Billy Gardner

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: July 19, 1927 in New London, CT us

Died: January 3, 2024 in Waterford, CT

High School: Chapman Technical HS (New London, CT)

Debut: April 22, 1954 (Age 26-277d, 11,128th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 11, 1963 (Age 36-054d)
vs. LAA 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: William Frederick Gardner

Nicknames: Whitey or Shotgun

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.1

3544

841

.237

356

RBI

271

OBP

.292

SLG

.327

OPS

.619

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	28-29 / in Starts: 24-22
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	51 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 213 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	97 (41-37-19)
Avg. MLBer w/ 213 PAs	23
Avg. Runners on Base	132 (69-40-22)

Most Driven In
E Bressoud	4
F Malzone	3
P Runnels	2
R Nixon	1
B Tillman	1
L Clinton	1

Most Driven In By
C Yastrzemski	7
F Malzone	5
G Geiger	4
L Clinton	1
J Pagliaroni	1
P Green	1
J Pepitone	1

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	942	2 (1)	Apr 13	NYY	@	DET	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						3B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	943	29 (26)	May 17	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					1						2B
3	944	33 (3)	May 20 (2)	NYY		MIN	L,2-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.20	-0.088	12.84	-0.21%	-0.49	PH
4	945	35 (1)	May 23	NYY		KCA	W,13-7	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from New York Yankees to Boston Red Sox
5	946	55	Jun 12	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	.67	-0.097	.16	-0.01%	-1.26	2B
6	947	56	Jun 13	BOS		BAL	W,4-0	CG	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	1	.43	0.049	.12	0.01%	0.67	2B
7	948	57	Jun 14	BOS		BAL	L,4-7	CG	5	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.500	1.000	1	.95	0.109	.28	0.02%	1.31	2B
8	949	58	Jun 15	BOS	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.421	.476	.474	.950	1	.62	0.019	.20	0.00%	0.17	2B
9	950	59	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.375	.760	1	.55	-0.100	.25	-0.03%	-1.49	2B
10	951	60	Jun 17 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.400	.393	.793	1	1.26	0.118	.54	0.03%	1.08	2B
11	952	61	Jun 17 (2)	BOS	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.344	.697	1	.54	-0.057	.28	-0.02%	-1.02	2B
12	953	62	Jun 19	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.333	.324	.658	1	.89	-0.063	.47	-0.02%	-0.82	2B
13	954	63	Jun 20 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.302	.293	.595	1	.66	-0.066	.40	-0.02%	-0.58	2B
14	955	64	Jun 20 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.277	.267	.543	1	1.38	-0.139	.57	-0.04%	-1.09	2B
15	956	65	Jun 21	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.271	.579	1	.53	0.025	.21	0.01%	0.30	2B
16	957	66	Jun 22 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.245	.298	.264	.562	1	1.98	0.355	.77	0.08%	0.70	2B
17	958	67	Jun 22 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.300	.268	.568	1	.73	-0.030	.33	-0.01%	-0.32	2B
18	959	71 (3)	Jun 26	BOS		LAA	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.281	.250	.531	1	.57	-0.057	.30	-0.02%	-0.75	2B
19	960	72	Jun 27	BOS		LAA	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.234	.279	.250	.529	1	.81	-0.030	.54	-0.01%	-0.22	2B
20	961	73	Jun 28	BOS		LAA	L,7-19	CG	5	5	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.301	.304	.606	1	.36	0.108	.21	0.04%	1.51	2B
21	962	74	Jun 29	BOS		KCA	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.286	.288	.573	1	.43	-0.044	.16	-0.01%	-0.62	2B
22	963	75	Jun 30	BOS		KCA	W,12-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.268	.269	.538	1	.32	-0.042	.14	-0.01%	-0.93	2B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	964	76	Jul 1	BOS		KCA	L,5-9	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.287	.289	.577	1	.50	0.048	.26	0.02%	0.44	2B
24	965	77	Jul 2	BOS		MIN	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.286	.287	.573	1	1.00	-0.045	.55	-0.02%	-0.57	2B
25	966	78	Jul 3	BOS		MIN	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.242	.274	.275	.548	1	1.85	-0.246	1.16	-0.09%	-1.64	2B
26	967	79	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		MIN	L,4-8	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.242	.280	.274	.554	1	.94	-0.057	.38	-0.01%	-0.75	2B
27	968	80	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		MIN	W,9-5	CG	5	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.300	.586	1	.92	0.102	.31	0.02%	1.05	2B
