Mike Gardiner

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: October 19, 1965 in Sarnia, Canada ca

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 18th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN).

High School: Sarnia Collegiate Institute HS (Sarnia, ON)

School: Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)

Debut: September 8, 1990 (Age 24-324d, 15,863rd in major league history)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 2, 1995 (Age 29-256d)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Full Name: Michael James Gardiner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.4

ERA

5.21

136

393.2

239

WHIP

1.476

Summary of 49 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 16 go ahead

4 Tms
BOS	30
DET	15
MON	3
SEA	1

Platoon
vs RHB	32
vs LHB	17

Home/Road
Away	30
Home	19

Outs
0	20
1	17
2	12

16 Opps
CHW	10
BAL	5
BOS	5
CLE	5
OAK	4
TOR	4
DET	3
MIN	2
STL	2
TEX	2
KCR	2
CAL	1
SEA	1
NYY	1
LAD	1
MIL	1

36 Batters
Robin Ventura	3
Julio Franco	3
Mark McGwire	3
Mark Whiten	2
Frank Thomas	2
José Canseco	2
Cecil Fielder	2
George Bell	2
Joe Carter	2
Carlos Baerga	2
Brady Anderson	1
Glenallen Hill	1
Greg Myers	1
Kent Hrbek	1
Bill Pecota	1
Eric Davis	1
Cal Ripken Jr.	1
Randy Milligan	1
Manny Ramirez	1
Dante Bichette	1
Kirby Puckett	1
Ray Lankford	1
Mo Vaughn	1
Rafael Palmeiro	1
Bret Boone	1
Lance Parrish	1
Félix José	1
Mark Carreon	1
Leo Gómez	1
Paul Molitor	1
Troy O'Leary	1
Mike Macfarlane	1
Kevin Maas	1
Dean Palmer	1
Jim Thome	1
Tim Hulett	1

15 Parks
Fenway Pk (BOS)	13
Tiger Stad (DET)	9
Guaranteed (CHI)	8
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	3
Camden Yards (BAL)	3
Busch Stad (STL)	2
Progressive (CLE)	2
Arlington St (ARL)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	19
9	12
89	10
78	6
8	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	12
3	10
4	8
1	7
5	4
6	3
7+	3
Unk	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	23
2·HR gms	10
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	25
1--	14
-2-	3
--3	2
1-3	2
12-	1
123	1
-23	1

79 Runs
RISP	10
0 on	25
1 on	19
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	24

Inning
1	4
2	4
3	6
4	7
5	7
6	13
7	2
8	4
9	2

1-3	14
4-6	27
7-end	8

RelScore
+4..	5
+2	4
+1	4
Tied	11
-1	7
-2	5
-3	4
-4..	9

Ahead	13
Tied	11
Behind	25

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
1-1	7
3-2	6
1-0	6
0-1	6
1-2	5
2-1	4
Unk	2
3-1	2
2-0	2
0-2	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	11
DH	9
RF	7
3B	7
LF	4
2B	3
C	3
CF	2
SS	2
PH	1

OrderPos
3rd	12
4th	12
6th	8
7th	7
5th	6
8th	2
1st	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	20
Low Lev	18

