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Willie Mays League
9-5-2084
Josh Gardner Starting Pitcher
Retired (1971, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 6.92 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/L
W-L 31-108 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 90 Date of Birth 12-19-1936
K 518 Drafted Round 2, Pick 25
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(36 games)
IP 1027.0
WHIP 1.74
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D  Endurance A+   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity D+   Mentor Val C 
Speed B  Bunt D+ Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1957 DET-STL
0
 4
18
5
0
0
0
 0
39.0
 55 34 34 1 25
15
2.05
7.85
1958 STL
2
 15
32
20
2
0
0
 0
122.2
 178 121 115 5 55
46
1.90
8.44
1959 STL
1
 14
16
16
1
0
0
 0
84.0
 128 80 78 2 35
33
1.94
8.36
1960 STL
3
 19
28
28
3
0
0
 0
160.0
 217 131 121 3 68
89
1.78
6.81
1961 STL
0
 4
6
6
0
0
0
 0
34.1
 41 34 33 0 19
19
1.75
8.65
1966 DET
0
 0
1
1
0
0
0
 0
6.2
 10 3 3 0 3
7
1.95
4.05
1968 DET-NYA
1
 5
7
7
1
0
0
 0
41.1
 54 33 32 0 18
22
1.74
6.97
1969 NYA
7
 19
32
32
2
1
0
 0
182.1
 208 133 126 4 85
99
1.61
6.22
1970 NYA
13
 11
33
33
2
0
0
 0
205.1
 229 133 129 3 81
111
1.51
5.65
1971 NYA
4
 17
28
28
1
0
0
 0
151.2
 206 125 119 4 69
77
1.81
7.06
2084
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
31
 108
201
176
12
1
0
 0
1027.0
 1326 827 790 22 458
518
1.74
6.92
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Josh Gardner has retired from the New York Mammoths
1969-04-01The New York Mammoths have promoted Josh Gardner to the major league team. The New York Mammoths have promoted Carlos Cantwell to the major league team. The New York Mammoths have sent Dutch Milliken to the minors. The New York Mammoths have sent Kent Mahaffey to the minors.
1968-09-22The New York Mammoths have designated Carlos Cantwell for assignment. The New York Mammoths have designated Josh Gardner for assignment.
1968-09-22The New York Mammoths have promoted Josh Gardner to the major league team.
1968-05-20The New York Mammoths have designated Josh Gardner for assignment. The New York Mammoths have sent Johnny Castro to the minors.
1968-04-26The New York Mammoths have acquired Josh Gardner from the waiver wire.
1968-04-22The Detroit Domin8ers have designated Josh Gardner for assignment.
1968-04-05The Detroit Domin8ers have promoted Josh Gardner to the major league team. The Detroit Domin8ers have sent Frank Sexson to the minors.
1966-10-03The Detroit Domin8ers have sent Ed Mercedes to the minors. The Detroit Domin8ers have sent Fred Paquette to the minors. The Detroit Domin8ers have designated Josh Gardner for assignment.
1966-09-30The Detroit Domin8ers have promoted Josh Gardner to the major league team.
1964-03-03The Detroit Domin8ers have acquired Josh Gardner from the waiver wire.
1963-04-01The St. Louis Redbirds have waived Josh Gardner.
1961-07-29The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Roger Remsen to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Josh Gardner to the minors.
1961-07-25The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Josh Gardner to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Jake Heiser to the minors.
1961-05-07The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Josh Gardner down to the minors.
1960-04-18The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Josh Gardner to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Kid Fuller to the minors.
1959-07-11The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted F.P. Wilson to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Josh Gardner to the minors.
1958-04-29The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Josh Gardner to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Frankie Smith to the minors.
1958-04-01The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Garth Dyer to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Josh Gardner to the minors.
1957-09-05The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Josh Gardner to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Junk Dotter to the minors.
1957-07-16The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted J.C. Reis to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Josh Gardner to the minors.
1957-06-18The St. Louis Redbirds have promoted Josh Gardner to the major league team. The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Wolf Howley to the minors.
1957-06-18A trade has been completed between the Detroit Domin8ers and the St. Louis Redbirds. The St. Louis Redbirds receive Jess DePaula, George Archie, Josh Gardner, Billy Wilcox, Junk Dotter from the Detroit Domin8ers in exchange for Vernon Law.