Billy Gardner Stats

Billy Gardner was born on Tuesday, July 19, 1927, in Waterford, Connecticut. Gardner was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1954, with the New York Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Billy Gardner baseball stats page.

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Billy Gardner

Billy Gardner Autograph on a 1985 Topps (#213)

Billy Gardner Autograph on a 1985 Topps (#213)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   William Frederick Gardner
Nickname:   Shotgun
Born On:   07-19-1927
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Waterford, Connecticut
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-22-1954 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-11-1963
Draft:   Not Applicable
Billy Gardner

Billy Gardner Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Billy Gardner

Billy Gardner Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1954 Giants 62 108 10 23 5 0 1 0 7 6 - 19 0 0 1 1 .213 .261 .287
1955 Giants 59 187 26 38 10 1 3 0 17 13 0 19 4 1 2 2 .203 .261 .316
1956 Orioles 144 515 53 119 16 2 11 0 50 29 1 53 8 1 7 15 .231 .281 .334
1957 Orioles 154 644 79 169 36 3 6 0 55 53 2 67 11 2 8 13 .262 .325 .356
1958 Orioles 151 560 32 126 28 2 3 0 33 34 4 53 6 4 3 11 .225 .271 .298
1959 Orioles 140 401 34 87 13 2 6 0 27 38 9 61 8 3 1 12 .217 .284 .304
1960 Senators 145 592 71 152 26 5 9 1 56 43 0 76 7 1 6 13 .257 .313 .363
1961 Twins 45 154 13 36 9 0 1 0 11 10 1 14 7 0 0 7 .234 .280 .312
1961 Yankees 41 99 11 21 5 0 1 0 2 6 0 18 1 0 3 4 .212 .278 .293
1962 Yankees 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1962 Red Sox 53 199 22 54 9 2 0 0 12 10 0 39 2 0 1 4 .271 .310 .337
1963 Red Sox 36 84 4 16 2 1 0 0 1 4 1 19 0 0 1 1 .190 .236 .238
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 1,034 3,544 356 841 159 18 41 1 271 246 18 439 54 12 33 83 .237 .292 .327
Billy Gardner

Billy Gardner Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1954 Giants 2B 13 - - 35 2.7 34 17 17 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1954 Giants 3B 30 - - 75 2.5 74 18 56 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1954 Giants SS 5 - - 16 3.2 16 7 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1955 Giants 2B 4 - - 9 2.3 8 4 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1955 Giants 3B 10 - - 20 2.0 20 7 13 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1955 Giants SS 38 - - 199 5.2 187 65 122 12 28 n/a n/a n/a .940 0.00 -
1956 Orioles 2B 132 - - 621 4.7 605 274 331 16 76 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1956 Orioles 3B 6 - - 12 2.0 12 3 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1956 Orioles SS 25 - - 72 2.9 70 24 46 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1957 Orioles 2B 148 - - 828 5.6 817 393 424 11 96 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1957 Orioles SS 9 - - 40 4.4 39 13 26 1 7 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1958 Orioles 2B 151 - - 710 4.7 699 349 350 11 113 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1958 Orioles SS 13 - - 11 0.8 11 5 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 Orioles 2B 139 - - 743 5.3 725 333 392 18 104 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1959 Orioles 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 Orioles SS 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1960 Senators 2B 145 - - 783 5.4 762 355 407 21 101 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1960 Senators SS 13 - - 16 1.2 16 5 11 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Twins 2B 41 - - 187 4.6 182 86 96 5 32 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1961 Twins 3B 2 - - 5 2.5 3 0 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .600 0.00 -
1961 Yankees 2B 6 - - 16 2.7 16 9 7 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Yankees 3B 33 - - 84 2.5 80 26 54 4 6 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1962 Yankees 2B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1962 Yankees 3B 1 - - 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1962 Red Sox 2B 38 - - 163 4.3 157 66 91 6 21 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1962 Red Sox 3B 7 - - 27 3.9 24 7 17 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1962 Red Sox SS 4 - - 22 5.5 21 6 15 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1963 Red Sox 2B 21 - - 91 4.3 90 36 54 1 13 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1963 Red Sox 3B 2 - - 6 3.0 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 839 0 0 4,187 5.0 4,096 1,923 2,173 91 559 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
SS Totals 108 0 0 377 3.5 361 125 236 16 40 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 --
3B Totals 92 0 0 232 2.5 222 63 159 10 10 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 --
10 Years 1,039 - - 4,796 4.6 4,679 2,111 2,568 117 609 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 --
Billy Gardner

Billy Gardner Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1954 Giants 0 1 .000 - - n/a 108.0 5.7 15.4 - - -
1955 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 62.3 9.8 11.0 - - -
1956 Orioles 5 5 .500 - - n/a 46.8 9.7 10.3 - - -
1957 Orioles 10 7 .588 - - n/a 107.3 9.6 11.7 - - -
1958 Orioles 2 3 .400 - - n/a 186.7 10.6 17.0 - - -
1959 Orioles 2 1 .667 - - n/a 66.8 6.6 14.9 - - -
1960 Senators 0 4 .000 - - n/a 65.8 7.8 10.6 - - -
1961 Twins 0 0 .000 - - n/a 154.0 11.0 14.0 - - -
1961 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 99.0 5.5 49.5 - - -
1962 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
1962 Red Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.1 16.6 - - -
1963 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.4 84.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 19 22 .463 - - n/a 86.4 8.1 13.1 - - -
Billy Gardner

Billy Gardner Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1954 New York Giants 15 Undetermined - -
1955 New York Giants 15 Undetermined - -
1956 Baltimore Orioles 9 Undetermined - -
1957 Baltimore Orioles 9 Undetermined - -
1958 Baltimore Orioles 9 Undetermined - -
1959 Baltimore Orioles 9 Undetermined - -
1960 Washington Senators 9 Undetermined - -
1961 Minnesota Twins 9 Undetermined - -
1961 New York Yankees 12 Undetermined - Stats
1962 New York Yankees 12 Undetermined - -
1962 Boston Red Sox 10, 24 Undetermined - -
1963 Boston Red Sox 15 Undetermined - -


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