Rob Gardner
Richard Frank Gardner
Born: December 19, 1944
Binghamton, NY US
Deceased: October 21, 2023
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 176
Career: 1963-1975
Major League Statistics
Rob Gardner compiled a career record of 88 wins and 52 losses and a 3.21 ERA in his 259-game pitching career with the Orlando Twins, Wilson Tobs, Auburn Mets, Salinas Mets, Williamsport Mets, Buffalo Bisons, Phoenix Giants, Jacksonville Suns, Portland Beavers, Syracuse Chiefs, Tucson Toros and Evansville Triplets. He began playing during the 1963 season and last took the field during the 1975 campaign.
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Phoenix Giants |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Portland Beavers |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Tucson Toros |
 Evansville Triplets |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | CARL | Wilson Tobs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1963 | A | FLOR | Orlando Twins | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2.22 | 33 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 235.0 | 199 | 85 | 58 | 5 | 66 | 7 | 213 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1964 | A | NYPL | Auburn Mets | 9 | 1 | .900 | 4.21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 92.0 | 87 | 47 | 43 | 12 | 45 | 4 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1964 | A | CALL | Salinas Mets | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.50 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 42.0 | 36 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.60 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.53 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57.0 | 52 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.70 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 69.0 | 55 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.81 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 48.0 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 9 | 6 | .600 | 4.32 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 125.0 | 133 | 62 | 60 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 0 | 6 | .000 | 4.11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46.0 | 56 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.64 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 84.0 | 81 | 41 | 34 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 16 | 5 | .762 | 2.53 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 192.0 | 162 | 59 | 54 | 16 | 53 | 2 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3.73 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 140.0 | 133 | 68 | 58 | 8 | 45 | 4 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 55.0 | 57 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1973 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.08 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 88 | 52 | .629 | 3.21 | 259 | 154 | 0 | 65 | 16 | 8 | 1260.0 | 1163 | 538 | 449 | 89 | 411 | 41 | 955 | 30 | 3 | 63 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | CARL | Wilson Tobs | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | FLOR | Orlando Twins | 34 | 93 | 71 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29 | .085 | .198 | .085 | .282 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | CALL | Salinas Mets | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .273 | .300 | .573 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | NYPL | Auburn Mets | 15 | 39 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .143 | .189 | .143 | .332 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 10 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .043 | .043 | .087 | .130 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 26 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .250 | .294 | .312 | .607 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 7 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .235 | .333 | .235 | .569 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 30 | 53 | 45 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .222 | .294 | .222 | .516 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 16 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 30 | 73 | 65 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | .123 | .194 | .138 | .333 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 24 | 57 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | .089 | .160 | .089 | .249 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 11 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 232 | 434 | 370 | 29 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 160 | .135 | .202 | .149 | .351 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | FLOR | Orlando Twins | P | 33 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 2 | .956 | 1.303 |
| 1963 | A | CARL | Wilson Tobs | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | A | NYPL | Auburn Mets | P | 15 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.067 |
| 1964 | A | CALL | Salinas Mets | P | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .727 |
| 1964 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | P | 26 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .941 | .615 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.300 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | P | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1.429 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 27 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 24 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .542 |
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 16 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .882 | .938 |
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 30 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | .933 | .933 |
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 23 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | .857 | 1.043 |
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .900 | .818 |
| 1973 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 1974 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | P | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| Totals | 259 | 46 | 185 | 16 | 9 | .935 | .892 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | Florida State League | Orlando Twins | MIN | ||
| 1963 | A | Carolina League | Wilson Tobs | MIN | ||
| 1964 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Auburn Mets | NYN | ||
| 1964 | A | California League | Salinas Mets | NYN | ||
| 1964 | AA | Eastern League | Williamsport Mets | NYN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1965 | AA | Eastern League | Williamsport Mets | NYN | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Giants | SFN | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | NYN | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE | ||
| 1969 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1970 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1971 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1972 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1973 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | OAK | ||
| 1974 | AAA | American Association 2 | Evansville Triplets | DET | ||
| 1975 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA |
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