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Gid Gardner
Franklin Washington Gardner

Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown
Weight 165 lb.

Debut August 23, 1879
Final Game May 29, 1888
Born May 6, 1859 in Boston, MA
Died August 1, 1914 in Cambridge, MA

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1879 20 TRO NL   2    6    1    1   0  0   0    0          0   0  .167  .167  .167   14    1                    
 1880 21 CLV NL  10   32    0    6   1  1   0    4          2   4  .188  .235  .281   75    9                    
 1883 24 BAL AA  42  161   28   44  10  3   1    0   0     18      .273  .346  .391  133   63                    
 1884 25 TOT     80  326   54   76  16 10   2    0   0     24      .233  .290  .362  113  118               2    
         TOT UA  39  153   22   39  10  2   0        0     10      .255  .301  .346  119   53                    
         BAL AA  41  173   32   37   6  8   2    0   0     14      .214  .280  .376  108   65               2    
         CPI UA  38  149   22   38  10  2   0        0     10      .255  .302  .349  120   52                    
         BLU UA   1    4    0    1   0  0   0        0      0      .250  .250  .250   63    1                    
 1885 26 BAL AA  44  170   22   37   5  4   0   17   0     12      .218  .269  .294   79   50               0    
 1887 28 IND NL  18   63    8   11   1  0   1    8   7     12  11  .175  .307  .238   56   15               0    
 1888 29 TOT NL   3    7    0    3   0  0   0    1   0      1   1  .429  .500  .429  200    3               0    
         WHS NL   1    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      1   1  .333  .500  .333  177    1               0    
         PHI NL   1    3    0    2   0  0   0    1   0      0   0  .667  .667  .667  317    2               0    
         WHS NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0               0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      199  765  113  178  33 18   4   30   7  0  69  16  .233  .298  .339  103  259   0   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        623   92  145  27 15   3   24   6  0  56  13  .233  .298  .339  103  211   0   0   0   2   0
 Career High     80  326   54   76  16 10   2   17   7  0  24  11  .273  .346  .391  133  118   0   0   0   2   0
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1879 20 TRO NL    6    5    0   0.0    61| .167  .252| .167  .267| .167  .326| .334  .593|  14  .000  -0.5  -0.1     
 1880 21 CLV NL   34   26    2   2.0    60| .188  .244| .235  .267| .281  .322| .516  .589|  75  .312  -0.8  -0.1     
 1883 24 BAL AA  179  117   22   5.0    72| .273  .260| .346  .291| .391  .343| .737  .634| 133  .653   7.1   0.8     
 1884 25 TOT     352  250   34   3.5    66| .233  .247| .290  .281| .362  .329| .652  .610| 113  .540   6.5   0.8     
         TOT UA  163  114   16   3.6    61| .255  .246| .301  .273| .346  .319| .647  .592| 119  .550   4.9   0.6     
         BAL AA  189  136   18   3.5    71| .214  .249| .280  .288| .376  .339| .656  .626| 108  .531   1.6   0.2     
         CPI UA  159  111   16   3.7    61| .255  .246| .302  .273| .349  .318| .651  .591| 120  .561   5.1   0.6     
         BLU UA    4    3    0   0.0    68| .250  .258| .250  .285| .250  .334| .500  .618|  63  .000  -0.1   0.0     
 1885 26 BAL AA  182  133   13   2.6    72| .218  .250| .269  .296| .294  .336| .563  .632|  79  .378  -4.1  -0.5     
 1887 28 IND NL   75   52    5   2.5    94| .175  .270| .307  .327| .238  .384| .545  .711|  56  .262  -3.2  -0.3     
 1888 29 TOT NL    8    4    2  13.2    71| .429  .244| .500  .291| .429  .335| .929  .626| 200  .928   0.9   0.1     
         WHS NL    4    2    1  13.2    67| .333  .239| .500  .286| .333  .327| .833  .613| 177  .928   0.4   0.0     
         PHI NL    3    1    1  26.3    75| .667  .251| .667  .299| .667  .344|1.334  .643| 317  .979   0.7   0.1     
         WHS NL    1    1    0   0.0    67| .000  .239| .000  .286| .000  .328| .000  .614|-100  .000  -0.2   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       836  587   78   3.5    71| .233  .252| .298  .290| .339  .338| .637  .628| 103  .507   5.9   0.7     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1879 20 TRO NL   0   2   2   2   2   0   0  0   14.0   27   21    9   0    0    3       7    74       0  5.79  2.50   43 1.929
 1880 21 CLV NL   1   8   9   9   9   0   0  0   77.0   80   53   22   2   20   21      10   335       0  2.57  2.35   91 1.299
 1883 24 BAL AA   1   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    7.0    9    7    4   1    1    2       0     0       0  5.14  3.46   67 1.429
 1884 25 CPI UA   0   1   1   1   0   0   0  0    6.0   10    8    4   0    1    4       0             0  6.00  3.01   50 1.833
 1885 26 BAL AA   0   1   1   1   1   0   0  0    9.0   16   13   10   2    6    3   1   1    49       0 10.00  3.24   32 2.444
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .143   2  12  15  13  12   0   1  0  113.0  142  102   49   5   28   33   1  18   458       0  3.90  2.54   65 1.504
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4  29  36  31  29   0   2  0  274.3  344  247  118  12   68   80   2  43  1112   0   0  3.90  2.54   65 1.504
 Career High      1   8   9   9   9   0   1  0   77.0   80   53   22   2   20   21   1  10   335   0   0  2.57  2.35   91 1.299

