1895
Born September 27, 1895
Russellville, AR, USA
Jelly Gardner Notable
b. September 27, 1895 · Detroit Stars 1919, 1931, Chicago American Giants 1920–1926, 1928–1930, Dayton Marcos 1920, New York Lincoln Giants 1927, Homestead Grays 1928
Jelly Gardner played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Detroit Stars in 1919 and closing with the Detroit Stars in 1931. His longest stay was with the Chicago American Giants, from 1920 to 1926.
Across 698 games he batted .283, with 703 hits and 473 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 74 doubles and 136 stolen bases.
He led the league in walks once, in 1924, with 54. He played 694 games in the outfield, with 1,098 putouts and 45 errors.
He was born in Russellville, AR, USA on September 27, 1895, and died on March 28, 1977. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919* | DS | 21 | 61 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | .213 |
| 1920 | CAG/DM | 28 | 104 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 5 | .279 |
| 1921 | CAG | 62 | 194 | 16 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 15 | .232 |
| 1922 | CAG | 69 | 237 | 47 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 37 | 5 | 26 | .266 |
| 1923 | CAG | 75 | 283 | 70 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 43 | 0 | 21 | .279 |
| 1924 | CAG | 78 | 290 | 66 | 93 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 54 | 2 | 13 | .321 |
| 1925 | CAG | 84 | 320 | 46 | 90 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 33 | 0 | 9 | .281 |
| 1926 | CAG | 68 | 247 | 57 | 82 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 1 | 6 | .332 |
| 1927 | NLG | 5 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| 1928 | CAG/HG | 66 | 249 | 54 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 20 | .281 |
| 1929 | CAG | 73 | 260 | 50 | 84 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 45 | 0 | 9 | .323 |
| 1930 | CAG | 34 | 100 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| 1931 | DS | 35 | 121 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | .215 |
| Major leagues | — | 677 | 2426 | 466 | 690 | 73 | 18 | 3 | 228 | 354 | 18 | 132 | .284 |
| All seasons | — | 698 | 2487 | 473 | 703 | 74 | 19 | 3 | 232 | 362 | 18 | 136 | .283 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Jelly Gardner, that is 1919–1919. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1977