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Billy Gardner
William Frederick Gardner (Whitey and Shotgun)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
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
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1954 26 NYG NL 62 115 108 10 23 5 0 1 7 0 1 6 19 .213 .261 .287 .548 43 31 1 1 0 0 54/6
1955 27 NYG NL 59 207 187 26 38 10 1 3 17 0 0 13 19 .203 .261 .316 .577 52 59 2 2 4 1 0 65/4
1956 28 BAL AL 144 560 515 53 119 16 2 11 50 5 5 29 53 .231 .281 .334 .615 68 172 15 7 8 1 1 *46/5
1957 29 BAL AL 154 718 644 79 169 36 3 6 55 10 7 53 67 .262 .325 .356 .681 92 229 13 8 11 2 2 *4/6 MVP-12
1958 30 BAL AL 151 607 560 32 126 28 2 3 33 2 3 34 53 .225 .271 .298 .569 61 167 11 3 6 4 4 *46
1959 31 BAL AL 140 451 401 34 87 13 2 6 27 2 1 38 61 .217 .284 .304 .589 64 122 12 1 8 3 9 *4/56
1960 32 WSH AL 145 649 592 71 152 26 5 9 56 0 4 43 76 .257 .313 .363 .676 82 215 13 6 7 1 0 *46
1961 33 TOT AL 86 280 253 24 57 14 0 2 13 0 0 16 32 .225 .279 .304 .584 56 77 11 3 8 0 1 45
1961 33 MIN AL 45 171 154 13 36 9 0 1 11 0 0 10 14 .234 .280 .312 .592 55 48 7 0 7 0 1 4/5
1961 33 NYY AL 41 109 99 11 21 5 0 1 2 0 0 6 18 .212 .278 .293 .571 57 29 4 3 1 0 0 5/4
1962 34 TOT AL 57 213 200 23 54 9 2 0 12 0 1 10 40 .270 .308 .335 .643 71 67 4 1 2 0 0 4/56
1962 34 NYY AL 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /45
1962 34 BOS AL 53 212 199 22 54 9 2 0 12 0 1 10 39 .271 .310 .337 .646 72 67 4 1 2 0 0 4/56
1963 35 BOS AL 36 89 84 4 16 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 19 .190 .236 .238 .474 32 20 1 1 0 0 1 4/5
10 Seasons 1034 3889 3544 356 841 159 18 41 271 19 22 246 439 .237 .292 .327 .619 70 1159 83 33 54 12 18
162 Game Avg. 162 609 555 56 132 25 3 6 42 3 3 39 69 .237 .292 .327 .619 70 182 13 5 8 2
BAL (4 yrs) 589 2336 2120 198 501 93 9 26 165 19 16 154 234 .236 .293 .325 .618 73 690 51 19 33 10 16
MIN (2 yrs) 190 820 746 84 188 35 5 10 67 0 4 53 90 .252 .306 .353 .659 76 263 20 6 14 1 1
NYG (2 yrs) 121 322 295 36 61 15 1 4 24 0 1 19 38 .207 .261 .305 .566 49 90 3 3 4 1 0
BOS (2 yrs) 89 301 283 26 70 11 3 0 13 0 1 14 58 .247 .288 .307 .595 61 87 5 2 2 0 1
NYY (2 yrs) 45 110 100 12 21 5 0 1 2 0 0 6 19 .210 .275 .290 .565 55 29 4 3 1 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 913 3567 3249 320 780 144 17 37 247 19 21 227 401 .240 .295 .329 .624 72 1069 80 30 50 11 18
NL (2 yrs) 121 322 295 36 61 15 1 4 24 0 1 19 38 .207 .261 .305 .566 49 90 3 3 4 1 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1961 33 NYY AL WS CIN W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1954 NYG NL 26 3B 30 21 204.2 75 18 56 1 2 .987 2.8 16.4 2.8 -1.6 4.4 0 3.25 2.47 .951 3.17 2.82
1954 NYG NL 26 2B 13 5 62.0 35 17 17 1 1 .971 1.4 27.1 1.4 1.2 0.2 0 4.94 2.62 .977 5.57 5.31
1954 NYG NL 26 SS 5 0 24.0 16 7 9 0 1 1.000 0.8 40.0 0.8 1.0 -0.2 0 6.00 3.20 .956 5.14 4.64
1955 NYG NL 27 SS 38 36 333.0 199 65 122 12 28 .940 -3.6 -13.0 -2.6 -2.2 -0.5 -1 5.05 4.92 .965 5.02 4.57
1955 NYG NL 27 3B 10 5 51.0 20 7 13 0 1 1.000 0.4 9.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 3.53 2.00 .950 3.12 2.81
1955 NYG NL 27 2B 4 2 22.0 9 4 4 1 0 .889 -0.3 -16.4 -0.3 -0.7 0.5 0 3.27 2.00 .978 5.48 5.00
1956 BAL AL 28 2B 132 126 1058.2 621 274 331 16 76 .974 -7.9 -9.0 -8.9 -12.2 3.3 1 5.14 4.58 .973 5.44 4.74
1956 BAL AL 28 SS 25 8 118.2 72 24 46 2 1 .972 1.1 11.1 3.1 0.6 2.5 -2 5.31 2.80 .960 4.98 4.10
1956 BAL AL 28 3B 6 3 33.0 12 3 9 0 0 1.000 0.5 18.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 0 3.27 2.00 .950 3.22 2.78
1957 BAL AL 29 2B 148 148 1338.0 828 393 424 11 96 .987 13.4 12.0 14.4 6.6 7.8 -1 5.50 5.52 .980 5.39 4.84 MVP-12
1957 BAL AL 29 SS 9 6 66.0 40 13 26 1 7 .975 1.0 18.2 1.0 0.3 0.7 0 5.32 4.33 .962 5.11 4.43 MVP-12
1958 BAL AL 30 2B 151 150 1301.2 710 349 350 11 113 .985 1.5 1.4 -3.5 -1.0 -2.5 5 4.83 4.63 .978 5.26 4.68
1958 BAL AL 30 SS 13 0 32.0 11 5 6 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -7.5 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 0 3.09 0.85 .964 4.95 4.17
1959 BAL AL 31 2B 139 129 1114.1 743 333 392 18 104 .976 16.3 17.6 11.3 3.2 8.1 5 5.86 5.22 .976 5.29 4.73
