1961
Born April 29, 1961
Benton, AR, USA
Wes Gardner Notable
b. April 29, 1961 · New York Mets 1984–1985, Boston Red Sox 1986–1990, San Diego Padres 1991, Kansas City Royals 1991
Wes Gardner played for four clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Mets in 1984 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1991. His longest stay was with the Boston Red Sox, from 1986 to 1990.
He went 18 and 30 with a 4.90 earned run average, pitching 466 innings in 189 games. He struck out 358. Across 189 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 1 run.
He was born in Benton, AR, USA on April 29, 1961, and died on June 10, 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NYM | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | NYM | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | BOS | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | BOS | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | BOS | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | BOS | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | KCR/SDP | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 189 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NYM | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 25.1 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 6.39 |
| 1985 | NYM | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5.25 |
| 1986 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 1987 | BOS | 3 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 10 | 89.2 | 98 | 54 | 42 | 70 | 5.42 |
| 1988 | BOS | 8 | 6 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 149.0 | 119 | 58 | 64 | 106 | 3.50 |
| 1989 | BOS | 3 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 86.0 | 97 | 57 | 47 | 81 | 5.97 |
| 1990 | BOS | 3 | 7 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 77.1 | 77 | 42 | 35 | 58 | 4.89 |
| 1991 | KCR/SDP | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 26.0 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 5.88 |
| Career | — | 18 | 30 | 189 | 44 | 14 | 466.1 | 476 | 254 | 218 | 358 | 4.90 |
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