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
More career statistics
841H
41HR
271RBI
19SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 3,544 | 3,543 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 439 | 437 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,889 | 3,890 |
| Batting · Walks | 246 | 247 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,034 | 3,889 | 3,544 | 356 | 841 | 159 | 18 | 41 | 271 | 246 | 439 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1960-06-28 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1956-05-06 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1956-05-16 | 1 in 259 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 | – | – |