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+

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

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	WSH		BOS	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
2	2	Apr 19	WSH	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
3	3	Apr 20	WSH	@	BAL	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
4	4	Apr 21	WSH	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
5	5	Apr 22	WSH		BOS	L,4-5	CG	43	11.0	3	7	0	10	2	2B
6	6	Apr 23	WSH		BOS	L,3-8	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
7	7	Apr 24	WSH		BOS	W,11-10	CG	47	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
8	8	Apr 25	WSH		BAL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
9	9	Apr 26	WSH		BAL	L,10-11	CG	48	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
10	10	Apr 27	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
11	11	Apr 30	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 2	WSH		CLE	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	4	4	1	9	2	2B
13	13	May 3	WSH		CLE	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
14	14	May 4	WSH		CLE	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
15	15	May 5	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
16	16	May 6	WSH		CHW	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
17	17	May 7	WSH		CHW	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
18	18	May 9	WSH		KCA	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
19	19	May 10	WSH		DET	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
20	20	May 11	WSH		DET	L,0-1	CG	41	11.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
21	21	May 13	WSH		NYY	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
22	22	May 14	WSH		NYY	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
23	23	May 15	WSH		NYY	L,2-11	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
24	24	May 17	WSH	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
25	25	May 18	WSH	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	41	11.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
26	26	May 21	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
27	27	May 22 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-5	GS	17	5.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
28	28	May 22 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
29	29	May 24	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
30	30	May 25	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	40	10.2	3	7	0	10	0	2B
31	31	May 26	WSH		BOS	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
32	32	May 27	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
33	33	May 28	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
34	34	May 29	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	48	10.2	6	4	2	12	0	2B
35	35	May 30 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
36	36	May 30 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
37	37	May 31	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	2	5	1	8	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	38	Jun 2 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	2B
39	39	Jun 2 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-7	GS	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
40	40	Jun 3	WSH		BAL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	2B
41	41	Jun 4	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
42	42	Jun 5	WSH		BAL	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
43	43	Jun 6	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
44	44	Jun 7	WSH		KCA	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
45	45	Jun 8	WSH		KCA	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
46	46	Jun 9	WSH		KCA	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
47	47	Jun 10	WSH		DET	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
48	48	Jun 11	WSH		DET	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
49	49	Jun 12 (1)	WSH		DET	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	2B
50	50	Jun 12 (2)	WSH		DET	L,5-12	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
51	51	Jun 15	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
52	52	Jun 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-10	CG	44	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B
53	53	Jun 17	WSH	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
54	54	Jun 18	WSH	@	KCA	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
55	55	Jun 19	WSH	@	KCA	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
56	56	Jun 21	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	3	4	1	8	1	2B
57	57	Jun 22	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
58	58	Jun 23	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
59	59	Jun 24	WSH	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	43	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
60	60	Jun 25	WSH	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	60	14.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
61	61	Jun 26 (1)	WSH	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	24	5.1	2	0	0	2	0	2B
62	63 (1)	Jun 27	WSH	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	44	10.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
63	64	Jun 28	WSH		CHW	W,2-1	GS	56	14.0	8	2	0	10	0	2B SS
64	65	Jun 30	WSH		CHW	L,2-4	GS	38	10.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	66	Jul 2	WSH		CLE	L,2-12	CG	50	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
66	67	Jul 3 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
67	68	Jul 3 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,5-11	CG	45	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
68	69	Jul 4	WSH		NYY	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
69	70	Jul 5	WSH		NYY	W,5-3	GS	36	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B SS
70	71	Jul 6	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
71	72	Jul 7 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
72	73	Jul 7 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS	14	3.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
