1899
Born March 5, 1899
Washington, DC, USA
Ping Gardner Notable
b. March 5, 1899 · Brooklyn Royal Giants 1920, New York Lincoln Giants 1921, Hilldale Club 1923, 1930, Harrisburg Giants 1924–1927, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1928–1929, Newark Browns 1932
Ping Gardner played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Royal Giants in 1920 and closing with the Newark Browns in 1932.
He went 41 and 46 with a 4.96 earned run average, pitching 725 innings in 118 games. He struck out 284, completed 57 of his 87 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 123 games he batted .204, with 58 hits and 31 runs. He finished with 8 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in saves two times between 1926 and 1928, topping out at 3.
He was born in Washington, DC, USA on March 5, 1899, and died on March 9, 1984.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920* | BRG | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| 1921* | NLG | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| 1923 | HIL | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1924 | HBG | 18 | 51 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .275 |
| 1925 | HBG | 23 | 55 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .164 |
| 1926 | HBG | 20 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .205 |
| 1927 | HBG | 9 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1928 | ACB | 20 | 45 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .156 |
| 1929 | ACB | 12 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| 1930* | HIL | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| 1932 | NWB | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Major leagues | — | 108 | 250 | 30 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | .208 |
| All seasons | — | 123 | 284 | 31 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | .204 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920* | BRG | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1.33 |
| 1921* | NLG | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23.1 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 4.63 |
| 1923 | HIL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2.84 |
| 1924 | HBG | 8 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 134.1 | 134 | 63 | 45 | 60 | 4.22 |
| 1925 | HBG | 11 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 138.1 | 127 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 4.03 |
| 1926 | HBG | 7 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 114.0 | 131 | 58 | 42 | 51 | 4.58 |
| 1927 | HBG | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 57.2 | 53 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 4.84 |
| 1928 | ACB | 4 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 119.2 | 141 | 82 | 42 | 50 | 6.17 |
| 1929 | ACB | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 53.0 | 79 | 52 | 30 | 14 | 8.83 |
| 1930* | HIL | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 29.0 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 6.21 |
| 1932 | NWB | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8.71 |
| Major leagues | — | 37 | 41 | 106 | 79 | 5 | 646.1 | 698 | 364 | 226 | 254 | 5.07 |
| All seasons | — | 41 | 46 | 118 | 87 | 5 | 725.2 | 775 | 400 | 261 | 284 | 4.96 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Ping Gardner, that is 1920–1930. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1984