28	969	81	Jul 6	BOS	@	LAA	W,12-7	CG	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.291	.291	.582	1	.22	0.042	.08	0.01%	-0.04	2B
29	970	82	Jul 7	BOS	@	LAA	W,5-4	CG	5	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.313	.308	.621	1	1.02	0.145	.48	0.04%	1.29	2B
30	971	83	Jul 8	BOS	@	LAA	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.255	.305	.300	.605	1	1.02	-0.002	.58	0.00%	0.00	2B
31	972	84	Jul 12 (1)	BOS	@	KCA	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.298	.292	.590	1	.98	-0.080	.60	-0.03%	-0.68	2B
32	973	86 (1)	Jul 13	BOS	@	KCA	W,11-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.248	.298	.292	.590	7						PR
33	974	91 (4)	Jul 19	BOS		NYY	L,6-10	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.286	.280	.565	1	.64	-0.085	.38	-0.03%	-1.11	2B
34	975	96 (4)	Jul 25 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	5	5	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.298	.317	.615	1	1.10	0.184	.17	0.02%	1.60	2B
35	976	97	Jul 25 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.313	.607	1	1.10	-0.060	.26	-0.01%	-0.55	2B
36	977	98	Jul 26	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.286	.303	.589	1	.45	-0.048	.06	0.00%	-0.84	2B 3B
37	978	99	Jul 27 (1)	BOS	@	WSA	L,2-11	CG	5	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.303	.321	.625	1	.79	0.082	.07	0.01%	1.15	3B
38	979	100	Jul 27 (2)	BOS	@	WSA	L,1-14	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.309	.333	.642	1	.28	-0.014	.02	0.00%	-0.04	3B
39	980	101	Jul 28	BOS	@	WSA	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.314	.338	.652	1	.57	-0.003	.01	0.00%	0.16	3B
40	981	102	Jul 29	BOS	@	WSA	W,4-2	CG	5	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.318	.356	.674	1	1.15	0.175	.01	0.00%	0.97	3B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
41	982	103	Aug 1	BOS	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.315	.351	.665	1	1.12	-0.017	.02	0.00%	-0.19	2B
42	983	104	Aug 2	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.311	.346	.657	1	.99	0.092	.02	0.00%	0.83	2B
43	984	105	Aug 3	BOS		WSA	L,1-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.268	.302	.335	.638	1	2.24	-0.440	.05	-0.01%	-1.67	2B
44	985	106	Aug 4	BOS		WSA	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.297	.329	.626	1	1.14	-0.114	.02	0.00%	-1.33	2B
45	986	108 (1)	Aug 5 (2)	BOS		WSA	W,5-4	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.296	.324	.620	1	.86	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-1.03	2B
46	987	116 (7)	Aug 13	BOS	@	LAA	L,1-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.296	.324	.620	9						PR
47	988	125 (8)	Aug 20	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.294	.322	.616	9	1.73	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
48	989	127 (1)	Aug 22	BOS	@	KCA	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.294	.322	.616	8						PR
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
49	990	137 (9)	Sep 3 (1)	BOS		KCA	L,5-8	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.297	.330	.627	2	1.57	-0.061	.00	0.00%	0.03	SS
50	991	138	Sep 3 (2)	BOS		KCA	W,3-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.302	.333	.635	2	.69	-0.005	.00	0.00%	0.04	SS
51	992	139	Sep 4	BOS		KCA	L,2-7	GS-7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.301	.328	.628	2	1.19	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.42	SS
52	993	144 (4)	Sep 9 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-4	16-16	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.304	.332	.636	9	4.49	0.169	.00	0.00%	0.58	PH
53	994	147 (2)	Sep 12 (2)	BOS	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.303	.330	.633	8	.44	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.35	2B
54	995	148	Sep 13	BOS	@	DET	L,6-14	4-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.305	.332	.637	6	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.15	3B
55	996	153 (4)	Sep 19	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.268	.304	.335	.639	8	1.66	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-0.61	2B
56	997	156 (2)	Sep 22	BOS	@	WSA	L,3-4	6-GF(12)	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.309	.337	.646	5	.96	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.15	3B
57	998	160 (3)	Sep 30 (2)	BOS		WSA	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.270	.308	.335	.643	2	1.33	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-0.74	SS
							28-29		213	200	23	54	9	2	0	12	10	0	40	1	2	0	3	4	0	1	.270	.308	.335	.643		.93	-0.672	.29	-0.31%	-8.22

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