Player
Larry Gardner
Player Info
- Full Name
- William Lawrence
- Born
-
May 13, 1886
Enosburg Falls, VT, USA - Died
- March 11, 1976
- Size
- 5'8" / 165 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
- Debut
- June 25, 1908
- Final Game
- September 6, 1924
- Career
- 17 years
Teams
- Boston Red Sox 1908-1917
- Philadelphia Athletics 1918-1918
- Cleveland Guardians 1919-1924
Honors
1921 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
1920 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
1916 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1916 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
1912 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
Career Batting
1,923
G
.289
AVG
1,931
H
27
HR
934
RBI
.737
OPS
117
OPS vs Lg
96% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Cleveland Indians | 38 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 |
| 1923 | Cleveland Indians | 52 | 79 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .253 |
| 1922 | Cleveland Indians | 137 | 470 | 134 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 74 | .285 |
| 1921 | Cleveland Indians | 153 | 586 | 187 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 101 | .319 |
| 1920 | Cleveland Indians | 154 | 597 | 185 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 72 | .310 |
| 1919 | Cleveland Indians | 139 | 524 | 157 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 67 | .300 |
| 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics | 127 | 463 | 132 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 50 | .285 |
| 1917 | Boston Red Sox | 146 | 501 | 133 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 53 | .265 |
| 1916 | Boston Red Sox | 148 | 493 | 152 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 47 | .308 |
| 1915 | Boston Red Sox | 127 | 430 | 111 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 51 | .258 |
| 1914 | Boston Red Sox | 155 | 553 | 143 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 50 | .259 |
| 1913 | Boston Red Sox | 131 | 473 | 133 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 64 | .281 |
| 1912 | Boston Red Sox | 143 | 517 | 163 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 88 | .315 |
| 1911 | Boston Red Sox | 138 | 492 | 140 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 80 | .285 |
| 1910 | Boston Red Sox | 113 | 413 | 117 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 56 | .283 |
| 1909 | Boston Red Sox | 19 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .297 |
| 1908 | Boston Red Sox | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | AL | 55 | .000 | .204 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 26 | 0.0 | |
| 1923 | AL | 93 | .089 | .278 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 88 | 0.0 | |
| 1922 | AL | 538 | .092 | .295 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 97 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| 1921 | AL | 686 | .118 | .325 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 117 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| 1920 | AL | 683 | .104 | .320 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 113 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| 1919 | AL | 597 | .094 | .314 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 115 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| 1918 | AL | 522 | .080 | .298 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 120 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| 1917 | AL | 598 | .080 | .285 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 115 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| 1916 | AL | 566 | .079 | .323 | 8.5 | 4.8 | 135 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| 1915 | AL | 500 | .067 | .272 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 101 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| 1914 | AL | 599 | .127 | .274 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 114 | 3.1 | ✓ |
| 1913 | AL | 535 | .078 | .303 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 114 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1912 | AL | 590 | .134 | .335 | 9.5 | 6.1 | 144 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| 1911 | AL | 593 | .092 | .316 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 116 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| 1910 | AL | 475 | .092 | .320 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 135 | 2.1 | |
| 1909 | AL | 45 | .135 | .355 | 8.9 | 13.3 | 166 | 0.0 | |
| 1908 | AL | 10 | .100 | .333 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 134 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B | 1,656 | 1,789 | 3,408 | 287 | 246 | .948 |
| 2B | 181 | 382 | 527 | 47 | 60 | .951 |
| SS | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .909 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .909 |
| 1924 | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .875 |
| 1923 | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 19 | 10 | 41 | 2 | 2 | .962 |
| 1922 | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 128 | 133 | 259 | 20 | 24 | .951 |
| 1921 | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 152 | 179 | 335 | 27 | 23 | .950 |
| 1920 | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 154 | 156 | 362 | 13 | 32 | .976 |
| 1919 | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 139 | 143 | 291 | 25 | 23 | .946 |
| 1918 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 127 | 158 | 291 | 17 | 33 | .964 |
| 1917 | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 146 | 148 | 315 | 31 | 18 | .937 |
| 1916 | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 147 | 149 | 278 | 21 | 24 | .953 |
| 1915 | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 127 | 134 | 227 | 26 | 16 | .933 |
| 1914 | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 153 | 187 | 312 | 31 | 18 | .942 |
| 1913 | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 130 | 126 | 220 | 21 | 13 | .943 |
| 1912 | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 143 | 167 | 296 | 35 | 16 | .930 |
| 1911 | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 62 | 152 | 195 | 13 | 31 | .964 |
| 1911 | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 72 | 92 | 161 | 10 | 3 | .962 |
| 1910 | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 113 | 222 | 320 | 32 | 28 | .944 |
| 1909 | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .800 |
| 1909 | Boston Red Sox | SS | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .909 |
| 1908 | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .571 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 25 | 86 | 17 | 3 | 13 | .198 | ||
| 1920 | World Series | Cleveland Indians | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .208 |
| 1916 | World Series | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .176 |
| 1915 | World Series | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| 1912 | World Series | Boston Red Sox | 8 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .179 |