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1990-09-22	Robin Ventura	CHW	@	SEA	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	5	16%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); L. Johnson Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1991-06-05	Lance Parrish	CAL		BOS	behind 1-2	b 4	2	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	6	2	24%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball); D. Winfield Scores; L. Parrish Scores
3	3	2	1	1991-06-20	José Canseco	OAK	@	BOS	tied 2-2	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	9	14%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Canseco Scores
4	4	3	2	1991-06-20	Mark McGwire	OAK	@	BOS	ahead 3-2	t 5	1	1--	6,(3-2) BSBBFX	2	6	3	18%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Baines Scores; M. McGwire Scores
5	5	4	1	1991-07-15	Frank Thomas	CHW		BOS	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	DH	12%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball); F. Thomas Scores
6	6	5	2	1991-07-15	Frank Thomas	CHW		BOS	tied 1-1	b 5	1	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	3	DH	16%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Thomas Scores
7	7	6	1	1991-07-20	Kirby Puckett	MIN	@	BOS	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	8	16%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Knoblauch Scores; K. Puckett Scores/unER
8	8	7	1	1991-08-01	Mark McGwire	OAK	@	BOS	behind 0-1	t 6	2	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	7	3	29%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Jacoby Scores; M. McGwire Scores
9	9	8	1	1991-08-06	Bill Pecota	KCR		BOS	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	6	5	7%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Pecota Scores
10	10	9	1	1991-08-11	Greg Myers	TOR		BOS	behind 0-6	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	4%	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); G. Myers Scores
11	11	10	2	1991-08-11	Joe Carter	TOR		BOS	behind 1-8	b 6	1	1--	1,(0-0) >X	2	3	9	3%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. White Scores; J. Carter Scores
12	12	11	1	1991-08-22	Carlos Baerga	CLE	@	BOS	behind 1-5	t 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	4	6%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Baerga Scores
13	13	12	2	1991-08-22	Glenallen Hill	CLE	@	BOS	behind 2-5	t 6	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	7	7%	17%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); G. Hill Scores
14	14	13	3	1991-08-22	Carlos Baerga	CLE	@	BOS	behind 3-5	t 8	1	1-3	4,(1-2) BFSX	3	3	4	48%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Cole Scores; C. James Scores; C. Baerga Scores
15	15	14	1	1991-08-27	Mark McGwire	OAK		BOS	behind 2-5	b 4	2	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	7	3	19%	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Jacoby Scores; M. McGwire Scores
16	16	15	1	1991-09-13	Kevin Maas	NYY		BOS	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	DH	12%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); K. Maas Scores
17	17	16	1	1991-09-18	Leo Gómez	BAL	@	BOS	behind 0-5	t 5	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	7	5	8%	14%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); G. Davis Scores; L. Gómez Scores
18	18	17	2	1991-09-18	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL	@	BOS	behind 2-6	t 6	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	3	6	5%	11%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); C. Ripken Scores
19	19	18	1	1991-10-04	Dante Bichette	MIL	@	BOS	tied 2-2	t 4	2	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	7	9	13%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. Bichette Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1992-05-12	Kent Hrbek	MIN		BOS	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	4	3	11%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); K. Hrbek Scores
21	21	2	1	1992-06-08	Randy Milligan	BAL		BOS	behind 0-2	b 2	0	1--	6,(3-2) BBCB1FX	2	5	3	18%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Davis Scores; R. Milligan Scores
22	22	3	1	1992-06-14	Joe Carter	TOR		BOS	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	DH	10%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Carter Scores
23	23	4	1	1992-06-19	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX		BOS	tied 1-1	b 5	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	3	3	27%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Downing Scores; R. Palmeiro Scores
24	24	5	1	1992-06-24	Cecil Fielder	DET		BOS	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	4	3	11%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Fielder Scores
25	25	6	2	1992-06-24	Cecil Fielder	DET		BOS	ahead 3-1	b 5	1	1--	5,(2-2) CB1CB1X	2	4	3	11%	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); L. Whitaker Scores; C. Fielder Scores
26	26	7	1	1992-07-05	George Bell	CHW		BOS	behind 0-2	b 5	2	123	3,(1-1) CBX	4	4	DH	48%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Beltré Scores; J. Cora Scores; F. Thomas Scores; G. Bell Scores
27	27	8	1	1992-07-09	George Bell	CHW	@	BOS	ahead 5-3	t 6	2	1-3	3,(1-1) BCX	3	4	DH	17%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); S. Abner Scores; F. Thomas Scores; G. Bell Scores
28	28	9	1	1992-08-22	Bret Boone	SEA	@	BOS	ahead 4-3	t 3	2	1--	7,(3-2) 1CBFBF1B>X	2	7	4	19%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Martinez Scores; B. Boone Scores
29	29	10	1	1992-09-08	Dean Palmer	TEX		BOS	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	1--	4,(1-2) SBSX	2	5	5	12%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Downing Scores; D. Palmer Scores
30	30	11	1	1992-09-21	Mark Carreon	DET		BOS	behind 0-1	b 3	0	1--	4,(1-2) CBSX	2	8	7	20%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Bergman Scores; M. Carreon Scores
31	31	12	1	1992-09-28	Brady Anderson	BAL		BOS	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	11,(3-2) CBFFBFFFBFX	1	1	7	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Anderson Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1993-04-28	Eric Davis	LAD		MON	ahead 5-1	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) .FBBX	1	6	7	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
33	33	2	1	1993-06-12	Ray Lankford	STL		MON	ahead 7-0	b 4	1	-2-		2	4	8	1%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Jefferies Scores
34	34	3	2	1993-06-12	Mark Whiten	STL		MON	ahead 9-0	b 4	1	1--		2	6	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Zeile Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	1994-04-24	Julio Franco	CHW		DET	behind 4-6	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	4	DH	15%	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
36	36	2	2	1994-04-24	Robin Ventura	CHW		DET	behind 5-6	b 8	0	---	4,(1-2) CCBX	1	5	5	28%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
37	37	3	1	1994-06-01	Tim Hulett	BAL		DET	behind 1-11	b 9	1	1--	4,(2-1) SBBX	2	5	6	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Palmeiro Scores
38	38	4	1	1994-06-17	Paul Molitor	TOR	@	DET	ahead 4-3	t 6	2	-23	6,(3-2) BFBFBX	3	3	DH	24%	89%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); R. Butler Scores/unER; R. Alomar Scores/unER; P. Molitor Scores/unER
39	39	5	1	1994-07-18	Julio Franco	CHW		DET	behind 2-6	b 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	3	7%	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
40	40	6	2	1994-07-18	Julio Franco	CHW		DET	behind 3-9	b 6	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	4	3	2%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
41	41	7	3	1994-07-18	Robin Ventura	CHW		DET	behind 4-9	b 6	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	5	5	4%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
42	42	8	1	1994-07-23	Félix José	KCR	@	DET	ahead 2-1	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	9	10%	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
43	43	9	1	1994-08-02	Jim Thome	CLE		DET	behind 6-7	b 6	0	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	5	5	17%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
44	44	10	2	1994-08-02	Manny Ramirez	CLE		DET	tied 7-7	b 6	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	9	15%	73%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
45	45	1	1	1995-05-05	Mo Vaughn	BOS	@	DET	behind 4-7	t 7	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	3	3	8%	20%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
46	46	2	2	1995-05-05	Mark Whiten	BOS	@	DET	behind 5-7	t 7	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	9	26%	46%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Greenwell Scores
47	47	3	1	1995-05-07	Troy O'Leary	BOS	@	DET	ahead 6-0	t 6	1	12-	2,(1-0) .BX	3	4	PH	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Valentin Scores; M. Vaughn Scores
48	48	4	2	1995-05-07	Mike Macfarlane	BOS	@	DET	ahead 9-0	t 6	2	-2-	5,(1-2) CBFFX	2	7	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Greenwell Scores
49	49	5	1	1995-06-30	José Canseco	BOS		DET	behind 3-6	b 6	0	---	7,(3-2) SFBFBBX	1	4	DH	10%	28%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)