Billy Gardner

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: July 19, 1927 in New London, CT us

Died: January 3, 2024 in Waterford, CT

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

Debut: April 22, 1954 (Age 26-277d, 11,128th 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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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.1

3544

841

.237

356

RBI

271

OBP

.292

SLG

.327

OPS

.619

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 25	BAL		NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
2	9	Apr 26	BAL		NYY	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
3	10	Apr 27	BAL	@	WSH	L,5-8	GS	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B 2B
4	11	Apr 28	BAL	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
5	12	Apr 29 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	2B
6	13	Apr 29 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	38	8.1	3	4	0	7	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	14	May 1	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	CG	46	11.0	5	5	0	10	2	2B
8	15	May 3	BAL		CLE	L,1-7	GS	24	6.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
9	16	May 4	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
10	17	May 5	BAL		CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
11	18	May 6 (1)	BAL		DET	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	5	1	8	1	2B
12	19	May 6 (2)	BAL		DET	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
13	20	May 7	BAL		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
14	21	May 8	BAL		KCA	W,7-4	GS	28	7.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
15	22	May 9	BAL		KCA	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
16	23	May 11	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	2	2	1	5	0	2B
17	24	May 12	BAL	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
18	25	May 13 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
19	26	May 13 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
20	27	May 15	BAL	@	KCA	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
21	28	May 16	BAL	@	KCA	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	7	3	0	10	2	2B
22	29	May 18	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	5	2	0	7	2	2B
23	30	May 19	BAL	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
24	31	May 20 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
25	32	May 20 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
26	33	May 23	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
27	34	May 25	BAL		NYY	L,2-10	CG	45	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
28	35	May 26	BAL		NYY	W,9-4	GS	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
29	36	May 28	BAL		WSH	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
30	37	May 29	BAL		WSH	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
31	38	May 30 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
32	39	May 30 (2)	BAL		BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	5	1	9	2	2B
33	40	May 31	BAL		BOS	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	41	Jun 1	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
35	42	Jun 3 (1)	BAL		CHW	L,0-12	CG	50	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
36	43	Jun 3 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	5	4	1	10	2	2B
37	44	Jun 4	BAL		CHW	L,4-13	GF	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
38	45	Jun 5	BAL		CLE	L,3-8	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
39	49 (3)	Jun 9 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,4-1	GF	17	4.0	1	2	0	3	1	PR 2B
40	50	Jun 9 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
41	51	Jun 10	BAL		KCA	L,3-7	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
42	52	Jun 11	BAL		DET	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
43	53	Jun 12	BAL		DET	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	7	4	1	12	1	2B
44	54	Jun 13	BAL		DET	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
45	55	Jun 15	BAL	@	KCA	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
46	56	Jun 16	BAL	@	KCA	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
47	57	Jun 17	BAL	@	KCA	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
48	58	Jun 18	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
49	59	Jun 19	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
50	60	Jun 20	BAL	@	CHW	L,8-12	CG	48	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
51	61	Jun 21	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
52	62	Jun 22	BAL	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	46	11.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
53	63	Jun 24 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
54	64	Jun 24 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
55	65	Jun 26	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
56	66	Jun 27	BAL	@	CLE	L,11-12	CG	52	10.1	5	2	1	8	0	2B
57	67	Jun 29	BAL		BOS	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
58	68	Jun 30 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
59	69	Jun 30 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	70	Jul 1	BAL		BOS	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
61	71	Jul 3	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	36	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
62	72	Jul 4 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	L,8-10	GS	42	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B SS
63	73	Jul 4 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	28	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
64	74	Jul 7	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS	32	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
65	75	Jul 8 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	43	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
66	76	Jul 8 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,4-8	GS	39	7.0	3	2	1	6	0	2B
67	77	Jul 12	BAL		KCA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
68	78	Jul 13	BAL		KCA	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
69	79	Jul 14	BAL		KCA	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
70	80	Jul 15 (1)	BAL		DET	W,7-2	GS	22	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
71	81	Jul 15 (2)	BAL		DET	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