* 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    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1879 20 TRO NL   P    2      1    2    4    0  .429  .909  1.50  2.20  1.93  2.31    2   14.0
 1880 21 CLV NL   P    9      0   17    3    0  .850  .914  1.89  2.01  1.99  2.27    9   77.0
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80                            0    1    0
 1883 24 BAL AA  OF   35     62    5   13    0  .838  .851  1.91  1.73                            0   35    0
                 2B    4      8   13    5    0  .808  .879  5.25  6.00                        
                 3B    3      4    5    2    0  .818  .841  3.00  3.27                        
                  P    2      0    2    2    0  .500  .833  1.00  2.15  2.57  2.31    0    7.0
 1884 25 TOT     OF   69     94   14   17    0  .864  .836  1.57  1.55                           16    0   53
         BAL AA  OF   40     62   12   12    0  .860  .846  1.85  1.61                            1    0   39
                 1B    2     13    2    0    2 1.000  .955  7.50 10.50                        
         CPI UA  OF   29     32    2    5    0  .872  .815  1.17  1.47                           15    0   14
                 3B    8     10   10    1    2  .952  .778  2.50  2.94                        
                 2B    1      4    3    1    1  .875  .864  7.00  5.40                        
                  P    1      1    3    0    0 1.000  .851  4.00  2.20  6.00  2.55    1    6.0
         BLU UA  SS    1      3    2    2    1  .714  .820  5.00  3.90                        
 1885 26 BAL AA  2B   39    113  132   30   16  .891  .901  6.28  6.05                        
                 OF    5     10    1    4    0  .733  .880  2.20  1.84                            0    0    5
                 1B    1      4    1    0    1 1.000  .962  5.00 10.50                        
                  P    1      2    1    1    0  .750  .882  3.00  1.80  3.00  1.90    1    9.0
 1887 28 IND NL  OF   11     13    1    0    0 1.000  .881  1.27  1.92                            0    0   11
                 2B    7     13   22    5    1  .875  .911  5.00  5.79                        
 1888 29 TOT NL  2B    2      4    1    0    0 1.000  .909  2.50  5.70                        
         WHS NL  SS    1      2    4    2    1  .750  .882  6.00  4.40                        
         PHI NL  2B    1      2    1    0    0 1.000  .909  3.00  5.70                        
         WHS NL  2B    1      2    0    0    0 1.000  .909  2.00  5.70                        

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1884 25 BAL AA  1B    2     13    2    0    2 1.000  .955  7.50 10.50                        
 1885 26 BAL AA  1B    1      4    1    0    1 1.000  .962  5.00 10.50                        

