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.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 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,6-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
2	2	Apr 17	BAL		WSH	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
3	3	Apr 18	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
4	4	Apr 19	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
5	5	Apr 20	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
6	6	Apr 22	BAL	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
7	7	Apr 23	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
8	8	Apr 24	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	42	9.1	1	8	0	9	1	2B
9	9	Apr 25	BAL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
10	10	Apr 26	BAL		NYY	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
11	11	Apr 30	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	2	2	9	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	BAL		CHW	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
13	13	May 2	BAL		CLE	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
14	14	May 3	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	48	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
15	15	May 4 (1)	BAL		DET	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
16	16	May 4 (2)	BAL		DET	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
17	17	May 9	BAL		BOS	L,5-13	CG	49	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
18	18	May 10	BAL		BOS	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	2B
19	19	May 11 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
20	20	May 11 (2)	BAL		BOS	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
21	21	May 13	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
22	22	May 14	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-1	GS	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B SS
23	23	May 17 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,4-7	GS	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B SS
24	24	May 17 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	4	0	9	4	2B
25	25	May 18	BAL	@	BOS	L,4-8	GS	42	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B SS
26	26	May 20	BAL	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
27	27	May 21	BAL	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
28	28	May 22	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
29	29	May 23	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	5	5	0	10	3	2B
30	30	May 24	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
31	31	May 25	BAL	@	KCA	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
32	32	May 26	BAL	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	4	4	1	9	2	2B
33	33	May 27	BAL	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	45	9.2	2	3	0	5	2	2B
34	34	May 28	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
35	35	May 30 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
36	36	May 30 (2)	BAL		BOS	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	2B
37	37	May 31	BAL		WSH	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	38	Jun 1	BAL		WSH	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
39	39	Jun 2	BAL		WSH	L,1-2	CG	39	10.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
40	40	Jun 3	BAL		DET	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
41	41	Jun 4	BAL		DET	W,6-4	GS	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B SS
42	42	Jun 5	BAL		DET	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
43	43	Jun 6 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
44	44	Jun 6 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
45	45	Jun 7	BAL		KCA	L,2-5	GS	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B SS
46	46	Jun 8 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
47	47	Jun 8 (2)	BAL		KCA	L,1-2	GS	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B SS
48	48	Jun 9	BAL		CLE	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
49	49	Jun 10	BAL		CLE	L,2-10	GS	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B SS
50	50	Jun 11	BAL		CLE	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
51	51	Jun 12	BAL		CLE	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
52	52	Jun 13	BAL		CHW	T,5-5	CG	54	14.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
53	53	Jun 14	BAL		CHW	L,1-9	GS	42	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	2B SS
54	54	Jun 15 (1)	BAL		CHW	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	2B
55	55	Jun 15 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
56	56	Jun 17	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	8	0	11	0	2B
57	57	Jun 18	BAL	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
58	58	Jun 19	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
59	59	Jun 20	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
60	60	Jun 21	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
61	61	Jun 22	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
62	62	Jun 23	BAL	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
63	63	Jun 24	BAL	@	DET	L,0-5	GS	16	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
64	64	Jun 26	BAL	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
65	65	Jun 27	BAL	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B SS
66	66	Jun 28	BAL	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	4	2	0	6	0	2B
67	67	Jun 29 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,11-6	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
68	68	Jun 29 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	69	Jul 1 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
70	70	Jul 1 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
71	71	Jul 2	BAL		NYY	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
72	72	Jul 3	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	60	15.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
73	73	Jul 4 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	6	3	0	9	3	2B
74	74	Jul 4 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	2B
75	75	Jul 5	BAL	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
76	76	Jul 6	BAL	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
77	77	Jul 10 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
78	78	Jul 10 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
79	79	Jul 13 (1)	BAL		DET	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	2B
80	80	Jul 13 (2)	BAL		DET	L,3-5	GS	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B SS
81	81	Jul 14	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
82	82	Jul 15	BAL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	44	12.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
83	83	Jul 16 (1)	BAL		CHW	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
84	84	Jul 16 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
85	85	Jul 17	BAL		CHW	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	2	1	1	4	1	2B
86	86	Jul 18	BAL		CLE	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	3	2B
87	87	Jul 19	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
88	88	Jul 20	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
89	89	Jul 22	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
90	90	Jul 23	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-4	GS	35	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	2B SS
91	91	Jul 24	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
92	92	Jul 25	BAL	@	KCA	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
93	93	Jul 26	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
94	94	Jul 27	BAL	@	KCA	L,6-11	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
95	95	Jul 29	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-9	GS	40	8.0	7	2	1	10	2	2B SS
96	96	Jul 30	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-6	GS	29	7.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	97	Aug 1	BAL	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
98	98	Aug 2	BAL	@	DET	L,7-8	GS	34	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
99	99	Aug 3 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
100	100	Aug 3 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
101	101	Aug 4	BAL		NYY	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
102	104 (2)	Aug 8	BAL	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	2B
103	105	Aug 9	BAL	@	WSH	W,12-5	CG	47	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
104	106	Aug 10 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
105	107	Aug 10 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
106	108	Aug 11 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	1	5	2	2B
107	109	Aug 11 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
108	110	Aug 12	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-7	GS	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B SS
109	111	Aug 13	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
110	112	Aug 15	BAL		WSH	L,1-3	GS	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B SS
111	113	Aug 16	BAL		WSH	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
112	114	Aug 17	BAL		WSH	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
113	115	Aug 18	BAL		KCA	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
114	116	Aug 19 (1)	BAL		KCA	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
115	117	Aug 19 (2)	BAL		KCA	L,4-6	GS	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
116	118	Aug 20	BAL		KCA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
117	119	Aug 21	BAL		DET	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
118	120	Aug 22	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	3	2B
119	121	Aug 23	BAL		DET	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
120	122	Aug 24	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
121	123	Aug 25	BAL		CHW	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
122	124	Aug 26	BAL		CLE	W,1-0	CG	42	12.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
123	125	Aug 27	BAL		CLE	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
124	126	Aug 29	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
125	127	Aug 30	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
126	128	Aug 31	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	129	Sep 1 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
128	130	Sep 1 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
129	131	Sep 2	BAL	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS	25	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
130	132	Sep 3	BAL	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
131	133	Sep 4	BAL		BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
132	134	Sep 5	BAL		BOS	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
133	135	Sep 6	BAL		BOS	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
134	136	Sep 7	BAL		BOS	L,5-6	CG	49	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
135	137	Sep 9	BAL	@	KCA	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
136	138	Sep 10	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	1	1	4	1	2B
137	139	Sep 11	BAL	@	KCA	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
138	140	Sep 12	BAL	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
139	141	Sep 13	BAL	@	DET	L,2-13	CG	42	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
140	142	Sep 14 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	33	8.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
141	143	Sep 14 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
142	144	Sep 16	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
143	145	Sep 18	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-6	GS	27	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
144	146	Sep 19	BAL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
145	147	Sep 20	BAL		NYY	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
146	148	Sep 21	BAL		NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
147	149	Sep 22	BAL		WSH	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
148	150	Sep 23	BAL		WSH	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
149	151	Sep 24	BAL		WSH	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
150	152	Sep 26	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	52	12.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
151	153	Sep 28 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
							164gm		1333.2	354	356	11	721	113