1944
Born December 19, 1944
Binghamton, NY, USA
Rob Gardner Notable
b. December 19, 1944 · New York Mets 1965–1966, Chicago Cubs 1967, Cleveland Indians 1968, New York Yankees 1970–1972, Oakland Athletics 1971, 1973, Milwaukee Brewers 1973
Rob Gardner played for six clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Mets in 1965 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1973.
He went 14 and 18 with a 4.35 earned run average, pitching 331 innings in 109 games. He struck out 193. Across 111 games he batted .138, with 12 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Binghamton, NY, USA on December 19, 1944, and died on October 21, 2023. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NYM | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1966 | NYM | 43 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .171 |
| 1967 | CHC | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1968 | CLE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | NYY | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1971 | NYY/OAK | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1972 | NYY | 20 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .107 |
| 1973 | MIL/OAK | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 111 | 87 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 0 | .138 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NYM | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 28.0 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 3.21 |
| 1966 | NYM | 4 | 8 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 133.2 | 147 | 76 | 64 | 74 | 5.12 |
| 1967 | CHC | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 31.2 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 3.98 |
| 1968 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6.75 |
| 1970 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4.91 |
| 1971 | NYY/OAK | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10.2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2.53 |
| 1972 | NYY | 8 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 97.0 | 91 | 33 | 28 | 58 | 3.06 |
| 1973 | MIL/OAK | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 8.10 |
| Career | — | 14 | 18 | 109 | 42 | 2 | 331.0 | 345 | 160 | 133 | 193 | 4.35 |
On this day & linked events
2023
Died October 21, 2023
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