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.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	BAL	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	47	11.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
2	2	Apr 16	BAL		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	1	3	1	2B
3	3	Apr 18	BAL	@	WSH	L,4-6	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
4	4	Apr 20	BAL	@	WSH	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
5	5	Apr 21 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	W,11-9	GS	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
6	6	Apr 21 susp	BAL	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	42	10.2	3	6	0	9	2	2B
7	7	Apr 22	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
8	8	Apr 23	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
9	9	Apr 24	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
10	10	Apr 26	BAL		WSH	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
11	11	Apr 27	BAL		WSH	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
12	12	Apr 28 (1)	BAL		WSH	L,6-7	CG	47	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
13	13	Apr 28 (2)	BAL		WSH	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
14	14	Apr 30	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
16	16	May 4	BAL	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
17	17	May 5	BAL	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
18	18	May 6	BAL	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	55	13.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
19	19	May 7	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	37	9.1	3	4	0	7	2	2B
20	20	May 8	BAL	@	KCA	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
21	21	May 10	BAL		NYY	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
22	22	May 11	BAL		NYY	L,4-6	GS	43	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B SS
23	23	May 12	BAL		NYY	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
24	24	May 15	BAL		CLE	L,8-11	CG	72	16.0	2	2	1	5	0	SS
25	25	May 16	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	CG	40	10.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
26	26	May 17	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	5	3	0	8	3	2B
27	27	May 18	BAL		CHW	T,4-4	GS	34	8.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
28	28	May 19 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
29	29	May 19 (2)	BAL		KCA	T,0-0	CG	19	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
30	30	May 20	BAL		KCA	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
31	31	May 21	BAL		DET	L,1-2	GS	59	15.0	12	2	0	14	0	2B
32	32	May 22	BAL		DET	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
33	33	May 24	BAL		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
34	34	May 25	BAL		BOS	W,12-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
35	35	May 26 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,0-9	CG	43	9.0	5	5	0	10	3	2B
36	36	May 26 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,4-5	GS	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B SS
37	37	May 27	BAL	@	WSH	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
38	38	May 29	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
39	39	May 30 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
40	40	May 30 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-16	CG	48	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
41	41	May 31	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
43	43	Jun 2 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
44	44	Jun 2 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	2B
45	45	Jun 4	BAL	@	KCA	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	6	4	0	10	3	2B
46	46	Jun 5	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
47	47	Jun 6	BAL	@	KCA	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
48	48	Jun 7	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
49	49	Jun 8	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
50	50	Jun 9 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
51	51	Jun 9 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
52	52	Jun 11	BAL	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
53	53	Jun 12	BAL	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
54	54	Jun 13	BAL	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
55	55	Jun 14	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
56	56	Jun 15	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
57	57	Jun 16 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
58	58	Jun 16 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
59	59	Jun 18	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
60	60	Jun 19	BAL		CHW	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
61	61	Jun 20	BAL		CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
62	62	Jun 21	BAL		DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
63	63	Jun 22	BAL		DET	L,1-2	CG	50	13.0	8	5	0	13	1	2B
64	64	Jun 23	BAL		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
65	65	Jun 24	BAL		DET	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
66	66	Jun 25	BAL		KCA	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
67	67	Jun 26	BAL		KCA	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
68	68	Jun 28	BAL		CLE	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
69	69	Jun 29 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
70	70	Jun 29 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
71	71	Jun 30	BAL		CLE	W,12-3	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	72	Jul 1	BAL		NYY	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	3	5	1	9	1	2B
73	73	Jul 2	BAL		NYY	L,4-6	CG	51	11.0	4	6	0	10	0	2B
74	74	Jul 3	BAL		WSH	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
75	75	Jul 4	BAL		WSH	W,3-2	CG	46	11.0	8	4	0	12	1	2B
76	76	Jul 5	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
77	77	Jul 6	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
78	78	Jul 7	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
79	79	Jul 11 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	47	11.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
