Larry Gardner

William Lawrence Gardner

Positions: Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: May 13, 1886 in Enosburg Falls, VT
School: University of Vermont (Burlington, VT)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1908. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 1908
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Indians/Athletics 1908-1924

Final Game: September 6, 1924
Died: March 11, 1976 in St. George, VT
Cremated
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
1908	BOS	AL	22	3B	3				7	2	2	3	0	.571		1.33	.931		3.27
1909	BOS	AL	23	3B	8				20	4	12	4	0	.800		2.00	.931		3.41
1909	BOS	AL	23	SS	5				11	6	4	1	1	.909		2.00	.925		5.36
1910	BOS	AL	24	2B	113				574	222	320	32	28	.944		4.80	.945		5.02
1911	BOS	AL	25	3B	72				263	92	161	10	3	.962		3.51	.929		3.32
1911	BOS	AL	25	2B	62				360	152	195	13	31	.964		5.60	.949		5.16
1912	BOS	AL	26	3B	143				498	167	296	35	16	.930		3.24	.920		3.37	MVP-14
1913	BOS	AL	27	3B	130				367	126	220	21	13	.943		2.66	.934		3.15
1914	BOS	AL	28	3B	153				530	187	312	31	18	.942		3.26	.936		3.26
1915	BOS	AL	29	3B	127				387	134	227	26	16	.933		2.84	.925		3.16
1916	BOS	AL	30	3B	147				448	149	278	21	24	.953		2.90	.939		3.40
1917	BOS	AL	31	3B	146				494	148	315	31	18	.937		3.17	.941		3.36
1918	PHA	AL	32	3B	127	127	126		466	158	291	17	33	.964		3.54	.948		3.37
1919	CLE	AL	33	3B	139	139	139		459	143	291	25	27	.946		3.12	.950		3.34
1920	CLE	AL	34	3B	154	154	154		531	156	362	13	37	.976		3.36	.946		3.59
1921	CLE	AL	35	3B	152	152	150		541	179	335	27	26	.950		3.38	.952		3.41
1922	CLE	AL	36	3B	128	126	115		412	133	259	20	27	.951		3.06	.950		3.45
1923	CLE	AL	37	3B	19	11	11		53	10	41	2	2	.962		2.68	.945		3.45
1924	CLE	AL	38	3B	8	1	0		8	1	6	1	1	.875		0.88	.951		3.26
1924	CLE	AL	38	2B	6	4	4		22	8	12	2	1	.909		3.33	.966		5.77
	16 Seasons			3B	1656	710	695		5484	1789	3408	287	261	.948		3.14	.940		3.35
	3 Seasons			2B	181	4	4		956	382	527	47	60	.951		5.02	.947		5.09
	1 Season			SS	5				11	6	4	1	1	.909		2.00	.925		5.36
	17 Seasons			TOT	1842	714	699		6451	2177	3939	335	322	.948		3.32	.941		3.53
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR
1908	BOS	AL	22	3		3		0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909	BOS	AL	23	19		19		0	0	0	0	8	5	0	0	0	0	0
1910	BOS	AL	24	113		113		0	0	0	113	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1911	BOS	AL	25	138		138		0	0	0	62	72	0	0	0	0	0	0
1912	BOS	AL	26	143		143		0	0	0	0	143	0	0	0	0	0	0
1913	BOS	AL	27	131		131		0	0	0	0	130	0	0	0	0	0	0
1914	BOS	AL	28	155		155		0	0	0	0	153	0	0	0	0	0	0
1915	BOS	AL	29	127		127		0	0	0	0	127	0	0	0	0	0	0
1916	BOS	AL	30	148		148		0	0	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	0	0
1917	BOS	AL	31	146		146		0	0	0	0	146	0	0	0	0	0	0
1918	PHA	AL	32	127		127		0	0	0	0	127	0	0	0	0	0	0
1919	CLE	AL	33	139	139	139	139	0	0	0	0	139	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1920	CLE	AL	34	154	154	154	154	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1921	CLE	AL	35	153	152	153	152	0	0	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1922	CLE	AL	36	137	126	137	127	0	0	0	0	127	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
1923	CLE	AL	37	52	11	52	20	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
1924	CLE	AL	38	38	5	38	15	0	0	0	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
	17 Seasons			1923	587	1923	607	0	0	0	180	1658	5	0	0	0	0	0	67	0
Lg				G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1912 AL (14, 6%) 0.06 Career Shares (1057th)	Def. Games as 2B s c a p y 1910 AL 113 (4th)	Putouts as 2B s c a p y 1910 AL 222 (5th)	Assists as 2B s c a p y 1910 AL 320 (3rd)
Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y 1910 AL 32 (4th)	Def. Games as 3B s c a p y 1912 AL 143 (4th) 1913 AL 130 (4th) 1914 AL 153 (2nd) 1915 AL 127 (4th) 1916 AL 147 (2nd) 1917 AL 146 (1st) 1918 AL 127 (1st) 1919 AL 139 (2nd) 1920 AL 154 (1st) 1921 AL 152 (2nd) 1922 AL 128 (2nd) Career 1,656 (32nd)	Putouts as 3B s c a p y 1912 AL 167 (4th) 1913 AL 126 (4th) 1914 AL 187 (4th) 1915 AL 134 (4th) 1916 AL 149 (2nd) 1918 AL 158 (2nd) 1919 AL 143 (5th) 1920 AL 156 (1st) 1921 AL 179 (3rd) 1922 AL 133 (4th) Career 1,789 (20th)	Assists as 3B s c a p y 1912 AL 296 (3rd) 1913 AL 220 (4th) 1914 AL 312 (1st) 1915 AL 227 (3rd) 1916 AL 278 (2nd) 1917 AL 315 (2nd) 1918 AL 291 (1st) 1919 AL 291 (2nd) 1920 AL 362 (1st) 1921 AL 335 (1st) 1922 AL 259 (4th) Career 3,408 (25th)
Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y 1912 AL 35 (3rd) 1913 AL 21 (5th) 1914 AL 31 (3rd) 1915 AL 26 (2nd) 1916 AL 21 (5th) 1917 AL 31 (1st) 1918 AL 17 (3rd) 1919 AL 25 (1st) 1921 AL 27 (1st) 1922 AL 20 (2nd) Career 287 (35th)	Fielding % as 2B s c a p y 1910 AL .944 (4th)	Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y 1912 AL 3.24 (4th) 1913 AL 2.66 (5th) 1914 AL 3.26 (5th) 1915 AL 2.84 (5th) 1918 AL 3.54 (3rd) 1920 AL 3.36 (4th) 1921 AL 3.38 (4th) Career 3.14 (57th)	Fielding % as 3B s c a p y 1912 AL .930 (3rd) 1913 AL .943 (2nd) 1914 AL .942 (4th) 1915 AL .933 (4th) 1916 AL .953 (3rd) 1918 AL .964 (2nd) 1919 AL .946 (5th) 1920 AL .976 (1st) 1922 AL .951 (5th)
Oldest s c a p y 1920 AL born 1886-05-13 (10th) 1921 AL born 1886-05-13 (6th) 1922 AL born 1886-05-13 (7th) 1923 AL born 1886-05-13 (5th) 1924 AL born 1886-05-13 (4th)

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