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Cesar Cedeno League
4-14-2073
Bill Ardner Catcher
Retired (1958, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .242 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .708 Status Deceased (1987) Option Years 0  
H 101 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 02-27-1924
HR 9 Drafted Round 29, Pick 453
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 1 years
(152 games)
RBI 51
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L Endurance C-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L C+ Velocity   Mentor vR B-
Speed D- Bunt Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B (1.4%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- 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 CIN
19
42
3
8
2
0
0
1
8
5 0 0
0
1 1
.558
.320
.238
.048
.190
1951 CIN
28
69
6
16
2
0
1
7
13
10 0 0
0
0 0
.658
.354
.304
.072
.232
1952 CIN
78
216
29
54
11
0
7
30
27
24 2 0
0
0 1
.737
.339
.398
.148
.250
1953 CIN-BAL
11
16
2
5
3
0
0
2
2
2 0 0
0
0 0
.889
.389
.500
.188
.312
1954 BAL
38
55
11
14
5
0
1
9
6
9 1 1
0
0 0
.733
.333
.400
.145
.255
1958 BAL-NYA
10
19
3
4
1
0
0
2
6
3 0 0
0
0 1
.663
.400
.263
.053
.211
Total
184
417
54
101
24
0
9
51
62
53 3 1
0
1 3
.708
.344
.365
.122
.242
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1958-11-01Bill Ardner has retired from the New York Highlanders
1958-06-04The New York Highlanders have designated Bill Ardner for assignment.
1958-04-01The New York Highlanders have promoted Bill Ardner to the major league team. The New York Highlanders have sent Augie Moore to the minors.
1958-04-01The New York Highlanders have acquired Bill Ardner from the waiver wire. The New York Highlanders have waived Bob Kuhel.
1958-03-01The Baltimore Monumentals have waived Bill Ardner.
1955-04-01The Baltimore Gnomes have designated Bill Ardner for assignment.
1954-08-12The Baltimore Gnomes have re-claimed Bill Ardner from the waiver wire.
1954-08-12The Baltimore Gnomes have designated Bill Ardner for assignment.
1954-07-04The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Fritzie Roa to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Bill Ardner to the major league team.
1953-07-12The Baltimore Gnomes have designated Bill Ardner for assignment.
1953-07-12The Baltimore Gnomes have re-claimed Bill Ardner from the waiver wire.
1953-07-10The Baltimore Gnomes have designated Bill Ardner for assignment.
1953-07-04The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Bill Ardner to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have sent Bill Walton to the minors.
1953-06-03The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Bill Walton to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Steve Hill to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have designated Bill Ardner for assignment.
1953-05-21The Baltimore Gnomes have promoted Bill Ardner to the major league team. The Baltimore Gnomes have sent Steve Hill to the minors.
1953-04-30The Baltimore Gnomes have acquired Bill Ardner from the waiver wire.
1953-04-26The Cincinnati Surfers have waived Bill Ardner.
1953-03-01The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Jack Rath to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Steve Braun to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have designated Billy Colliflower for assignment. The Cincinnati Surfers have designated Elmer Glaus for assignment. The Cincinnati Surfers have designated Bill Ardner for assignment.
1951-09-14The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Jack Klages to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Bill Ardner to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Frank Stark to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Randy Jackson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Sam Kilkenny to the minors. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Larry Barnes to the minors. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Joe Bell to the minors. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Mike Maxcy to the minors.
1951-07-04The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Ralph Smith to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Bill Ardner to the minors.
1951-06-01The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Bill Ardner to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Ralph Smith to the minors.
1951-05-14The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Ralph Smith to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Bill Ardner to the minors.
1951-04-26The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Bill Ardner to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Ralph Smith to the minors.
1950-10-03The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Larry Barnes to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Bill Ardner to the minors.
1950-09-23The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Bill Ardner to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Larry Barnes to the minors.
1950-08-19The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Ralph Smith to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Jess Oyler to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Bill Ardner to the minors. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Bob Kimm to the minors.
1950-08-15The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Ned Dellucci to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Bill Ardner to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Elmer Glaus to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Bob Kimm to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Ralph Smith to the minors. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Jess Oyler to the minors. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Billy Colliflower to the minors. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Ellis Eave to the minors.
1950-04-27The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Larry Barnes to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Bill Ardner to the minors.
1950-04-01The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Steve Lopez to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have promoted Bill Ardner to the major league team. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Greg Smith to the minors. The Cincinnati Surfers have sent Jim Moriarty to the minors.