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Billy Gardner
William Frederick Gardner (Whitey or Shotgun)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 22, 1954
Final Game September 11, 1963
Born July 19, 1927 in Waterford, CT

Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 26 NYG NL  62  108   10   23   5  0   1    7   0  1   6  19  .213  .261  .287   43   31   0   0       1   1
 1955 27 NYG NL  59  187   26   38  10  1   3   17   0  0  13  19  .203  .261  .316   52   59   4   1   0   2   2
 1956 28 BAL AL 144  515   53  119  16  2  11   50   5  5  29  53  .231  .281  .334   68  172   8   1   1   7  15
 1957 29 BAL AL 154  644   79  169  36  3   6   55  10  7  53  67  .262  .325  .356   92  229  11   2   2   8  13 MVP-12
 1958 30 BAL AL 151  560   32  126  28  2   3   33   2  3  34  53  .225  .271  .298   61  167   6   4   4   3  11
 1959 31 BAL AL 140  401   34   87  13  2   6   27   2  1  38  61  .217  .284  .304   64  122   8   3   9   1  12
 1960 32 WSH AL 145  592   71  152  26  5   9   56   0  4  43  76  .257  .313  .363   82  215   7   1   0   6  13
 1961 33 TOT AL  86  253   24   57  14  0   2   13   0  0  16  32  .225  .279  .304   56   77   8   0   1   3  11
         MIN AL  45  154   13   36   9  0   1   11   0  0  10  14  .234  .280  .312   55   48   7   0   1   0   7
         NYY AL  41   99   11   21   5  0   1    2   0  0   6  18  .212  .278  .293   57   29   1   0   0   3   4
 1962 34 TOT AL  57  200   23   54   9  2   0   12   0  1  10  40  .270  .308  .335   71   67   2   0   0   1   4
         NYY AL   4    1    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         BOS AL  53  199   22   54   9  2   0   12   0  1  10  39  .271  .310  .337   72   67   2   0   0   1   4
 1963 35 BOS AL  36   84    4   16   2  1   0    1   0  0   4  19  .190  .236  .238   32   20   0   0   1   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1034 3544  356  841 159 18  41  271  19 22 246 439  .237  .292  .327   70 1159  54  12  18  33  83
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        555   56  132  25  3   6   42   3  3  39  69  .237  .292  .327   70  182   8   2   3   5  13
 Career High    154  644   79  169  36  5  11   56  10  7  53  76  .262  .325  .363   92  229  11   4   9   8  15
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 26 NYG NL  115   87    8   2.5   110| .213  .275| .261  .347| .287  .426| .548  .772|  43  .229  -9.4  -0.9   0%
 1955 27 NYG NL  207  156   16   2.7   106| .203  .267| .261  .338| .316  .422| .577  .760|  52  .273 -13.2  -1.3   0%
 1956 28 BAL AL  560  425   45   2.8    99| .231  .257| .281  .338| .334  .393| .615  .731|  68  .275 -24.6  -2.4  50%
 1957 29 BAL AL  718  508   75   4.0    93| .262  .255| .325  .326| .356  .384| .681  .710|  92  .457  -5.2  -0.5  58%
 1958 30 BAL AL  607  458   45   2.6    93| .225  .254| .271  .322| .298  .387| .569  .709|  61  .289 -28.6  -2.9  40%
 1959 31 BAL AL  451  338   34   2.7    96| .217  .257| .284  .328| .304  .392| .588  .720|  64  .291 -19.6  -2.0  66%
 1960 32 WSH AL  649  465   66   3.8   102| .257  .265| .313  .338| .363  .405| .676  .743|  82  .427 -16.2  -1.6   0%
 1961 33 TOT AL  280  215   20   2.5   105| .225  .266| .279  .341| .304  .414| .583  .755|  56  .240 -16.4  -1.6   0%
         MIN AL  171  132   12   2.4   109| .234  .271| .280  .347| .312  .421| .592  .768|  55  .234 -10.4  -1.0   0%
         NYY AL  109   83    8   2.6   100| .212  .258| .278  .332| .293  .401| .571  .734|  57  .253  -6.0  -0.6   0%
