Gid Gardner
[edit] Biography
Gid Gardner (Franklin Washington Gardner) was born on May 6, 1859 in Boston, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on August 23, 1879 for the Troy Trojans. In 1883, his rookie year, he hit .273 with 1 home run and 0 RBI. Gardner played for the Troy Trojans, Cleveland Spiders, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Browns, Baltimore Unions, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 7 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1879
| TRO
| N
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| CLE
| N
| 10
| 32
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .188
| .235
| .281
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| BAL
| a
| 42
| 161
| 28
| 44
| 1
| 0
| .273
| .346
| .391
| 10
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| CHI
| U
| 38
| 149
| 22
| 38
| 0
| 0
| .255
| .302
| .349
| 10
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| BAL
| U
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| BAL
| a
| 41
| 173
| 32
| 37
| 2
| 0
| .214
| .280
| .376
| 6
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| 80
| 326
| 54
| 76
| 2
| 0
| .233
| .290
| .362
| 16
| 10
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| TOT
| U
| 39
| 153
| 22
| 39
| 0
| 0
| .255
| .301
| .346
| 10
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| 44
| 170
| 22
| 37
| 0
| 17
| .218
| .269
| .294
| 5
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| IND
| N
| 18
| 63
| 8
| 11
| 1
| 8
| .175
| .307
| .238
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| WAS
| N
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .500
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| WAS
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .667
| .667
| .667
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| TOT
| N
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .429
| .500
| .429
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 39
| 153
| 22
| 39
| 0
| 0
| .255
| .301
| .346
| 10
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 33
| 108
| 9
| 21
| 1
| 13
| .194
| .293
| .259
| 2
| 1
| 15
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 127
| 504
| 82
| 118
| 3
| 17
| .234
| .298
| .353
| 21
| 15
| 44
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 199
| 765
| 113
| 178
| 4
| 30
| .233
| .298
| .339
| 33
| 18
| 69
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1879
| TRO
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .429
|
| 1880
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1880
| CLE
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .850
|
| 1883
| BAL
| a
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1883
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .837
|
| 1883
| BAL
| a
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1883
| BAL
| a
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 13
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .808
|
| 1884
| CHI
| U
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1884
| CHI
| U
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| CHI
| U
| OF
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .872
|
| 1884
| CHI
| U
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1884
| BAL
| U
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| 1884
| BAL
| a
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .860
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| OF
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 94
| 14
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .864
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1884
| Total
|
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| 2B
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 113
| 132
| 30
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .733
|
| 1887
| IND
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 22
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1887
| IND
| N
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1888
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1888
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1888
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 15
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .733
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 179
| 21
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .855
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 142
| 171
| 41
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .884
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 25
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .744
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1879
| TRO
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5.79
| 3
| 21
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
|
| 1880
| CLE
| N
| 9
| 9
| 1
| 8
| 2.57
| 21
| 53
| 22
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 77
| 80
| 2
| 20
| 0
| 10
| 0
|
| 1883
| BAL
| a
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5.14
| 2
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| CHI
| U
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6.00
| 4
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.00
| 3
| 13
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 16
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6.00
| 4
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 11
| 11
| 1
| 10
| 3.07
| 24
| 74
| 31
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 91
| 107
| 2
| 20
| 0
| 17
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 7.88
| 5
| 20
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 25
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 15
| 13
| 2
| 12
| 3.90
| 33
| 102
| 49
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 113
| 142
| 5
| 28
| 0
| 18
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Indianapolis Hoosiers with cash to Washington Senators in exchange for Paul Hines (October 20, 1887).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Cupid Childs and cash (@May 1, 1888); Cupid Childs refused to report to Washington Senators; Gid Gardner returned to Washington Senators (@May 6, 1888).
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