Larry Gardner
1908–1924 · bats L / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Philadelphia Athletics
1,930G
.289AVG
.351OBP
.385SLG
1,934H
27HR
947RBI
171SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,930 | 7,702 | 6,698 | 867 | 1,934 | 308 | 127 | 27 | 947 | 657 | 428 | 171 | 218 | 32 | 79 | 2,577 | .289 | .351 | .385 | .736 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1916-08-05 to 1916-08-22
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1922-09-12 | 1 in 497 games |
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1922-08-01 | 1 in 9,127 player-games |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1914-06-07 | 1 in 107 games |
Rare feats (7)
Rarest: Triple Play, 57 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 1922-09-12 | Triple Play | 1 in 497 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1914-06-07 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1917-10-02 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1919-09-21 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1920-08-03 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1920-09-28 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1922-09-14 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 999 | 3872 | 1002 | 18 | 519 | 345 | 209 | .298 | .348 | .405 |
| Away | 931 | 3830 | 932 | 9 | 428 | 312 | 219 | .279 | .325 | .364 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 149 | 606 | 142 | 2 | 78 | 50 | 54 | .265 | .317 | .353 |
| May | 303 | 1204 | 312 | 5 | 189 | 105 | 55 | .297 | .346 | .398 |
| June | 365 | 1461 | 377 | 3 | 172 | 116 | 81 | .292 | .337 | .391 |
| July | 415 | 1667 | 419 | 5 | 203 | 126 | 86 | .287 | .327 | .377 |
| August | 351 | 1389 | 352 | 4 | 144 | 134 | 67 | .296 | .350 | .389 |
| September | 306 | 1230 | 298 | 8 | 149 | 115 | 74 | .284 | .336 | .390 |
| October | 41 | 145 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 11 | .272 | .310 | .360 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 286 | 1122 | 266 | 2 | 139 | 74 | 78 | .266 | .303 | .348 |
| st-louis-browns | 279 | 1136 | 281 | 6 | 140 | 95 | 44 | .287 | .331 | .395 |
| detroit-tigers | 269 | 1110 | 272 | 3 | 162 | 103 | 39 | .287 | .338 | .380 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 266 | 1064 | 252 | 4 | 131 | 119 | 74 | .279 | .349 | .380 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 265 | 1024 | 269 | 1 | 105 | 88 | 71 | .299 | .349 | .398 |
| new-york-yankees | 260 | 1029 | 261 | 8 | 110 | 77 | 56 | .287 | .328 | .389 |
| cleveland-guardians | 190 | 766 | 205 | 3 | 95 | 66 | 48 | .306 | .354 | .409 |
| boston-red-sox | 115 | 451 | 128 | 0 | 65 | 35 | 18 | .327 | .361 | .393 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 |  Boston Red Sox | 3 | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | .300 | – | – |
| 1909 | Boston Red Sox | 22 | 38 | 10 | – | 4 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 1910 | Boston Red Sox | 115 | 415 | 117 | 2 | 39 | 8 | .282 | – | – |
| 1911 | Boston Red Sox | 138 | 494 | 140 | 4 | 46 | 27 | .283 | – | – |
| 1912 | Boston Red Sox | 143 | 518 | 163 | 3 | 87 | 26 | .315 | – | – |
| 1913 | Boston Red Sox | 131 | 474 | 133 | – | 57 | 19 | .281 | – | – |
| 1914 | Boston Red Sox | 155 | 552 | 143 | 3 | 67 | 16 | .259 | – | – |
| 1915 | Boston Red Sox | 127 | 431 | 111 | 1 | 58 | 11 | .258 | – | – |
| 1916 | Boston Red Sox | 150 | 499 | 155 | 2 | 61 | 14 | .311 | – | – |
| 1917 | Boston Red Sox | 146 | 500 | 133 | 1 | 61 | 16 | .266 | – | – |
| 1918 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 127 | 464 | 132 | 1 | 53 | 9 | .284 | – | – |
| 1919 |  Cleveland Guardians | 139 | 524 | 157 | 2 | 84 | 7 | .300 | – | – |
| 1920 | Cleveland Guardians | 154 | 597 | 185 | 3 | 123 | 3 | .310 | – | – |
| 1921 | Cleveland Guardians | 153 | 586 | 187 | 3 | 120 | 4 | .319 | – | – |
| 1922 | Cleveland Guardians | 137 | 470 | 134 | 2 | 69 | 10 | .285 | – | – |
| 1923 | Cleveland Guardians | 52 | 79 | 21 | – | 12 | – | .266 | – | – |
| 1924 | Cleveland Guardians | 38 | 47 | 10 | – | 6 | – | .213 | – | – |