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	37-25 / in Starts: 17-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 115 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	72 (40-25-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 115 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	74 (38-23-11)

Most Driven In
R Katt	2
H Thompson	1
W Lockman	1
J Garagiola	1
W Mays	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
D Mueller	3
D Rhodes	2
A Dark	2
Self	1
H Thompson	1
M Irvin	1
W Lockman	0

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 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	1	8 (7)	Apr 22	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-7	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	.20	0.008	.46	0.01%	0.13	2B
2	2	12 (3)	Apr 27	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						PR
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
3	3	18 (5)	May 3	NYG	@	STL	L,2-8	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						PH
4	4	19	May 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	.21	-0.006	.57	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
5	5	20	May 6	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	8						PR
6	6	26 (5)	May 14	NYG		CHC	W,9-6	5-5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9	1.25	0.053	3.98	0.10%	0.39	PH
7	7	28 (1)	May 16 (1)	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	2						SS
8	8	35 (6)	May 24	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	7-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
9	9	36	May 25	NYG		PIT	W,21-4	6-GF	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.714	.833	1.548	3	.08	-0.006	.23	-0.01%	0.31	3B
10	10	37	May 26	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.500	.556	1.056	8	1.25	-0.159	3.57	-0.27%	-1.53	3B
11	11	38	May 28	NYG		BRO	W,17-6	CG	5	4	1	3	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.538	.600	.923	1.523	8	.28	0.048	1.04	0.11%	4.32	3B
12	12	39	May 29	NYG		BRO	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.556	.875	1.431	8	1.02	0.048	4.00	0.11%	0.07	3B
13	13	40	May 30	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.421	.476	.737	1.213	8	1.62	-0.176	6.25	-0.41%	-1.16	3B
14	14	41	May 31 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.400	.609	1.009	8	.37	-0.028	1.14	-0.05%	-0.78	3B
15	15	42	May 31 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.345	.519	.863	8	.47	-0.050	1.51	-0.10%	-0.54	3B
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
16	16	46 (3)	Jun 6 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.367	.571	.938	7	.69	0.048	2.69	0.11%	0.63	PR 2B
17	17	48 (1)	Jun 7	NYG	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.382	.548	.931	7	.54	-0.020	2.38	-0.05%	-0.22	2B
18	18	49	Jun 8	NYG	@	MLN	W,6-5	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.359	.486	.845	7	1.70	-0.039	7.48	-0.10%	0.00	2B
19	19	50	Jun 9	NYG	@	MLN	W,4-0	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.475	.839	7	.97	-0.118	4.70	-0.34%	-1.14	2B
20	20	51	Jun 10	NYG	@	MLN	W,1-0	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.340	.442	.782	7	1.16	-0.088	5.69	-0.26%	-0.68	2B
21	21	52	Jun 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.261	.320	.413	.733	7	1.89	-0.203	8.73	-0.57%	-1.84	2B
22	22	54 (1)	Jun 13 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.261	.320	.413	.733	9	2.05	-0.071	9.59	-0.20%	-0.43	PR
23	23	56 (1)	Jun 15	NYG		CIN	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.320	.413	.733	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
24	24	60 (3)	Jun 19	NYG		STL	W,5-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.302	.388	.690	7	1.44	-0.115	7.94	-0.38%	-0.85	3B
25	25	61	Jun 20	NYG		STL	W,7-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.291	.373	.663	7	1.47	-0.079	7.97	-0.26%	-0.68	3B
26	26	62	Jun 21	NYG		STL	W,8-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.288	.364	.652	7	.48	-0.040	2.53	-0.13%	-0.32	3B
27	27	63	Jun 22	NYG		MLN	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.290	.362	.652	7	.77	0.004	4.32	0.01%	0.05	3B
28	28	64	Jun 23	NYG		MLN	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.292	.361	.653	7	1.34	0.063	7.51	0.21%	0.53	3B
29	29	65	Jun 24	NYG		MLN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.279	.344	.623	7	.74	-0.055	4.27	-0.19%	-0.65	3B
30	30	67 (1)	Jun 26	NYG		CHC	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.279	.344	.623	4						PR 3B
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
31	31	74 (6)	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.279	.344	.623	2						SS