73	74	Jul 8	WSH	@	BAL	W,9-5	GS	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
74	77 (2)	Jul 15	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
75	78	Jul 16	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-9	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
76	79	Jul 17 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
77	80	Jul 17 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
78	81	Jul 19	WSH	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
79	82	Jul 20	WSH	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
80	83	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
81	84	Jul 22	WSH		KCA	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
82	85	Jul 23	WSH		KCA	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
83	86	Jul 24 (1)	WSH		KCA	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	4	3	1	8	0	2B
84	87	Jul 24 (2)	WSH		KCA	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	2B
85	88	Jul 26	WSH		DET	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
86	89	Jul 27	WSH		DET	W,5-4	GS	62	15.0	3	8	1	12	0	2B SS
87	90	Jul 28	WSH		DET	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
88	91	Jul 29	WSH		CHW	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
89	92	Jul 30	WSH		CHW	L,2-3	CG	43	11.0	7	3	0	10	1	2B
90	93	Jul 31 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
91	94	Jul 31 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	95	Aug 1	WSH		CLE	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
93	96	Aug 2	WSH		CLE	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
94	97	Aug 3	WSH		CLE	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
95	98	Aug 4	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
96	99	Aug 5	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
97	100	Aug 6	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-9	CG	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	2B
98	101	Aug 7 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,7-9	GS	43	8.1	2	1	0	3	1	2B SS
99	102	Aug 7 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	40	8.2	2	4	0	6	1	2B SS
100	103	Aug 8	WSH	@	KCA	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
101	104	Aug 9 (1)	WSH	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	46	12.0	3	7	1	11	2	2B
102	105	Aug 9 (2)	WSH	@	KCA	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
103	106	Aug 10	WSH	@	KCA	L,1-13	GS	26	4.0	1	3	1	5	0	2B
104	107	Aug 11	WSH	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	6	5	0	11	1	2B
105	108	Aug 12	WSH	@	NYY	W,12-7	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
106	109	Aug 13	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
107	110	Aug 14 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B SS
108	111	Aug 14 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-3	GS	31	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
109	112	Aug 15	WSH		BOS	L,3-11	CG	46	9.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
110	114 (1)	Aug 17	WSH	@	BAL	W,11-7	GS	52	12.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B SS
111	115	Aug 18	WSH	@	BAL	L,8-10	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
112	116	Aug 19	WSH		NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
113	117	Aug 20	WSH		NYY	L,5-9	CG	46	11.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
114	118	Aug 21	WSH		NYY	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	6	5	0	11	2	2B
115	119	Aug 23	WSH		KCA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
116	120	Aug 24	WSH		KCA	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	3	7	0	10	1	2B
117	121	Aug 25	WSH		KCA	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
118	122	Aug 26	WSH		DET	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
119	123	Aug 27	WSH		DET	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
120	124	Aug 28	WSH		CLE	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
121	125	Aug 29	WSH		CLE	L,4-6	GS	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B SS
122	126	Aug 30	WSH		CHW	L,10-11	CG	50	10.0	5	5	1	11	2	2B
123	127	Aug 31	WSH		CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	128	Sep 2 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	2B
125	129	Sep 2 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
126	130	Sep 3	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	0	7	0	7	0	2B
127	131	Sep 4	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS	35	8.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B SS
128	132	Sep 5 (1)	WSH		BAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
129	133	Sep 5 (2)	WSH		BAL	L,1-3	GS	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B SS
130	134	Sep 7	WSH	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	6	6	0	12	0	2B
131	135	Sep 8	WSH	@	KCA	W,7-0	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
132	136	Sep 9	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
133	137	Sep 10	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
134	138	Sep 11 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,3-8	GS	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B SS
135	139	Sep 11 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,5-8	GS	38	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B SS
136	140	Sep 13	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	47	10.2	4	4	0	8	2	2B
137	141	Sep 14	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
138	142	Sep 16	WSH		BOS	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
139	143	Sep 17	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	GS	29	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
140	145 (1)	Sep 20	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
141	146	Sep 21	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-10	CG	36	8.0	2	0	2	4	0	2B
142	147	Sep 23	WSH		BAL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
143	148	Sep 24	WSH		BAL	L,9-10	CG	45	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
144	149	Sep 25	WSH		BAL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
145	150	Sep 26	WSH		NYY	L,2-4	GS	11	3.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
							158gm		1278.1	360	418	21	799	103