Billy Gardner
1954–1963 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, New York Giants, New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,034G
.237AVG
.292OBP
.327SLG
841H
41HR
271RBI
19SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,034 | 3,890 | 3,543 | 356 | 841 | 159 | 18 | 41 | 271 | 247 | 437 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 1,159 | .237 | .292 | .327 | .619 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1960-05-02 to 1960-05-17
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1956-05-16 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1955-08-20 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1954-05-28 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 521 | 1918 | 403 | 15 | 139 | 131 | 219 | .233 | .278 | .314 |
| Away | 513 | 1972 | 438 | 26 | 132 | 116 | 218 | .242 | .281 | .340 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 87 | 319 | 72 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 43 | .251 | .295 | .348 |
| May | 195 | 715 | 157 | 9 | 53 | 52 | 70 | .243 | .292 | .342 |
| June | 190 | 762 | 172 | 12 | 53 | 44 | 91 | .246 | .283 | .347 |
| July | 189 | 709 | 169 | 8 | 49 | 49 | 67 | .264 | .307 | .366 |
| August | 189 | 717 | 144 | 6 | 53 | 51 | 77 | .222 | .272 | .296 |
| September | 184 | 668 | 127 | 3 | 42 | 29 | 89 | .205 | .234 | .272 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-athletics | 132 | 515 | 112 | 8 | 44 | 33 | 50 | .238 | .282 | .338 |
| detroit-tigers | 125 | 491 | 104 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 55 | .228 | .267 | .294 |
| chicago-white-sox | 123 | 491 | 106 | 4 | 28 | 34 | 48 | .241 | .285 | .316 |
| cleveland-guardians | 121 | 492 | 99 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 51 | .219 | .252 | .309 |
| new-york-yankees | 120 | 457 | 102 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 48 | .247 | .300 | .341 |
| boston-red-sox | 111 | 433 | 101 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 42 | .258 | .305 | .367 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 80 | 316 | 69 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 39 | .240 | .272 | .331 |
| baltimore-orioles | 42 | 171 | 43 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 36 | .276 | .310 | .378 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 |  New York Giants | 62 | 108 | 23 | 1 | 7 | – | .213 | – | – |
| 1955 | New York Giants | 59 | 187 | 38 | 3 | 17 | – | .203 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Baltimore Orioles | 144 | 515 | 119 | 11 | 50 | 5 | .231 | – | – |
| 1957 | Baltimore Orioles | 154 | 644 | 169 | 6 | 55 | 10 | .262 | – | – |
| 1958 | Baltimore Orioles | 151 | 560 | 126 | 3 | 33 | 2 | .225 | – | – |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles | 140 | 401 | 87 | 6 | 27 | 2 | .217 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 145 | 592 | 152 | 9 | 56 | – | .257 | – | – |
| 1961 | Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees | 86 | 252 | 57 | 2 | 13 | – | .226 | – | – |
| 1962 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees | 57 | 200 | 54 | – | 12 | – | .270 | – | – |
| 1963 |  Boston Red Sox | 36 | 84 | 16 | – | 1 | – | .190 | – | – |