1983
Born August 24, 1983
Holly Hill, SC, USA
Brett Gardner Notable
b. August 24, 1983 · New York Yankees 2008–2021
Brett Gardner spent all 14 of his major-league seasons with the New York Yankees as a left fielder, from 2008 to 2021.
Across 1,688 games he batted .256, with 1,470 hits and 943 runs. He finished with 139 home runs, 251 doubles, 73 triples, 699 walks and 274 stolen bases.
He led the league in stolen bases once, in 2011, with 49. He led the league in triples once, in 2013, with 10. He played 1,633 games in the outfield, with 3,117 putouts and 25 errors.
He was an All-Star in 2015.
He was born in Holly Hill, SC, USA on August 24, 1983. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2015 |
| Player of the Week | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Gold Glove | 1 | 2016 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | NYY | 42 | 127 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 13 | .228 |
| 2009 | NYY | 108 | 248 | 48 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 40 | 26 | .270 |
| 2010 | NYY | 150 | 477 | 97 | 132 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 79 | 101 | 47 | .277 |
| 2011 | NYY | 159 | 510 | 87 | 132 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 60 | 93 | 49 | .259 |
| 2012 | NYY | 16 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | .323 |
| 2013 | NYY | 145 | 539 | 81 | 147 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 52 | 127 | 24 | .273 |
| 2014 | NYY | 148 | 555 | 87 | 142 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 56 | 134 | 21 | .256 |
| 2015 | NYY | 151 | 571 | 94 | 148 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 66 | 68 | 135 | 20 | .259 |
| 2016 | NYY | 148 | 547 | 80 | 143 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 70 | 106 | 16 | .261 |
| 2017 | NYY | 151 | 594 | 96 | 157 | 26 | 4 | 21 | 63 | 72 | 122 | 23 | .264 |
| 2018 | NYY | 140 | 530 | 95 | 125 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 65 | 107 | 16 | .236 |
| 2019 | NYY | 141 | 491 | 86 | 123 | 26 | 7 | 28 | 74 | 52 | 108 | 10 | .251 |
| 2020 | NYY | 49 | 130 | 20 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 35 | 3 | .223 |
| 2021 | NYY | 140 | 387 | 47 | 86 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 60 | 100 | 4 | .222 |
| Career | — | 1688 | 5737 | 943 | 1470 | 251 | 73 | 139 | 578 | 699 | 1245 | 274 | .256 |
On this day & linked events
2008
Major-league debut: Brett Gardner
Brett Gardner made a major-league debut on June 30, 2008.
2021
Final major-league game: Brett Gardner
Brett Gardner played a final major-league game on October 3, 2021.