32	32	82 (7)	Jul 10	NYG		PIT	L,7-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.279	.344	.623	8						PR
33	33	86 (3)	Jul 16	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.279	.344	.623	9	3.52	0.029	12.72	0.06%	0.17	PR
34	34	87	Jul 17	NYG	@	STL	W,10-9	11-11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.279	.344	.623	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
35	35	89 (1)	Jul 18 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.275	.338	.614	7	.41	-0.006	1.62	-0.01%	-0.21	2B
36	36	90	Jul 19	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG(12)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.260	.319	.579	8	2.07	-0.210	7.85	-0.48%	-1.31	3B
37	37	91	Jul 20	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.260	.319	.579	8						2B
38	38	92	Jul 21	NYG	@	CHC	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.260	.319	.579	7						2B
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
39	39	108 (15)	Aug 6	NYG		MLN	L,5-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.260	.319	.579	9						PR
40	40	110 (1)	Aug 8	NYG		MLN	L,2-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.260	.319	.579	6						3B
41	41	111	Aug 10	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-1	4-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.314	.581	2	.76	-0.038	4.68	-0.14%	-0.48	3B
42	42	115 (3)	Aug 17	NYG		PHI	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.253	.297	.550	8	.17	-0.018	1.32	-0.08%	-1.38	3B 2B
43	43	118 (2)	Aug 20	NYG		PIT	W,4-0	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.268	.312	.580	8	.82	0.108	6.12	0.48%	0.69	3B
44	44	119	Aug 22 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.282	.325	.607	8	1.23	0.080	9.18	0.36%	0.49	3B
45	45	121 (1)	Aug 24	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.226	.270	.310	.579	8	.57	-0.037	3.43	-0.13%	-0.77	3B
46	46	122	Aug 26 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.272	.302	.574	8	1.45	-0.046	9.44	-0.18%	-0.22	3B
47	47	126 (3)	Aug 29 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.269	.299	.568	7	1.19	-0.051	8.65	-0.22%	-0.58	PR 3B
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
48	48	130 (3)	Sep 1	NYG	@	CIN	L,7-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.266	.295	.561	9	2.85	-0.080	17.92	-0.30%	-0.51	PH
49	49	136 (5)	Sep 7	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-1	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.266	.295	.561	3						3B
50	50	137	Sep 9 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.266	.295	.561	8						PR
51	51	138	Sep 9 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,0-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.266	.295	.561	8						PR 2B
52	52	139	Sep 10	NYG		CIN	L,1-8	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.268	.297	.565	8	.88	-0.038	5.07	-0.13%	-0.41	3B
53	53	140	Sep 11	NYG		CIN	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.267	.305	.573	8	1.15	-0.017	8.13	-0.07%	0.09	3B
54	54	141	Sep 12	NYG		STL	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.269	.306	.575	8	.97	-0.042	5.61	-0.15%	-0.21	3B
55	55	142	Sep 13	NYG		STL	W,1-0	6-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.269	.306	.575	6						PR 3B
56	56	143	Sep 14	NYG		MLN	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.269	.306	.575	6						3B
57	57	144	Sep 16 (1)	NYG		MLN	W,6-2	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.269	.306	.575	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR 3B
58	58	146 (1)	Sep 17	NYG		PHI	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.269	.306	.575	8						PR
59	59	149 (2)	Sep 21	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-2	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.274	.303	.577	7	.23	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.38	2B
60	60	150	Sep 22	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-3	2-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.266	.294	.560	2	.94	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.73	SS
61	61	152 (1)	Sep 24 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-4	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.261	.288	.550	2	.44	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.21	SS
62	62	154 (1)	Sep 26	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-2	3-GF(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.261	.287	.548	2	3.37	0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.13	SS
							37-25		115	108	10	23	5	0	1	7	6	0	19	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	.213	.261	.287	.548		1.05	-1.389	4.50	-3.65%	-9.99

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