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Billy Gardner
William Frederick Gardner (Whitey and Shotgun)
William Frederick Gardner (Whitey and Shotgun)
Bats: Right
, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.
Born: July 19, 1927 in Waterford, CT
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1945.
(All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1954
Final Game: September 11, 1963
About biographical information
Career Home Runs
For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (summary of missing data for
pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have
complete play-by-play.
Billy Gardner: 41 Career Home Runs
3 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 15 go ahead, 1 lacking some details
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Play By Play
Glossaries · Click headers to sort · · CSV · PRE · LINK · View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation| 1954 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1954-05-28 | NYG | BRO | Ben Wade | ahead 14-6 | b 8 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0% | 100% | Home Run; Mays Scores; Katt Scores | ||
| 1955 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1955-09-05 (2) | NYG | PIT | Roy Face | ahead 2-1 | b 5 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17% | 87% | Home Run; Katt Scores | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1955-09-08 | NYG | @ | STL | Harvey Haddix | t 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1955-09-10 | NYG | @ | CIN | Art Fowler | behind 0-1 | t 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11% | 46% | Home Run | |
| 1956 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1956-04-26 | BAL | NYY | Tommy Byrne | behind 1-4 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9% | 33% | Home Run | ||
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1956-04-29 (1) | BAL | @ | WSH | Chuck Stobbs | behind 3-5 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12% | 30% | Home Run | |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1956-05-15 | BAL | @ | KCA | Jack Crimian | ahead 7-2 | t 7 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3% | 99% | Home Run (LF-CF); Diering Scores | |
| 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1956-05-16 | BAL | @ | KCA | Tommy Lasorda | behind 0-3 | t 5 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16% | 36% | Home Run; Pyburn Scores | |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1956-05-16 | BAL | @ | KCA | Lou Kretlow | ahead 6-3 | t 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4% | 96% | Home Run | |
| 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1956-06-17 | BAL | @ | KCA | Tommy Lasorda | ahead 5-2 | t 9 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3% | 99% | Home Run; Brown Scores | |
| 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1956-06-24 (1) | BAL | @ | DET | Steve Gromek | ahead 2-1 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13% | 80% | Home Run | |
| 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1956-07-18 | BAL | CHW | Jim Wilson | behind 0-1 | b 2 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 4 | 22% | 63% | Home Run; Triandos Scores | ||
| 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1956-07-24 (1) | BAL | @ | DET | Steve Gromek | ahead 4-1 | t 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7% | 84% | Home Run | |
| 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1956-08-01 | BAL | @ | KCA | Lou Kretlow | behind 1-5 | t 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4% | 10% | Home Run | |
| 15 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1956-08-31 | BAL | @ | BOS | Tom Hurd | ahead 10-6 | t 9 | 2 | -23 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2% | 100% | Home Run; Nieman Scores/unER; Triandos Scores/unER; Gardner Scores/unER | |
| 1957 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1957-05-08 | BAL | @ | KCA | Alex Kellner | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10% | 60% | Lead-Off | Home Run |
| 17 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1957-06-01 | BAL | @ | NYY | Johnny Kucks | ahead 2-1 | t 4 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19% | 81% | Home Run; Nelson Scores | |
| 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1957-06-06 | BAL | @ | KCA | Ned Garver | ahead 2-1 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12% | 79% | Home Run | |
| 19 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1957-06-29 (2) | BAL | CLE | Don Mossi | tied 0-0 | b 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23% | 76% | Home Run; Durham Scores | ||
| 20 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1957-08-13 | BAL | @ | WSH | Russ Kemmerer | tied 1-1 | t 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23% | 67% | Home Run | |
| 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1957-08-13 | BAL | @ | WSH | Joe Black | tied 3-3 | t 9 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 1 | 4 | 37% | 93% | Home Run; Miranda Scores | |
| 1958 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1958-04-24 | BAL | @ | BOS | Mike Fornieles | behind 0-1 | t 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28% | 60% | Home Run (Deep LF); Robinson Scores | |
