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Billy Gardner Billy Gardner

Full name: William Frederick Gardner Born: July 19, 1927, Waterford, Connecticut First Game: April 22, 1954; Final Game: September 11, 1963 Managed First Game: May 22, 1981; Managed Final Game: August 26, 1987 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 170 Billy Gardner Collectibles! Billy Gardner Memorabilia! Billy Gardner Cards! Billy Gardner Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

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Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1954 NY  N                62   108   10   23   5   0   1    7    6       19   1   0   0           1    0   1  .213  .261  .287  -0.4 1954 NY  N
1955 NY  N                59   187   26   38  10   1   3   17   13   0   19   2   4   1           2    0   0  .203  .261  .316  -1.2 1955 NY  N
1956 BAL A               144   515   53  119  16   2  11   50   29   1   53   7   8   1          15    5   5  .231  .281  .334  -2.8 1956 BAL A
1957 BAL A               154   644   79  169  36   3   6   55   53   2   67   8  11   2          13   10   7  .262  .325  .356   1.2 1957 BAL A
1958 BAL A               151   560   32  126  28   2   3   33   34   4   53   3   6   4          11    2   3  .225  .271  .298  -3.7 1958 BAL A
1959 BAL A               140   401   34   87  13   2   6   27   38   9   61   1   8   3          12    2   1  .217  .284  .304   1.2 1959 BAL A
1960 WAS A Daily Splits  145   592   71  152  26   5   9   56   43   0   76   6   7   1   0   9  13    0   4  .257  .313  .363  -0.8 1960 WAS A
1961 MIN A Daily Splits   45   154   13   36   9   0   1   11   10   1   14   0   7   0   0   0   7    0   0  .234  .280  .312  -0.9 1961 MIN A
1961 NY  A Daily Splits   41    99   11   21   5   0   1    2    6   0   18   3   1   0   0   1   4    0   0  .212  .278  .293  -0.4 1961 NY  A
1961 TOT A                86   253   24   57  14   0   2   13   16   1   32   3   8   0   0   1  11    0   0  .225  .279  .304  -1.3 1961 TOT A
1962 NY  A Daily Splits    4     1    1    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1962 NY  A
1962 BOS A Daily Splits   53   199   22   54   9   2   0   12   10   0   39   1   2   0   0   4   4    0   1  .271  .310  .337  -1.1 1962 BOS A
1962 TOT A                57   200   23   54   9   2   0   12   10   0   40   1   2   0   0   4   4    0   1  .270  .308  .335  -1.1 1962 TOT A
1963 BOS A Daily Splits   36    84    4   16   2   1   0    1    4   1   19   1   0   0   0   0i  1    0   0  .190  .236  .238  -0.3 1963 BOS A
Total NL                 121   295   36   61  15   1   4   24   19   0i  38   3   4   1           3    0   1  .207  .261  .305  -1.6 Total NL        
Total AL                 913  3249  320  780 144  17  37  247  227  18  401  30  50  11   0i 14i 80   19  21  .240  .295  .329  -7.6 Total AL        
Total            Splits 1034  3544  356  841 159  18  41  271  246  18i 439  33  54  12   0i 14i 83   19  22  .237  .292  .327  -9.2 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam

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World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1961 NY  A Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1961 NY  A

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1954 NY  N        3B   30                      18   56    1    2      .987
1954 NY  N        2B   13                      17   17    1    1      .971
1954 NY  N        SS    5                       7    9    0    1     1.000
1955 NY  N        SS   38                      65  122   12   28      .940
1955 NY  N        3B   10                       7   13    0    1     1.000
1955 NY  N        2B    4                       4    4    1    0      .889
1956 BAL A        2B  132                     274  331   16   76      .974
1956 BAL A        SS   25                      24   46    2    1      .972
1956 BAL A        3B    6                       3    9    0    0     1.000
1957 BAL A        2B  148                     393  424   11   96      .987
1957 BAL A        SS    9                      13   26    1    7      .975
1958 BAL A        2B  151                     349  350   11  113      .985
1958 BAL A        SS   13                       5    6    0    0     1.000
1959 BAL A        2B  139                     333  392   18  104      .976
1959 BAL A        SS    1                       0    1    0    0     1.000
1959 BAL A        3B    1                       1    0    0    0     1.000
1960 WAS A Daily  2B  145  145  121  1250.1   355  407   21  101   0  .973
1960 WAS A        SS   13    0    0    28       5   11    0    2   0 1.000
1961 MIN A Daily  2B   41   41   36   365.2    86   96    5   32   0  .973
1961 MIN A        3B    2    2    2    16       0    3    2    0   0  .600
1961 NY  A Daily  3B   33   22   17   206.1    26   54    4    6   0  .952
1961 NY  A        2B    6    3    2    32.2     9    7    0    2   0 1.000
1961 TOT A        2B   47   44   38   398.1    95  103    5   34   0  .975
1961 TOT A        3B   35   24   19   222.1    26   57    6    6   0  .933
1962 NY  A Daily  3B    1    0    0     1       0    2    0    0   0 1.000
1962 NY  A        2B    1    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1962 BOS A Daily  2B   38   38   32   324      66   91    6   21   0  .963
1962 BOS A        3B    7    4    4    48.1     7   17    3    1   0  .889
1962 BOS A        SS    4    4    3    34       6   15    1    1   0  .955
1962 TOT A        2B   39   38   32   326      67   91    6   21   0  .963
1962 TOT A        3B    8    4    4    49.1     7   19    3    1   0  .897
1963 BOS A Daily  2B   22   18   13   162.2    36   54    1   13   0  .989
1963 BOS A        3B    1    0    0     2       1    5    0    0   0 1.000
Total             2B  840  245i 204i 2137.1i 1923 2173   91  559   0i .978
Total             SS  108    4i   3i   62  i  125  236   16   40   0i .958
Total             3B   91   28i  23i  273.2i   63  159   10   10   0i .957
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

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World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

Managerial RecordManagerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1981 MIN A   73   30   43  .411   250   317   5-22           7  7
1982 MIN A  162   60  102  .370   657   819                  7
1983 MIN A  162   70   92  .432   709   822                  5
1984 MIN A  162   81   81  .500   673   675                  2
1985 MIN A   62   27   35  .435   295   326          6-20    6  4
1987 KC  A  126   62   64  .492   540   541          8-26    4  2
Total       747  330  417  .442  3124  3500
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

TransactionsTransactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1945).

Sold by New York Giants to Baltimore Orioles for $20000 (April 21, 1956).

Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Washington Senators in exchange for Clint Courtney
and Ron Samford (April 3, 1960).

Traded by Minnesota Twins to New York Yankees in exchange for Danny McDevitt (June
14, 1961).

Traded by New York Yankees to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Tom Umphlett and cash
(June 12, 1962).

Released by Boston Red Sox (October 2, 1963).

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