Billy Gardner
William Frederick Gardner
Born: July 19, 1927
Waterford, CT USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 1954-1963
Minor League Statistics
Billy Gardner compiled a career batting average of .237 with 41 home runs and 271 RBI in his 1034-game career with the New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1963 campaign.
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 Baltimore Orioles |
 Washington Senators |
 New York Yankees |
 Minnesota Twins |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NL | New York Giants | 62 | 115 | 108 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 19 | .213 | .261 | .287 | .548 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | NL | New York Giants | 59 | 207 | 187 | 26 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | .203 | .261 | .316 | .577 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 144 | 560 | 515 | 53 | 119 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 53 | .231 | .281 | .334 | .615 | 172 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 154 | 718 | 644 | 79 | 169 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 67 | .262 | .325 | .356 | .681 | 229 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 1958 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 151 | 607 | 560 | 32 | 126 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 53 | .225 | .271 | .298 | .569 | 167 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 1959 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 140 | 451 | 401 | 34 | 87 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 61 | .217 | .284 | .304 | .589 | 122 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| 1960 | AL | Washington Senators | 145 | 649 | 592 | 71 | 152 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 76 | .257 | .313 | .363 | .676 | 215 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 45 | 171 | 154 | 13 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | .234 | .280 | .312 | .592 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1961 | AL | New York Yankees | 41 | 109 | 99 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .212 | .278 | .293 | .571 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | AL | New York Yankees | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 53 | 212 | 199 | 22 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 39 | .271 | .310 | .337 | .646 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 36 | 89 | 84 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .190 | .236 | .238 | .474 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1034 | 3889 | 3544 | 356 | 841 | 159 | 18 | 41 | 271 | 19 | 22 | 246 | 439 | .237 | .292 | .327 | .619 | 1159 | 83 | 33 | 54 | 12 | 18 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 30 | 21 | 204.7 | 18 | 56 | 1 | 2 | .987 | 3.254 | 2.467 |
| 1954 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 13 | 5 | 62.0 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 4.935 | 2.615 |
| 1954 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 5 | 0 | 24.0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 3.200 |
| 1955 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 38 | 36 | 333.0 | 65 | 122 | 12 | 28 | .940 | 5.054 | 4.921 |
| 1955 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 10 | 5 | 51.0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.529 | 2.000 |
| 1955 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 4 | 2 | 22.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 3.273 | 2.000 |
| 1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 132 | 126 | 1058.7 | 274 | 331 | 16 | 76 | .974 | 5.143 | 4.583 |
| 1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 25 | 8 | 118.7 | 24 | 46 | 2 | 1 | .972 | 5.309 | 2.800 |
| 1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 6 | 3 | 33.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.273 | 2.000 |
| 1957 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 148 | 148 | 1338.0 | 393 | 424 | 11 | 96 | .987 | 5.496 | 5.520 |
| 1957 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 9 | 6 | 66.0 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 7 | .975 | 5.318 | 4.333 |
| 1958 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 151 | 150 | 1301.7 | 349 | 350 | 11 | 113 | .985 | 4.833 | 4.629 |
| 1958 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 13 | 0 | 32.0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.094 | .846 |
| 1959 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 139 | 129 | 1114.3 | 333 | 392 | 18 | 104 | .976 | 5.856 | 5.216 |
| 1959 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 1959 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | AL | Washington Senators | 2B | 145 | 145 | 1250.3 | 355 | 407 | 21 | 101 | .973 | 5.485 | 5.255 |
| 1960 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 13 | 0 | 28.0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.143 | 1.231 |
| 1961 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 41 | 41 | 365.7 | 86 | 96 | 5 | 32 | .973 | 4.479 | 4.439 |
| 1961 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 33 | 22 | 206.3 | 26 | 54 | 4 | 6 | .952 | 3.489 | 2.424 |
| 1961 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 6 | 3 | 32.7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.408 | 2.667 |
| 1961 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 3B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1.688 | 1.500 |
| 1962 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 38 | 38 | 324.0 | 66 | 91 | 6 | 21 | .963 | 4.361 | 4.132 |
| 1962 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 7 | 4 | 48.3 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .889 | 4.469 | 3.429 |
| 1962 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 5.559 | 5.250 |
| 1962 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1962 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 2.000 |
| 1963 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 21 | 18 | 162.7 | 36 | 54 | 1 | 13 | .989 | 4.980 | 4.286 |
| 1963 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.000 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 1039 | 916 | 8238.0 | 2111 | 2568 | 117 | 609 | .976 | 5.112 | 4.503 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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