Debs Garms was born in Bangs in 1907. He made his MLB debut with the St. Louis Browns on August 10, 1932 and played 12 seasons for the Browns, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. Garms broke up Johnny Vander Meer’s streak of hitless innings in 1938 after Vander Meer had thrown back-to-back no-hitters. In 1940, he won the National League batting title. In 1941, he set a then-major league record for consecutive pinch hits with seven. In 12 seasons, Garms hit .293 with 438 runs scored, 141 doubles, 39 triples, seven home runs and 328 RBIs. He played in the 1943 and 1944 World Series. Garms was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004.