 1962 34 TOT AL  213  153   20   3.5   105| .270  .266| .308  .339| .335  .415| .643  .754|  71  .384  -8.6  -0.8   0%
         NYY AL    1    1    0   0.0   100| .000  .260| .000  .331| .000  .404| .000  .735|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         BOS AL  212  152   20   3.5   105| .271  .267| .310  .339| .337  .415| .647  .755|  72  .386  -8.3  -0.8   0%
 1963 35 BOS AL   89   69    5   2.0    97| .190  .259| .236  .325| .238  .399| .474  .725|  32  .199  -8.0  -0.8   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3889 2874  334   3.1    99| .237  .260| .292  .332| .327  .398| .619  .730|  70  .338 -149.7 -14.8  46%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1954 26 NYG NL 3B 30 18 56 1 2 .987 .952 2.47 2.82 2B 13 17 17 1 1 .971 .977 2.62 5.31 SS 5 7 9 0 1 1.000 .958 3.20 4.64 1955 27 NYG NL SS 38 65 122 12 28 .940 .964 4.92 4.57 3B 10 7 13 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 2.81 2B 4 4 4 1 0 .889 .976 2.00 5.00 1956 28 BAL AL 2B 132 274 331 16 76 .974 .973 4.58 4.74 5.14 5.44 126 1058.7 SS 25 24 46 2 1 .972 .960 2.80 4.10 5.31 4.98 8 118.7 3B 6 3 9 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.78 3.27 3.22 3 33.0 1957 29 BAL AL 2B 148 393 424 11 96 .987 .980 5.52 4.84 5.50 5.39 148 1338.0 SS 9 13 26 1 7 .975 .963 4.33 4.43 5.32 5.11 6 66.0 1958 30 BAL AL 2B 151 349 350 11 113 .985 .978 4.63 4.68 4.83 5.26 150 1301.7 SS 13 5 6 0 0 1.000 .965 0.85 4.17 3.09 4.95 0 32.0 1959 31 BAL AL 2B 139 333 392 18 104 .976 .976 5.22 4.73 5.86 5.29 129 1114.3 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.70 1.80 3.24 0 5.0 SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.00 9.00 4.50 0 1.0 1960 32 WSH AL 2B 145 355 407 21 101 .973 .979 5.26 4.66 5.49 5.46 145 1250.3 SS 13 5 11 0 2 1.000 .958 1.23 4.37 5.14 5.11 0 28.0 1961 33 TOT AL 2B 47 95 103 5 34 .975 .978 4.21 4.72 4.47 5.24 44 398.4 TOT AL 3B 35 26 57 6 6 .933 .950 2.37 2.79 3.36 3.18 24 222.3 MIN AL 2B 41 86 96 5 32 .973 .978 4.44 4.72 4.48 5.24 41 365.7 3B 2 0 3 2 0 .600 .938 1.50 2.80 1.69 3.21 2 16.0 NYY AL 3B 33 26 54 4 6 .952 .950 2.42 2.79 3.49 3.18 22 206.3 2B 6 9 7 0 2 1.000 .976 2.67 4.72 4.40 5.23 3 32.7 1962 34 TOT AL 2B 39 67 91 6 21 .963 .980 4.05 4.87 4.36 5.25 38 326.0 TOT AL 3B 8 7 19 3 1 .897 .952 3.25 2.79 4.75 3.07 4 49.3 NYY AL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.90 4.50 5.40 0 2.0 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.80 18.00 2.70 0 1.0 BOS AL 2B 38 66 91 6 21 .963 .980 4.13 4.87 4.36 5.25 38 324.0 3B 7 7 17 3 1 .889 .952 3.43 2.79 4.47 3.07 4 48.3 SS 4 6 15 1 1 .955 .963 5.25 4.47 5.56 4.84 4 34.0 1963 35 BOS AL 2B 21 36 54 1 13 .989 .980 4.29 4.68 4.98 5.08 18 162.7 3B 2 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 3.00 2.85 27.00 3.15 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1954 26 NYG NL 2B 13 17 17 1 1 .971 .977 2.62 5.31 1955 27 NYG NL 2B 4 4 4 1 0 .889 .976 2.00 5.00 1956 28 BAL AL 2B 132 274 331 16 76 .974 .973 4.58 4.74 5.14 5.44 126 1058.7 1957 29 BAL AL 2B 148 393 424 11 96 .987 .980 5.52 4.84 5.50 5.39 148 1338.0 1958 30 BAL AL 2B 151 349 350 11 113 .985 .978 4.63 4.68 4.83 5.26 150 1301.7 1959 31 BAL AL 2B 139 333 392 18 104 .976 .976 5.22 4.73 5.86 5.29 129 1114.3 1960 32 WSH AL 2B 145 355 407 21 101 .973 .979 5.26 4.66 5.49 5.46 145 1250.3 1961 33 TOT AL 2B 47 95 103 5 34 .975 .978 4.21 4.72 4.47 5.24 44 398.4 MIN AL 2B 41 86 96 5 32 .973 .978 4.44 4.72 4.48 5.24 41 365.7 NYY AL 2B 6 9 7 0 2 1.000 .976 2.67 4.72 4.40 5.23 3 32.7 1962 34 TOT AL 