1962
Born March 1, 1962
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Mark Gardner Notable
b. March 1, 1962 · Montreal Expos 1989–1992, Kansas City Royals 1993, Florida Marlins 1994–1995, San Francisco Giants 1996–2001
Mark Gardner played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1989 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 2001.
He went 99 and 93 with a 4.56 earned run average, pitching 1,764.7 innings in 345 games. He struck out 1,256 and threw 8 shutouts. Across 350 games he batted .123, with 62 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 3 doubles.
He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on March 1, 1962. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | MON | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .167 |
| 1990 | MON | 27 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .114 |
| 1991 | MON | 27 | 55 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .091 |
| 1992 | MON | 33 | 50 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .140 |
| 1993 | KCR | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | FLA | 20 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .040 |
| 1995 | FLA | 39 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .190 |
| 1996 | SFG | 33 | 68 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 0 | .162 |
| 1997 | SFG | 32 | 61 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0 | .115 |
| 1998 | SFG | 33 | 73 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .164 |
| 1999 | SFG | 29 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .103 |
| 2000 | SFG | 30 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .116 |
| 2001 | SFG | 23 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 350 | 506 | 22 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 206 | 0 | .123 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | MON | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 26.1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 5.13 |
| 1990 | MON | 7 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 152.2 | 129 | 58 | 61 | 135 | 3.42 |
| 1991 | MON | 9 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 168.1 | 139 | 72 | 75 | 107 | 3.85 |
| 1992 | MON | 12 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 179.2 | 179 | 87 | 60 | 132 | 4.36 |
| 1993 | KCR | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 91.2 | 92 | 63 | 36 | 54 | 6.19 |
| 1994 | FLA | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 92.1 | 97 | 50 | 30 | 57 | 4.87 |
| 1995 | FLA | 5 | 5 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 102.1 | 109 | 51 | 43 | 87 | 4.49 |
| 1996 | SFG | 12 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 179.1 | 200 | 88 | 57 | 145 | 4.42 |
| 1997 | SFG | 12 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 180.1 | 188 | 86 | 57 | 136 | 4.29 |
| 1998 | SFG | 13 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 212.0 | 203 | 102 | 65 | 151 | 4.33 |
| 1999 | SFG | 5 | 11 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 139.0 | 142 | 100 | 57 | 86 | 6.47 |
| 2000 | SFG | 11 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 149.0 | 155 | 67 | 42 | 92 | 4.05 |
| 2001 | SFG | 5 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 91.2 | 93 | 55 | 34 | 53 | 5.40 |
| Career | — | 99 | 93 | 345 | 275 | 1 | 1764.2 | 1752 | 894 | 628 | 1256 | 4.56 |
On this day & linked events
1989
Major-league debut: Mark Gardner
Mark Gardner made a major-league debut on May 16, 1989.
2001
Final major-league game: Mark Gardner
Mark Gardner played a final major-league game on October 7, 2001.
Image: Dave Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0