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Vada Pinson League
4-11-2075
Ricky Gardner Second Base
Retired (1957, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .777 Status Deceased (1992) Option Years 0  
H 641 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 03-01-1921
HR 89 Drafted Round 12, Pick 179
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(110 games)
RBI 361
SB 38
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR C-
Speed C  Bunt B+ Control C-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A  (89.9%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 PIT
83
264
45
80
13
0
12
48
24
 49 1 4
5
 3 6
.847
.358
.489
.186
.303
1951 PIT-BOS
66
190
26
54
6
0
11
37
22
 34 3 1
2
 2 7
.855
.366
.489
.205
.284
1952 BOS
90
314
39
81
17
4
10
46
23
 52 1 5
3
 3 5
.739
.306
.433
.175
.258
1953 BOS-WAS
95
339
38
90
12
3
11
52
29
 59 4 2
9
 4 5
.745
.329
.416
.150
.265
1954 WAS
128
413
63
116
15
6
14
68
42
 66 0 4
6
 3 10
.792
.344
.448
.167
.281
1955 WAS
130
467
65
128
17
0
20
65
48
 88 3 4
11
 10 15
.782
.343
.439
.165
.274
1956 WAS-PIT
69
191
17
44
6
0
7
24
17
 36 1 0
2
 3 6
.668
.297
.372
.141
.230
1957 PIT
58
161
23
48
5
0
4
21
22
 25 1 0
0
 0 9
.790
.386
.404
.106
.298
Total
719
2339
316
641
91
13
89
361
227
 409 14 20
38
 28 63
.777
.339
.438
.164
.274
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1957-11-01Ricky Gardner has retired from the Pittsburgh Pickles
1956-05-04The Pittsburgh Pickles have acquired Ricky Gardner from the waiver wire.
1956-04-29The Washington Crackheads have designated Ricky Gardner for assignment.
1954-06-22The Washington Crackheads have re-claimed Ricky Gardner from the waiver wire.
1954-06-20The Washington Crackheads have designated Ricky Gardner for assignment.
1953-05-23The Washington Crackheads have promoted Ricky Gardner to the major league team. The Washington Crackheads have promoted Charlie White to the major league team. The Washington Crackheads have designated Charley Owen for assignment. The Washington Crackheads have designated Luis Bowman for assignment.
1953-04-02The Washington Crackheads have acquired Ricky Gardner from the waiver wire.
1953-03-01The Boston jacks have waived Ricky Gardner.
1952-09-28The Boston jacks have promoted Jack O. Latern to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Pete Lamers to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted John Howarth to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Gerry Wensloff to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Jack Spratt to the major league team. The Boston jacks have sent Jack Kennedy to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Clark Hechinger to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Steve Meloan to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Frank Stephens to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Ricky Gardner to the minors.
1952-09-05The Boston jacks have promoted Ricky Gardner to the major league team. The Boston jacks have sent Jack Black to the minors.
1952-07-29The Boston jacks have promoted John Howarth to the major league team. The Boston jacks have sent Ricky Gardner to the minors.
1952-03-01The Boston jacks have promoted Jack Black to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Terry Okrie to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Jack Kennedy to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Jack Armstrong to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Jack Clark to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Jack Box (in the) to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Ricky Gardner to the major league team. The Boston jacks have sent Dick Clemons to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Fabian Hyatt to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Pete Perdue to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Buzz Hutchings to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Jack Spratt to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Tim Meyer to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Rich Rhines to the minors.
1951-09-11The Boston jacks have promoted Scott Shoop to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Jose Morris to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Tim Meyer to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Fabian Hyatt to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Jim Wakefield to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Dick Clemons to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Rich Rhines to the major league team. The Boston jacks have sent Ron Martinez to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Jack O. Latern to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Jack Clark to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Steve Meloan to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Ricky Gardner to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Jack Armstrong to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Scott Guindon to the minors.
1951-04-01The Boston jacks have promoted Terry Lawrence to the major league team. The Boston jacks have promoted Ricky Gardner to the major league team. The Boston jacks have sent Mariano Russo to the minors. The Boston jacks have sent Ken Wiesler to the minors.
1951-04-01A trade has been completed between the Boston jacks and the Pittsburgh Pickles. The Pittsburgh Pickles receive Matt Smith, Marty Stillman from the Boston jacks in exchange for Ricky Gardner.