2B 39 67 91 6 21 .963 .980 4.05 4.87 4.36 5.25 38 326.0 NYY AL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.90 4.50 5.40 0 2.0 BOS AL 2B 38 66 91 6 21 .963 .980 4.13 4.87 4.36 5.25 38 324.0 1963 35 BOS AL 2B 21 36 54 1 13 .989 .980 4.29 4.68 4.98 5.08 18 162.7 1954 26 NYG NL 3B 30 18 56 1 2 .987 .952 2.47 2.82 1955 27 NYG NL 3B 10 7 13 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 2.81 1956 28 BAL AL 3B 6 3 9 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.78 3.27 3.22 3 33.0 1959 31 BAL AL 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.70 1.80 3.24 0 5.0 1961 33 TOT AL 3B 35 26 57 6 6 .933 .950 2.37 2.79 3.36 3.18 24 222.3 MIN AL 3B 2 0 3 2 0 .600 .938 1.50 2.80 1.69 3.21 2 16.0 NYY AL 3B 33 26 54 4 6 .952 .950 2.42 2.79 3.49 3.18 22 206.3 1962 34 TOT AL 3B 8 7 19 3 1 .897 .952 3.25 2.79 4.75 3.07 4 49.3 NYY AL 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.80 18.00 2.70 0 1.0 BOS AL 3B 7 7 17 3 1 .889 .952 3.43 2.79 4.47 3.07 4 48.3 1963 35 BOS AL 3B 2 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 3.00 2.85 27.00 3.15 0 2.0 1954 26 NYG NL SS 5 7 9 0 1 1.000 .958 3.20 4.64 1955 27 NYG NL SS 38 65 122 12 28 .940 .964 4.92 4.57 1956 28 BAL AL SS 25 24 46 2 1 .972 .960 2.80 4.10 5.31 4.98 8 118.7 1957 29 BAL AL SS 9 13 26 1 7 .975 .963 4.33 4.43 5.32 5.11 6 66.0 1958 30 BAL AL SS 13 5 6 0 0 1.000 .965 0.85 4.17 3.09 4.95 0 32.0 1959 31 BAL AL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.00 9.00 4.50 0 1.0 1960 32 WSH AL SS 13 5 11 0 2 1.000 .958 1.23 4.37 5.14 5.11 0 28.0 1962 34 BOS AL SS 4 6 15 1 1 .955 .963 5.25 4.47 5.56 4.84 4 34.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 839 1923 2173 91 559 .978 .978 4.88 4.74 798 6950.0 SS* 108 125 236 16 40 .958 .963 3.34 4.37 18 279.7 3B* 92 63 159 10 10 .957 .951 2.41 2.80 31 311.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1039 2111 2568 117 609 .976 .975 4.50 4.53
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1961   WS    NYY CIN     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1957-AL-12-0.07
Car-983-0.07 shares

Games
1957 AL-154-2
1958 AL-151-5

At Bats
1957 AL-644-1
1958 AL-560-9
1960 AL-592-5

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1957 AL-718-1
1960 AL-649-5

Hits
1957 AL-169-8

Doubles
1957 AL-36-1
1958 AL-28-7

Stolen Bases
1957 AL-10-10

Singles
1957 AL-124-5

Times on Base
1957 AL-230-6

Hit By Pitch
1956 AL-7-9
1957 AL-8-5

Sac. Hits
1956 AL-8-7
1957 AL-11-5

Intentional Walks
1959 AL-9-2

Caught Stealing
1956 AL-5-9
1957 AL-7-7

Outs
1956 AL-425-10
1957 AL-508-1
1958 AL-458-4
1960 AL-465-4

       

Black Ink: Batting - 3 (508) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 14 (1186) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 10.9 (1552) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.0 (2047) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1945 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.

April 21, 1956: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the New York Giants for $20,000.

April 3, 1960: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Washington Senators for Clint Courtney and Ron Samford.

June 14, 1961: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the New York Yankees for Danny McDevitt.

June 12, 1962: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox for Tom Umphlett and cash.

October 2, 1963: Released by the Boston Red Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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