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After three years in the Baltimore bullpen, Garland became a starter in 1976 and went 20-7 with a 2.68 ERA, ranking third in the league in wins (and second in winning percentage with .741). He had played out his option, and he became a free agent after the season. After signing a lucrative long-term contract with the Indians, in 1977 Garland went 13-19 with a 3.59 ERA for fifth-place Cleveland, tying for the AL lead in losses. On May 5, 1978, he had to have surgery for a rotator cuff tear. He never had another winning season, and he is remembered whenever the supposed evils of free agency and long-term contracts are discussed. (SH)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 25, 1978: Cleveland's Wayne Garland, who signed a $2.3 million 10-year contract a year earlier, earns his 2nd and final win of the season 6–5 over Toronto. Garland struggled to a 13-19 mark last year following an arm injury warming up his first day of spring training. He will undergo rotator cuff surgery on May 5th and win only 13 more ML games. » July 3, 1980: The ML's largest crowd in seven years (73,096) watches Wayne Garland 2-hit the Yankees 7–0 at Cleveland Stadium. » January 29, 1982: Wayne Garland, baseball's first millionaire free agent, is waived by the Indians with five seasons remaining on his 10-year contract. Garland was 3-7 with a 5.79 ERA in 1981.