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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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.1

3544

841

.237

356

RBI

271

OBP

.292

SLG

.327

OPS

.619

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 16	NYG		PHI	W,8-3	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
2	10 (5)	Apr 24	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-10	CG	52	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
3	11	Apr 26	NYG		MLN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
4	12	Apr 27	NYG		MLN	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
5	13	Apr 28	NYG		STL	W,6-4	GF	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	15 (1)	May 1	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
7	17 (1)	May 4	NYG		CHC	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 3B
8	18	May 5	NYG		CHC	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
9	20 (1)	May 7	NYG		PIT	W,11-3	GF	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	21	May 8 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,5-7	GS	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
11	36 (14)	May 24	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
12	37	May 25 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-8	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
13	40 (2)	May 27	NYG		BRO	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	117 (76)	Aug 16	NYG		BRO	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	SS
15	118	Aug 17	NYG		BRO	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
16	119	Aug 18	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
17	120	Aug 19	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
18	121	Aug 20	NYG	@	PIT	W,14-9	CG	58	12.0	1	5	0	6	1
19	122	Aug 23	NYG		STL	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	3	5	0	8	4	SS
20	123	Aug 24	NYG		STL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
21	124	Aug 25	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
22	125	Aug 26	NYG		MLN	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	2	4	2	8	1	SS
23	126	Aug 27	NYG		MLN	L,4-5	CG	42	11.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
24	127	Aug 28	NYG		CHC	L,0-3	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
25	128	Aug 29	NYG		CHC	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
26	129	Aug 30 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
27	130	Aug 30 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
28	131	Aug 31	NYG		CIN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	132	Sep 1	NYG		CIN	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
30	133	Sep 2	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-5	GS	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B SS
31	134	Sep 3	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
32	135	Sep 4	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
33	136	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,5-8	CG	45	10.0	5	3	2	10	2	SS
34	137	Sep 5 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
35	138	Sep 7	NYG	@	STL	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	4	3	1	8	0	SS
36	139	Sep 8	NYG	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	1	5	0	6	2
37	140	Sep 9	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	4	2	1	7	1	SS
38	141	Sep 10	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	4	2	1	7	0	SS
39	142	Sep 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	3	4	1	8	0
40	143	Sep 13	NYG	@	MLN	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	3	SS
41	144	Sep 14	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	4	2	1	7	1	SS
42	145	Sep 16	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
43	146	Sep 17	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
44	147	Sep 18	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
45	148	Sep 20 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
46	149	Sep 20 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,14-8	CG	0	9.0	2	4	1	7	0
47	150	Sep 21 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	SS
48	151	Sep 21 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
49	152	Sep 23	NYG		PHI	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
50	153	Sep 25 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
51	154	Sep 25 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	SS
							52gm		406.0	76	139	13	228	29