Larry Gardner
[edit] Biography
Larry Gardner (William Lawrence Gardner) was born on May 13, 1886 in Enosburg Falls, Vermont. He made his Major League debut on June 25, 1908 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1910, his rookie year, he hit .283 with 2 home runs and 36 RBI. Gardner played for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 17 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Larry Gardner's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1921, when he hit for a .319 average and knocked in 120 runs. However, others believe that it was 1912, when he stole 25 bases, hit for a .315 average and knocked in 86 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1908
| BOS
| A
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .300
| .300
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| BOS
| A
| 19
| 37
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .297
| .381
| .432
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| BOS
| A
| 113
| 413
| 55
| 117
| 2
| 36
| .283
| .354
| .375
| 12
| 10
| 41
| 0
| 4
| 17
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| BOS
| A
| 138
| 492
| 80
| 140
| 4
| 44
| .285
| .373
| .376
| 17
| 8
| 64
| 0
| 5
| 32
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| BOS
| A
| 143
| 517
| 88
| 163
| 3
| 86
| .315
| .383
| .449
| 24
| 18
| 56
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| BOS
| A
| 131
| 473
| 64
| 133
| 0
| 63
| .281
| .347
| .359
| 17
| 10
| 47
| 34
| 1
| 14
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| BOS
| A
| 155
| 553
| 50
| 143
| 3
| 68
| .259
| .303
| .385
| 23
| 19
| 35
| 39
| 0
| 11
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| BOS
| A
| 127
| 430
| 51
| 111
| 1
| 55
| .258
| .327
| .326
| 14
| 6
| 39
| 24
| 5
| 26
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| BOS
| A
| 148
| 493
| 47
| 152
| 2
| 62
| .308
| .372
| .387
| 19
| 7
| 48
| 27
| 2
| 23
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| BOS
| A
| 146
| 501
| 53
| 133
| 1
| 61
| .265
| .341
| .345
| 23
| 7
| 54
| 37
| 3
| 40
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| PHI
| A
| 127
| 463
| 50
| 132
| 1
| 52
| .285
| .346
| .365
| 22
| 6
| 43
| 22
| 0
| 16
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| CLE
| A
| 139
| 524
| 67
| 157
| 2
| 79
| .300
| .352
| .393
| 29
| 7
| 39
| 29
| 3
| 31
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| CLE
| A
| 154
| 597
| 72
| 185
| 3
| 118
| .310
| .367
| .414
| 31
| 11
| 53
| 25
| 1
| 32
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| CLE
| A
| 153
| 586
| 101
| 187
| 3
| 120
| .319
| .391
| .437
| 32
| 14
| 65
| 16
| 4
| 31
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| CLE
| A
| 137
| 470
| 74
| 134
| 2
| 68
| .285
| .355
| .377
| 31
| 3
| 49
| 21
| 2
| 17
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1923
| CLE
| A
| 52
| 79
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 12
| .253
| .352
| .342
| 5
| 1
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| CLE
| A
| 38
| 50
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .200
| .273
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1923
| 6688
| 866
| 1931
| 27
| 934
| .289
| .355
| .384
| 301
| 129
| 654
| 282
| 32
| 311
| 165
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1908
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .571
|
| 1909
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1909
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1910
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 222
| 320
| 32
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1911
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 152
| 195
| 13
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1911
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 92
| 161
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1912
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 167
| 296
| 35
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1913
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 126
| 220
| 21
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1914
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 312
| 31
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1915
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 127
| 0
| 0
| 134
| 227
| 26
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1916
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 149
| 278
| 21
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1917
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 146
| 0
| 0
| 148
| 315
| 31
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1918
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 127
| 0
| 0
| 158
| 291
| 17
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1919
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 143
| 291
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1920
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 156
| 362
| 13
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1921
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 152
| 0
| 0
| 179
| 335
| 27
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1922
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 133
| 259
| 20
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1923
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 41
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1924
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1924
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 181
| 0
| 0
| 382
| 527
| 47
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1656
| 0
| 0
| 1789
| 3408
| 287
| 246
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (June 8, 1908).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Hick Cady and a player to be named later to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Stuffy McInnis (January 10, 1918); Philadelphia Athletics received Tilly Walker (February 20, 1918).
- Traded by Philadelphia Athletics with Elmer Myers and Charlie Jamieson to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Braggo Roth (March 1, 1919).
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