Billy Gardner

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: July 19, 1927 in Waterford, CT us

High School: Chapman Technical HS (New London, CT)

Debut: April 22, 1954 (Age 26-277d, 11,142nd in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 11, 1963 (Age 36-054d)
vs. LAA 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: William Frederick Gardner

Nicknames: Whitey or Shotgun

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1961 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.1

3544

841

.237

356

RBI

271

OBP

.292

SLG

.327

OPS

.619

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1945	17	NYG-min	D,AA	123	520	476	83	147	20	8	6	76	18	2	29	50	.309	.360	.422	.782		201	3	9	6				BRS,JER · APPY,IL
1946			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1947	19	NYG-min	A	110	459	423	55	111	18	5	1	41	6		25	48	.262	.307	.336	.642		142		2	9				JCK · SALL
1948	20	NYG-min	A	154	594	548	66	140	26	4	3	66	12		28	59	.255	.295	.334	.629		183		3	15				JCK · SALL
1949	21	NYG-min	AAA	34	81	73	13	16	1	0	2	7	0		8	14	.219	.296	.315	.611		23	0	0	0				JER,MNE · IL,AA
1950	22	NYG-min	A	154	581	581		176	32	7	22						.303	.303	.496	.799		288							SXC · WL
1951	23	NYG-min	AAA	150	608	555	56	128	19	6	3	37	13		47	72	.231	.294	.303	.597		168		3	3				OTT · IL
1952	24	NYG-min	AAA	93	242	224	29	58	15	1	1	15	3		14	24	.259	.303	.348	.651		78	3	0	4				MNE · AA
1953	25	NYG-min	AA	153	630	591	88	182	42	5	10	71	8		26	63	.308	.345	.447	.791		264		7	6				NVL · SOUA
1954	26	NYG	NL	62	115	108	10	23	5	0	1	7	0	1	6	19	.213	.261	.287	.548	43	31	1	1	0	0	0	5H4/6
1955	27	NYG-min	AAA	73	325	290	55	90	15	1	17	48	1		22	35	.310	.367	.545	.912		158	4	5	6	2			MNE · AA
1955	27	NYG	NL	59	207	187	26	38	10	1	3	17	0	0	13	19	.203	.261	.316	.577	52	59	2	2	4	1	0	6H5/4
1956	28	BAL	AL	144	560	515	53	119	16	2	11	50	5	5	29	53	.231	.281	.334	.615	69	172	15	7	8	1	1	*46/5H
1957	29	BAL	AL	154	718	644	79	169	36	3	6	55	10	7	53	67	.262	.325	.356	.681	92	229	13	8	11	2	2	*4/6	MVP-12
1958	30	BAL	AL	151	607	560	32	126	28	2	3	33	2	3	34	53	.225	.271	.298	.569	61	167	11	3	6	4	4	*46
1959	31	BAL	AL	140	452	401	34	87	13	2	6	27	2	1	38	61	.217	.284	.304	.589	64	122	12	1	8	3	9	*4/5H6
1960	32	WSH	AL	145	649	592	71	152	26	5	9	56	0	4	43	76	.257	.313	.363	.676	81	215	13	6	7	1	0	*46
1961	33	TOT	AL	86	280	253	24	57	14	0	2	13	0	0	16	32	.225	.279	.304	.584	56	77	11	3	8	0	1	45H
1961	33	MIN	AL	45	171	154	13	36	9	0	1	11	0	0	10	14	.234	.280	.312	.592	55	48	7	0	7	0	1	4/5H
1961	33	NYY	AL	41	109	99	11	21	5	0	1	2	0	0	6	18	.212	.278	.293	.571	57	29	4	3	1	0	0	5H/4
1962	34	TOT	AL	57	213	200	23	54	9	2	0	12	0	1	10	40	.270	.308	.335	.643	71	67	4	1	2	0	0	4/5H6
1962	34	NYY	AL	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H45
1962	34	BOS	AL	53	212	199	22	54	9	2	0	12	0	1	10	39	.271	.310	.337	.646	72	67	4	1	2	0	0	4/5H6
1963	35	BOS	AL	36	89	84	4	16	2	1	0	1	0	0	4	19	.190	.236	.238	.474	32	20	1	1	0	0	1	4H/5
1964	36	BOS-min	AAA	101	338	308	23	69	8	4	1	28	1	1	26	65	.224	.283	.286	.568		88		0	2	2			SLE · PCL
1967	39	BOS-min	AA	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0			PFD · EL
1969	41	BOS-min	AA	2	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833		1		0	0	0			PFD · EL
1971	43	BOS-min	AA	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0			PAW · EL
10 Yrs				1034	3890	3544	356	841	159	18	41	271	19	22	246	439	.237	.292	.327	.619	70	1159	83	33	54	12	18
162 Game Avg.				162	609	555	56	132	25	3	6	42	3	3	39	69	.237	.292	.327	.619	70	182	13	5	8	2	3

BAL (4 yrs)				589	2337	2120	198	501	93	9	26	165	19	16	154	234	.236	.293	.325	.618	73	690	51	19	33	10	16
MIN (2 yrs)				190	820	746	84	188	35	5	10	67	0	4	53	90	.252	.306	.353	.659	76	263	20	6	14	1	1
NYG (2 yrs)				121	322	295	36	61	15	1	4	24	0	1	19	38	.207	.261	.305	.566	49	90	3	3	4	1	0
NYY (2 yrs)				45	110	100	12	21	5	0	1	2	0	0	6	19	.210	.275	.290	.565	55	29	4	3	1	0	0
BOS (2 yrs)				89	301	283	26	70	11	3	0	13	0	1	14	58	.247	.288	.307	.595	61	87	5	2	2	0	1

AL (8 yrs)				913	3568	3249	320	780	144	17	37	247	19	21	227	401	.240	.295	.329	.624	72	1069	80	30	50	11	18
NL (2 yrs)				121	322	295	36	61	15	1	4	24	0	1	19	38	.207	.261	.305	.566	49	90	3	3	4	1	0