 1883 24 BAL AA  2B    4      8   13    5    0  .808  .879  5.25  6.00                        
 1884 25 CPI UA  2B    1      4    3    1    1  .875  .864  7.00  5.40                        
 1885 26 BAL AA  2B   39    113  132   30   16  .891  .901  6.28  6.05                        
 1887 28 IND NL  2B    7     13   22    5    1  .875  .911  5.00  5.79                        
 1888 29 TOT NL  2B    2      4    1    0    0 1.000  .909  2.50  5.70                        
         PHI NL  2B    1      2    1    0    0 1.000  .909  3.00  5.70                        
         WHS NL  2B    1      2    0    0    0 1.000  .909  2.00  5.70                        

 1883 24 BAL AA  3B    3      4    5    2    0  .818  .841  3.00  3.27                        
 1884 25 CPI UA  3B    8     10   10    1    2  .952  .778  2.50  2.94                        

 1880 21 CLV NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80                            0    1    0
 1883 24 BAL AA  OF   35     62    5   13    0  .838  .851  1.91  1.73                            0   35    0
 1884 25 TOT     OF   69     94   14   17    0  .864  .836  1.57  1.55                           16    0   53
         BAL AA  OF   40     62   12   12    0  .860  .846  1.85  1.61                            1    0   39
         CPI UA  OF   29     32    2    5    0  .872  .815  1.17  1.47                           15    0   14
 1885 26 BAL AA  OF    5     10    1    4    0  .733  .880  2.20  1.84                            0    0    5
 1887 28 IND NL  OF   11     13    1    0    0 1.000  .881  1.27  1.92                            0    0   11

 1879 20 TRO NL   P    2      1    2    4    0  .429  .909  1.50  2.20  1.93  2.31    2   14.0
 1880 21 CLV NL   P    9      0   17    3    0  .850  .914  1.89  2.01  1.99  2.27    9   77.0
 1883 24 BAL AA   P    2      0    2    2    0  .500  .833  1.00  2.15  2.57  2.31    0    7.0
 1884 25 CPI UA   P    1      1    3    0    0 1.000  .851  4.00  2.20  6.00  2.55    1    6.0
 1885 26 BAL AA   P    1      2    1    1    0  .750  .882  3.00  1.80  3.00  1.90    1    9.0

 1884 25 BLU UA  SS    1      3    2    2    1  .714  .820  5.00  3.90                        
 1888 29 WHS NL  SS    1      2    4    2    1  .750  .882  6.00  4.40                        

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF  121    179   21   34    0  .855  .846  1.65  1.65                           16   36   69
                 2B   53    142  171   41   18  .884  .900  5.91  5.99                        
                  P*  15      4   25   10    0  .744  .895  1.93  2.05               13  113.0
                 3B   11     14   15    3    2  .906  .797  2.64  3.03                        
                 1B    3     17    3    0    3 1.000  .957  6.67 10.50                        
                 SS    2      5    6    4    2  .733  .853  5.50  4.15                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       205    361  241   92   25  .867  .877  2.94  3.03
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Home Runs Allow.
1880 NL-2-9

Wild Pitches
1880 NL-10-10

Youngest Player
1879 NL-20-5

HOF Standards: Batting - 2.0 (3462) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

October 20, 1887: Traded by the Indianapolis Hoosiers with cash to the Washington Nationals for Paul Hines.

May 1, 1888: Traded by the Washington Nationals to the Philadelphia Quakers for Cupid Childs and cash. Cupid Childs refused to report to his new team on May 6, 1888. Gid Gardner returned to original teams on May 6, 1888. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

May 6, 1888: Sent by the Philadelphia Quakers to the Washington Nationals to complete an earlier deal made on May 1, 1888. The Philadelphia Quakers sent Cupid Childs and cash to the Washington Nationals for Gid Gardner. Cupid Childs refused to report to his new team on May 6, 1888. Gid Gardner returned to original teams on May 6, 1888. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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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