Gene Garber broke into the major leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1969. The Pirates had little use for him (he spent all of 1971 in the minors), and in 1973 they traded him to Kansas City for Jim Rooker. In 1974, the Royals sold him to Philadelphia, where he began to have some success. He had double-digit save totals for the Phillies in 1975, ‘76, and ‘77.
The Braves acquired Garber in 1978 for Dick Ruthven. ‘78 was probably Garber’s best season. Between Philadelphia and Atlanta (mostly Atlanta) he had a 0.