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Vince Coleman League
4-11-2178
Lyman Gardner Relief Pitcher
Retired (1999, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.92 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 169-134 Status Deceased (2037) Option Years 0  
SV 96 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 10-19-1962
K 2093 Drafted Round 1, Pick 6
(1980)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(13 games)
IP 2697.2
WHIP 1.31
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L F  Endurance C+   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity A    Mentor Val A 
Speed C  Bunt C- Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 10
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* 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
1985 STL
7
 13
47
24
1
0
5
 1
172.1
 203 117 110 4 81
139
1.65
5.74
1986 STL
8
 7
74
1
0
0
12
 5
102.0
 113 59 57 2 34
77
1.44
5.03
1987 STL-WAS
10
 18
43
32
2
0
3
 0
204.1
 203 122 106 6 74
147
1.36
4.67
1987 STL
0
 0
11
0
0
0
3
 0
14.0
 10 3 2 0 3
11
0.93
1.29
1987 WAS
10
 18
32
32
2
0
0
 0
190.1
 193 119 104 6 71
136
1.39
4.92
1988 WAS
18
 8
37
37
1
0
0
 0
246.0
 215 92 84 3 90
205
1.24
3.07
1989 WAS
10
 10
36
36
0
0
0
 0
225.0
 223 120 108 6 95
172
1.41
4.32
1990 WAS
18
 6
35
35
3
1
0
 0
239.2
 200 80 76 5 77
199
1.16
2.85
1991 WAS
16
 13
36
36
1
0
0
 0
234.1
 236 107 100 2 81
185
1.35
3.84
1992 WAS
17
 7
32
32
0
0
0
 0
212.2
 182 84 81 4 75
159
1.21
3.43
1993 WAS
16
 4
30
30
1
0
0
 0
195.1
 174 86 81 2 70
135
1.25
3.73
1994 WAS-KC
11
 10
34
34
4
3
0
 0
223.1
 193 104 80 3 93
168
1.28
3.22
1994 WAS
9
 10
31
31
4
3
0
 0
202.0
 177 99 75 3 80
154
1.27
3.34
1994 KC
2
 0
3
3
0
0
0
 0
21.1
 16 5 5 0 13
14
1.36
2.11
1995 KC
12
 9
34
34
3
0
0
 0
236.0
 189 104 97 4 73
195
1.11
3.70
1996 KC
11
 7
24
24
2
0
0
 0
171.1
 159 80 71 5 74
148
1.36
3.73
1997 KC-CLE
9
 10
66
6
0
0
25
 5
108.0
 93 56 54 6 47
71
1.30
4.50
1997 KC
2
 3
6
6
0
0
0
 0
38.1
 36 31 31 6 20
27
1.46
7.28
1997 CLE
7
 7
60
0
0
0
25
 5
69.2
 57 25 23 0 27
44
1.21
2.97
1998 CLE
4
 12
86
0
0
0
49
 8
89.0
 97 44 44 3 28
60
1.40
4.45
1999 CLE
2
 0
32
0
0
0
2
 3
38.1
 41 27 27 1 16
33
1.49
6.34
2178
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
169
 134
646
361
18
4
96
 22
2697.2
 2521 1282 1176 56 1008
2093
1.31
3.92
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1999-11-01Lyman Gardner has retired from the Cleveland Ballbusters
1997-11-01Lyman Gardner now holds the league record for career no hitters.
1997-05-05A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Ballbusters and the Kansas City Kings. The Kansas City Kings receive Danny Madlock, Draft Pick 1998 Round 2 CLE (Cristian Eldiz) from the Cleveland Ballbusters in exchange for Lyman Gardner.
1994-09-10A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Kings and the Washington Hamiltonians. The Washington Hamiltonians receive Trint McFayden from the Kansas City Kings in exchange for Lyman Gardner, Jim Perry, Draft Pick 1995 Round 1 WAS (Caison Cambridge).
1987-04-21A trade has been completed between the Washington Hamiltonians and the St. Louis River Cats. The St. Louis River Cats receive Roric Sulik from the Washington Hamiltonians in exchange for Lyman Gardner, Draft Pick - 1989 Round 2 (CLE).
1985-09-30The St. Louis River Cats have promoted Lyman Gardner to the major league team.
1985-09-19The St. Louis River Cats have promoted Steve Breitenstein to the major league team. The St. Louis River Cats have sent Lyman Gardner to the minors.
1985-04-01The St. Louis River Cats have renamed Lyman Gardiner to Lyman Gardner.
1985-04-01The St. Louis River Cats have promoted Lyman Gardiner to the major league team. The St. Louis River Cats have designated Rafael Hermann for assignment.
1982-04-01A trade has been completed between the St. Louis River Cats and the Atlanta Mules. The Atlanta Mules receive Draft Pick - 1984 Round 2 (CHA), Draft Pick - 1983 Round 2 (STL) from the St. Louis River Cats in exchange for Lyman Gardiner.
1980-04-04The Baltimore Oreos have promoted Oscar Smith to the major league team. The Baltimore Oreos have promoted Earl Ostrowski to the major league team. The Baltimore Oreos have designated Clyde Templeton for assignment. The Baltimore Oreos have sent Lyman Gardiner to the minors.
1980-04-01The Baltimore Oreos have promoted Lyman Gardiner to the major leagues.