80	80	Jul 11 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
81	81	Jul 12	BAL	@	CLE	L,6-8	CG	39	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	2B
82	82	Jul 13	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
83	83	Jul 14 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
84	84	Jul 14 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	43	9.2	5	4	0	9	3	2B
85	85	Jul 16	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
86	86	Jul 17	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
87	87	Jul 18	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
88	88	Jul 19	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
89	89	Jul 20	BAL	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	34	8.1	3	1	1	5	0	2B
90	90	Jul 21 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
91	91	Jul 21 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
92	92	Jul 23	BAL		DET	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
93	93	Jul 24	BAL		DET	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	SS
94	94	Jul 25	BAL		DET	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	2B
95	95	Jul 26 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
96	96	Jul 26 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
97	97	Jul 27	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
98	98	Jul 28	BAL		CHW	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
99	99	Jul 29	BAL		CHW	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
100	100	Jul 30	BAL		CLE	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	3	7	0	10	3	2B
101	101	Jul 31	BAL		CLE	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	102	Aug 2 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,5-4	CG	53	13.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
103	103	Aug 2 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
104	104	Aug 3	BAL		KCA	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
105	105	Aug 4	BAL		KCA	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
106	106	Aug 6	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
107	107	Aug 7	BAL		BOS	L,2-5	CG	45	11.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
108	108	Aug 8	BAL		BOS	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	4	0	10	4	2B
109	109	Aug 9	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	7	0	10	1	2B
110	110	Aug 10	BAL		NYY	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
111	111	Aug 11	BAL		NYY	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
112	112	Aug 13	BAL	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
113	113	Aug 14	BAL	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
114	114	Aug 16	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
115	115	Aug 17	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	1	3	2	6	0	2B
116	116	Aug 18 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	44	8.0	0	8	0	8	1	2B
117	117	Aug 18 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	4	1	8	1	2B
118	118	Aug 20	BAL	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
119	119	Aug 21	BAL	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
120	120	Aug 22	BAL	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
121	121	Aug 23	BAL	@	KCA	W,2-1	CG	43	12.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
122	122	Aug 24	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
123	123	Aug 25 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
124	124	Aug 25 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
125	125	Aug 27	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
126	126	Aug 28	BAL	@	CLE	W,19-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
127	127	Aug 29	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-13	CG	41	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
128	128	Aug 30	BAL		BOS	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
129	129	Aug 31	BAL		BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	130	Sep 1	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	GS	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B SS
131	131	Sep 2 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,8-7	CG	49	11.0	4	3	1	8	1	2B
132	132	Sep 2 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
133	133	Sep 3	BAL		NYY	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
134	134	Sep 4	BAL		WSH	W,1-0	CG	34	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
135	135	Sep 5	BAL		WSH	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	6	5	0	11	1	2B
136	136	Sep 6	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	4	2	0	6	1	2B
137	137	Sep 7	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
138	138	Sep 8	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
139	139	Sep 11 (1)	BAL		KCA	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	3	3	1	7	2	2B
140	140	Sep 11 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
141	141	Sep 14 (1)	BAL		DET	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
142	142	Sep 14 (2)	BAL		DET	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
143	143	Sep 15 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,5-4	CG	68	16.0	4	10	0	14	3	2B
144	144	Sep 15 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
145	145	Sep 17	BAL		CHW	W,7-5	CG	41	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
146	146	Sep 18	BAL		CHW	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
147	147	Sep 20	BAL		WSH	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
148	148	Sep 21	BAL		WSH	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
149	149	Sep 22	BAL		WSH	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
150	150	Sep 25 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	6	1	8	0	2B
151	151	Sep 25 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
152	152	Sep 27	BAL	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
153	153	Sep 28	BAL	@	WSH	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
154	154	Sep 29	BAL	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	42	10.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
							157gm		1404.0	406	450	12	868	103