72	82	Jul 17 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
73	83	Jul 17 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
74	84	Jul 18	BAL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
75	85	Jul 19	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	5	5	0	10	0	2B
76	86	Jul 21 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	GS	33	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
77	87	Jul 21 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	GS	43	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B SS
78	88	Jul 22	BAL		CLE	L,0-8	CG	47	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
79	89	Jul 24 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,7-9	GS	38	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B SS
80	90	Jul 24 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
81	91	Jul 25	BAL	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
82	92	Jul 26	BAL	@	DET	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
83	93	Jul 27	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
84	94	Jul 28	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
85	95	Jul 29 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
86	96	Jul 29 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	2B
87	97	Jul 30	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
88	98	Jul 31	BAL	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	99	Aug 1	BAL	@	KCA	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
90	100	Aug 2	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
91	101	Aug 3	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-13	CG	42	8.0	1	6	1	8	1	2B
92	102	Aug 4	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-15	GS	43	8.0	1	1	0	2	2	2B 3B
93	103	Aug 5 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-4	GF	15	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PR 2B
94	104	Aug 5 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-2	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
95	105	Aug 8	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
96	106	Aug 9	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
97	107	Aug 10	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS	39	8.2	4	2	0	6	0	2B SS
98	108	Aug 11	BAL	@	NYY	W,10-5	GF	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
99	109	Aug 12 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	PR 2B
100	110	Aug 12 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS	32	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B SS
101	111	Aug 14	BAL		WSH	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
102	112	Aug 15	BAL		WSH	W,3-2	CG	46	12.0	2	7	0	9	0	2B
103	113	Aug 17	BAL		NYY	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
104	114	Aug 18 (1)	BAL		NYY	L,1-4	GS	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B SS
105	115	Aug 18 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,2-6	GS	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B SS
106	116	Aug 19	BAL		NYY	W,3-2	GS	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B SS
107	117	Aug 21	BAL		KCA	W,4-3	GS	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B SS
108	118	Aug 22	BAL		KCA	L,2-7	CG	49	11.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
109	119	Aug 23	BAL		DET	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
110	120	Aug 24	BAL		DET	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
111	121	Aug 25	BAL		DET	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
112	122	Aug 26 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
113	123	Aug 26 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,1-5	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
114	124	Aug 28	BAL		CLE	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
115	125	Aug 29	BAL		CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
116	126	Aug 31	BAL	@	BOS	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	127	Sep 1	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B SS
118	128	Sep 2	BAL	@	BOS	W,11-10	GS	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B SS
119	129	Sep 3 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
120	130	Sep 3 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	6	2	1	9	1	2B
121	131	Sep 5	BAL	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
122	132	Sep 6	BAL	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	2	5	0	2B
123	133	Sep 7 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,5-7	GS	44	10.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B SS
124	134	Sep 7 (2)	BAL		BOS	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
125	135	Sep 8	BAL		BOS	L,1-6	CG	45	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
126	136	Sep 9	BAL		BOS	L,2-3	CG	49	12.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
127	137	Sep 11	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
128	138	Sep 12	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS	29	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B SS
129	139	Sep 13	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
130	140	Sep 14	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	45	10.1	5	7	0	12	3	2B
131	141	Sep 15	BAL	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	3	2B
132	142	Sep 16 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
133	143	Sep 16 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
134	144	Sep 18	BAL	@	DET	L,2-6	GS	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B SS
135	145	Sep 19	BAL	@	DET	L,1-9	GS	41	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	2B SS
136	146	Sep 21	BAL		WSH	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	1	8	2	11	0	2B
137	147	Sep 22	BAL		WSH	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
138	148	Sep 23	BAL		WSH	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	2	4	1	7	2	2B
139	149	Sep 24	BAL		NYY	W,5-4	GS	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B SS
140	150	Sep 25	BAL		NYY	L,6-11	GS	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B SS
141	151	Sep 26	BAL		NYY	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
142	152	Sep 29	BAL	@	WSH	L,1-7	CG	42	8.0	4	5	0	9	0	SS
143	153	Sep 30 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
144	154	Sep 30 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	W,6-3	GS	34	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	SS
							163gm		1210.1	301	386	18	705	77