOX

• 6/12/4: Day to day with injury

• 5/28/4: Takes "one for the team" regularly "First and foremost, I think that anybody that's getting hit by pitches commands a lot of respect," said Lovullo, who has the K-Tribe off to a 31-14, first-place start. "There's no intent there. Pitchers know that they have to get him off the plate to be successful. He's just that good of a hitter."
  5/4/4: Carolina League Player of the Month

• 5/2/4: Versatile glove, volatile bat "Garko's got a solid game all around," Slocum said. "I like his game-calling, his receiving. I feel comfortable with him if I want to throw a ball in the dirt. He's going to go down and get it. He's got a pretty solid overall game back there."

• 4/21/4: Named Carolina Player of the Week - ".444 with a grand slam, two doubles and six RBIs. On the week the Walnut, CA resident pounded out eight hits and currently leads the Carolina League in average (.457), extra base hits (7), and slugging percentage (.742)."

• 4/19/4: Grand slam in K-Tribe win over Fredrick

2003 PRESSBOX

• 11/24: Named Stanford's 2003 Most Valuable Player - Ryan Garko took home both the Stanford MVP award and the Jack Shepard Memorial Award

• 7/5: Wins Johnny Bench Award

• 6/5: Finally proving all the critics wrong | All-American Team

• 6/3: 78th Overall, Round 3 - Cleveland

• 5/5: 4-for-4, 2HR (GS), 7RBI, SB ""I had this series circled on my calendar," said Garko, a native of Walnut in Southern California. "I'm glad I could play so well in my last regular season collegiate series near my home."

• 5/3: 11th HR, 4H, 3R for team-leading 55 RBI - ties career-high RBI total from 2002

• 4/6: 3-for-4, 2HR, 4RBI vs WSU - Hitting .586 with four homers and 16 RBI in his past seven games and picked up his 200th career hit with his eighth-inning homer.

• 3/9: Leads Stanford in RBI

• 2/16: Hits key 2R HR in bottom of eighth

• 2/11: 3-for-4, HR, 4 RBI - Tied a career-high four RBI

• 2/6: Another Senior sticks around

2002 PRESSBOX

• 7/02: Added to Team-USA Roster
  6/8/01: "President Bush's pitch reached home plate this time. His opening pitch at the College World Series on Friday even appeared to be a strike as Stanford catcher Ryan Garko barely moved his glove."

• 5/4: Budding beyond his nickname

• 4/15: Guide Stanford to win over USC; 3-run blast

• 2/9: Three-run homer in the fifth beats FSU (team's leading hitter - .526)

• 2/2/2: 4-for-4, 2B, HR, 2RBI night ties career high

• 2/2/2: 2-for-4 ; 2B RBI in Win

2001 PRESSBOX

• 12/27: Named to Preseason All-American 2nd Team

• 8/16: Named to CCBL All-Star Team

• 7/30: Playing in Cape Cod this summer

• 6/11: ESPN Chat Wrap with Ryan Garko

• 5/28: Hit Wins Regional Championship for Cardinal

• 5/19: Blasts Homers In 14-6 Win At Washington State

• 4/28: 3-Run Homer Keys 4-3 Win Over San Jose State

• 4/28: Stanford Spotlight - Ryan Garko (00)

2000 PRESSBOX

• 7/31: Assael assails Panners with blast

• 7/30: Six Panners Earn Honors for Summer Work

• 7/21: Red Hot Goldpanners Win

• 7/19: Panners Defense Shines in Win

• 7/11: Stop at first base and be social

• 7/6: Panners Sweep Pilots

• 6/30: Panners Pitcher Masterful

• 6/24: Panners Pummel Miners

• 2/28: Garko gets first collegiate RBI for Stanford

Decade: 1993-2002

2000 Team Set

COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS

• 2002 Picked up by Team USA

• 2002  Named to Preseason All-American 2nd Team

• 2001  Named to the Pac-10 All-Academic Team

• 2001 Led Cardinal by batting .368. 7 home runs and 43 RBI

• 2001  Hit Wins Regional Championship for Cardinal

• 2001  Named to CCBL All-Star Team

• 2000  Earned All-Alaska Baseball League honors with the Goldpanners

• 2000  Used primarily as a pinch-hitter and DH during Stanford regular season

• 1999  Played on the USA Junior National Team, hitting .400 with six RBI

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

• 1999  Graduated from Servite HS with 4.2 GPA

• 1999  Named Cal-Hi Sports All-American 

• 1999  Set Servite HS records in five categories with a .577 batting average, eight homers, 55 RBI, six triples and 44 hits.

• Four-time All-Conference and All-County player

• 1998  Named League MVP

• Three-time All-Section Choice

• Two year varsity starter in football and an All-League quarterback as a senior.

• Four-year member of HS honor roll

Web Profile: Ryan Garko

2001 NCAA Post-Season: 11-32 (.344), 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI; NCAA Super Regional vs. South Carolina: 3-10 (.300), HR, RBI; NCAA Regional: 8-22 (.364), 2 2B, 4 RBI);

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Stanford Catcher Ryan Garko (00) tags out Rice's Dane Bubela at home plate in the fifth inning. (AP Photo/Ted Kirk)