| 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1958-05-11 (2) | BAL | BOS | Willard Nixon | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11% | 65% | Lead-Off | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 24 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1958-05-18 | BAL | @ | BOS | Frank Sullivan | behind 1-5 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6% | 16% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 1959 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1959-05-03 | BAL | @ | CHW | Turk Lown | tied 2-2 | t 10 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 4 | 34% | 84% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 26 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1959-06-11 | BAL | CLE | Don Ferrarese | behind 0-1 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16% | 54% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 27 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1959-06-19 (1) | BAL | KCA | Tom Sturdivant | ahead 5-2 | b 7 | 2 | -23 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4% | 99% | Home Run (Deep LF); Ginsberg Scores/unER; Miranda Scores/unER; Gardner Scores/unER | ||
| 28 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1959-06-24 | BAL | @ | CLE | Herb Score | tied 2-2 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14% | 59% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 29 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1959-07-09 (1) | BAL | @ | WSH | Russ Kemmerer | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 8 | 4 | 19% | 68% | Home Run (Deep CF); Nieman Scores | |
| 30 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1959-07-12 | BAL | @ | WSH | Russ Kemmerer | tied 1-1 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14% | 64% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 1960 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 31 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1960-06-02 (1) | WSH | @ | BOS | Ike Delock | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10% | 60% | Lead-Off | Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 32 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1960-06-02 (2) | WSH | @ | BOS | Dave Hillman | behind 0-2 | t 2 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 34% | 67% | Home Run (Deep LF); Becquer Scores/unER; Naragon Scores/unER; Kaat Scores/unER; Gardner Scores/unER | |
| 33 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1960-06-05 | WSH | BAL | Jerry Walker | behind 1-2 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16% | 54% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 34 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1960-07-03 (1) | WSH | CLE | Johnny Klippstein | behind 1-5 | b 9 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0% | 0% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 35 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1960-07-19 | WSH | @ | DET | Don Mossi | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11% | 58% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 36 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1960-07-26 | WSH | DET | Frank Lary | ahead 1-0 | b 1 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16% | 79% | Home Run (Deep LF); Allison Scores/unER; Gardner Scores/unER | ||
| 37 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1960-07-31 (1) | WSH | CHW | Early Wynn | behind 0-1 | b 2 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18% | 64% | Home Run (Deep CF); Becquer Scores | ||
| 38 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 1960-08-20 | WSH | NYY | Bob Turley | ahead 1-0 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10% | 85% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 39 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 1960-08-30 | WSH | CHW | Dick Donovan | behind 5-7 | b 9 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 4 | 47% | 58% | Home Run (Deep LF); Green Scores | ||
| 1961 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 40 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1961-05-10 | MIN | BAL | Dick Hall | ahead 2-1 | b 2 | 0 | 12- | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14% | 87% | Home Run (Deep LF); Mincher Scores; Lemon Scores | ||
| 41 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1961-06-27 | NYY | @ | LAA | Ted Bowsfield | behind 2-4 | t 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11% | 34% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF) |
About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia
Much of the data on Baseball-Reference.com's Home Run Logs comes from the Tattersall/McConnell Home Run Log, a database of all homers hit in the major leagues since 1876. This project was begun in the 1940's by John C. Tattersall and was continued after Tattersall's death in 1981 by Bob McConnell, one of SABR's original 16 members. David Vincent, another SABR member, has since assumed the leadership of the project. Baseball-Reference.com has licensed this remarkable database from the Society for American Baseball Research. All credit for the data therein goes to the intrepid researchers who digitized this data from archival sources.
For years from 1954 to 2009, RetroSheet play-by-play data has been used whenever the home run occurred in a game for which we have complete play-by-play data.
There are a handful of cases where the home run logs totals do not agree with the totals on our player pages. We are working to reconcile all of those differences, but believe that in all cases the Home Run Encyclopedia is correct.
