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Branch Rickey League
5-21-2229
Leon Gardner Relief Pitcher
Retired (1965, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 7.70 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 28-78 Status Deceased (1990) Option Years 0  
SV 39 Age at Death 60 Date of Birth 07-30-1930
K 821 Drafted Round 4, Pick 52
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(134 games)
IP 1043.1
WHIP 1.85
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D  Endurance C-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L D+ Velocity A-   Mentor Val B+
Speed C  Bunt A+ Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm F  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1952 Away 1 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 66.0 101 86 74 4 47 46 2.24 10.09
1952 Home 0 6 36 0 0 0 0 1 58.2 106 79 77 2 44 52 2.56 11.81
1953 Away 2 3 41 0 0 0 1 1 88.1 112 87 76 2 43 64 1.75 7.74
1953 Home 2 10 45 0 0 0 1 2 86.2 153 122 114 2 52 61 2.37 11.84
1954 Away 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 22.2 34 27 24 0 17 19 2.25 9.53
1954 Home 1 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 24.1 30 23 22 2 14 15 1.81 8.14
1955 Away 1 10 48 0 0 0 1 0 153.0 226 163 149 4 66 124 1.91 8.76
1955 Home 5 8 41 0 0 0 1 2 153.2 238 176 151 7 85 126 2.10 8.84
1956 Away 0 4 17 17 0 0 0 0 19.0 24 15 15 0 11 8 1.84 7.11
1956 Home 0 2 13 13 0 0 0 0 14.2 17 8 8 1 4 14 1.43 4.91
1957 Away 0 1 17 0 0 0 3 1 16.0 17 11 11 1 9 7 1.63 6.19
1957 Home 1 2 15 0 0 0 3 1 21.2 21 11 8 2 7 14 1.29 3.32
1958 Away 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 2 5.2 6 5 2 1 1 5 1.24 3.18
1958 Home 1 1 18 0 0 0 9 2 16.0 18 9 8 0 6 17 1.50 4.50
1959 Away 4 1 13 0 0 0 8 5 18.1 17 9 9 0 3 13 1.09 4.42
1959 Home 0 2 22 0 0 0 7 2 15.2 19 17 16 0 11 8 1.91 9.19
1960 Away 2 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 19.2 27 19 13 0 7 20 1.73 5.95
1960 Home 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 17.2 25 11 11 0 5 19 1.70 5.60
1961 Away 1 6 23 0 0 0 1 1 39.2 37 20 19 0 10 31 1.18 4.31
1961 Home 1 4 23 1 0 0 0 1 47.1 39 20 20 1 22 35 1.29 3.80
1962 Away 1 0 11 1 0 0 1 0 22.1 18 9 8 0 8 17 1.16 3.22
1962 Home 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 8.1 8 4 3 0 4 9 1.44 3.24
1963 Away 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 14.1 29 17 14 0 8 10 2.58 8.79
1963 Home 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 18.1 16 6 6 0 7 11 1.25 2.95
1964 Away 1 6 11 9 0 0 0 0 35.2 40 25 22 0 17 39 1.60 5.55
1964 Home 1 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 31.2 26 15 10 1 7 32 1.04 2.84
1965 Away 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2.00 0.00
1965 Home 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 9 3 3 0 0 4 1.50 4.50
2229 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2229 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 13 40 256 27 0 0 18 11 522.2 690 493 436 12 249 404 1.80 7.51
Total Home 15 38 253 21 0 0 21 11 520.2 725 504 457 18 268 417 1.91 7.90
Total
28
 78
509
48
0
0
39
 22
1043.1
 1415 997 893 30 517
821
1.85
7.70
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Leon Gardner has retired from the Los Angeles Boost
1965-09-24The Los Angeles Boost have promoted Leon Gardner to the major league team.
1965-09-24The Los Angeles Boost have acquired Leon Gardner from the waiver wire.
1965-04-01The Chicago Cossacks have waived Leon Gardner.
1964-08-23The Chicago Cossacks have promoted Stefan Garman to the major league team. The Chicago Cossacks have designated Leon Gardner for assignment.
1961-07-20Leon Gardner of the Chicago Cossacks is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1957-09-16Leon Gardner of the Chicago Cossacks is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1957-06-26Leon Gardner of the Chicago Cossacks is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1957-04-27Leon Gardner of the Chicago Cossacks is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1957-04-01The Chicago Cossacks have promoted Bob Mairena to the major league team. The Chicago Cossacks have promoted Leon Gardner to the major league team.
1957-03-25The Chicago Cossacks have placed Leon Gardner on the trade block.
1956-10-23The Chicago Cossacks have promoted Bob Lombardozzi to the major league team. The Chicago Cossacks have promoted Israel Prough to the major league team. The Chicago Cossacks have promoted Mysterious Walker to the major league team. The Chicago Cossacks have promoted Frank East to the major league team. The Chicago Cossacks have promoted Kurt Lazor to the major league team. The Chicago Cossacks have sent Leon Gardner to the minors. The Chicago Cossacks have sent Danny Hardy to the minors. The Chicago Cossacks have sent Carl Holman to the minors. The Chicago Cossacks have sent Chad Gagliano to the minors. The Chicago Cossacks have sent Dennis Fitzgerald to the minors.
1955-04-01The Chicago Cossacks have promoted Carl Holman to the major league team. The Chicago Cossacks have promoted Leon Gardner to the major league team. The Chicago Cossacks have sent Derek Booe to the minors. The Chicago Cossacks have sent Tom Harper to the minors.
1954-05-06The Chicago Cossacks have promoted Ty Welteroth to the major league team. The Chicago Cossacks have sent Leon Gardner to the minors.
1953-04-13Leon Gardner of the Chicago Cossacks is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1952-05-05The Chicago Cossacks have promoted Leon Gardner to the major league team. The Chicago Cossacks have designated Paul Colon for assignment.
1952-05-05The Chicago Cossacks have acquired Leon Gardner from the waiver wire.
1952-04-02The San Diego Wizards have waived Leon Gardner.
1952-03-25The San Diego Wizards have acquired Leon Gardner from the waiver wire.
1951-09-14The Chicago White Sox have waived Leon Gardner.
1951-07-20The Chicago White Sox have acquired Leon Gardner from the waiver wire.
1951-06-26The San Diego Wizards have acquired Bret Foor from the waiver wire. The San Diego Wizards have waived Leon Gardner.
1951-04-25The San Diego Wizards have acquired Leon Gardner from the waiver wire.
1951-04-01The Atlanta Red Caps have waived Leon Gardner.