1959 BAL AL 31 3B 1 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -72.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 .900 3.24 2.70
1959 BAL AL 31 SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 4.50 4.00
1960 WSH AL 32 2B 145 145 1250.1 783 355 407 21 101 .973 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 -0.7 0.7 -1 5.48 5.26 .979 5.46 4.66
1960 WSH AL 32 SS 13 0 28.0 16 5 11 0 2 1.000 0.4 17.1 0.4 -0.5 0.9 0 5.14 1.23 .956 5.11 4.37
1961 TOT AL 33 2B 47 44 398.4 203 95 103 5 34 .975 -2.6 -7.8 -3.6 -3.0 -0.6 1 4.47 4.21 .978 5.24 4.72
1961 TOT AL 33 3B 35 24 222.1 89 26 57 6 6 .933 2.9 15.7 2.9 2.3 0.6 0 3.36 2.37 .951 3.18 2.79
1961 MIN AL 33 2B 41 41 365.2 187 86 96 5 32 .973 -2.2 -7.2 -3.2 -2.7 -0.5 1 4.48 4.44 .978 5.24 4.72
1961 MIN AL 33 3B 2 2 16.0 5 0 3 2 0 .600 -0.4 -30.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 1.69 1.50 .960 3.21 2.80
1961 NYY AL 33 3B 33 22 206.1 84 26 54 4 6 .952 3.3 19.2 3.3 2.7 0.6 0 3.49 2.42 .950 3.18 2.79
1961 NYY AL 33 2B 6 3 32.2 16 9 7 0 2 1.000 -0.4 -14.7 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 0 4.41 2.67 .975 5.23 4.72
1962 TOT AL 34 2B 39 38 326.0 164 67 91 6 21 .963 1.0 3.7 1.0 1.4 -0.3 0 4.36 4.05 .980 5.25 4.87
1962 TOT AL 34 3B 8 4 49.1 29 7 19 3 1 .897 0.9 21.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0 4.74 3.25 .955 3.06 2.79
1962 NYY AL 34 2B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.90
1962 NYY AL 34 3B 1 0 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 600.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 18.00 2.00 .950 2.70 2.80
1962 BOS AL 34 2B 38 38 324.0 163 66 91 6 21 .963 1.0 3.7 1.0 1.4 -0.3 0 4.36 4.13 .980 5.25 4.87
1962 BOS AL 34 3B 7 4 48.1 27 7 17 3 1 .889 0.4 9.9 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 4.47 3.43 .956 3.07 2.79
1962 BOS AL 34 SS 4 4 34.0 22 6 15 1 1 .955 1.8 63.5 1.8 0.0 1.8 0 5.56 5.25 .964 4.84 4.47
1963 BOS AL 35 2B 21 18 162.2 91 36 54 1 13 .989 2.0 14.8 2.0 1.7 0.3 0 4.98 4.29 .980 5.08 4.68
1963 BOS AL 35 3B 2 0 2.0 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 27.00 3.00 .950 3.15 2.85
10 Seasons 2B 839 805 7034.0 4187 1923 2173 91 559 .978 23.8 4.1 13.8 -3.5 17.5 10 5.24 4.88 .978 5.35 4.74
8 Seasons SS 108 54 636.2 377 125 236 16 40 .958 1.3 2.5 4.3 -0.5 4.7 -3 5.10 3.34 .963 5.02 4.37
7 Seasons 3B 92 57 567.1 232 63 159 10 10 .957 7.1 15.0 7.1 1.7 5.4 0 3.52 2.41 .951 3.16 2.80
10 Seasons TOT 1039 916 8238.0 4796 2111 2568 117 609 .976 32.2 4.7 25.2 -2.3 27.6 7 5.11 4.50 .951 5.17 4.53
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1957-AL-12-7%
0.07 Career Shares (993rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1957 AL--154--2nd
1958 AL--151--5th

At Bats s c a p y
1957 AL--644--1st
1958 AL--560--9th
1960 AL--592--5th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1957 AL--718--1st
1960 AL--649--5th

Hits s c a p y
1957 AL--169--8th

Doubles s c a p y
1957 AL--36--1st
1958 AL--28--7th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1957 AL--10--10th

Singles s c a p y
1957 AL--124--5th

Times On Base s c a p y
1957 AL--230--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1956 AL--7--9th
1957 AL--8--5th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1956 AL--8--7th
1957 AL--11--5th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1959 AL--9--2nd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1956 AL--5--9th
1957 AL--7--7th

Outs Made s c a p y
1956 AL--425--10th
1957 AL--508--1st
1958 AL--458--4th
1960 AL--465--4th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 3 (593), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 14 (1200), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (2158), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1581), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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.

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Name and misspellings: William billie Billy Frederick Whitey,Shotgun Gardner

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