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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Phil Gardner Catcher
Retired (1979, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .268 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .769 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 1329 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 05-13-1942
HR 180 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1961)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(22 games)
RBI 721
SB 143
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B 
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D+   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 2
1B A+ (98.9%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF D- (7.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1961 Minors 19 67.00 15 / 16 8 / 8 6 / 7 7 / 11 3 / 3 11 / 11 11 / 11 61 / 67
1961 Pos (1B) 19 20.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 20
1962 Minors 20 72.00 6 / 9 4 / 10 6 / 11 11 / 12 17 / 17 6 / 6 5 / 7 55 / 72
1962 Pos (1B) 20 61.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 61
1963 Minors 21 72.00 5 / 8 10 / 14 3 / 8 6 / 11 12 / 13 6 / 8 10 / 10 52 / 72
1963 Pos (1B) 21 91.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 9 / 91
1964 Minors 22 46.00 5 / 10 6 / 10 1 / 5 2 / 11 2 / 3 2 / 4 2 / 3 20 / 46
1964 Pos (1B) 22 24.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 4 / 24
1964 Pos (C) 22 29.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 29
1965 Minors 23 62.00 3 / 10 5 / 8 6 / 13 3 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 7 9 / 14 34 / 62
1965 Pos (C) 23 25.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 25
1965 Pos (LF) 23 55.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 9 / 55
1966 Minors 24 55.00 3 / 9 2 / 9 1 / 5 4 / 7 6 / 14 3 / 6 3 / 5 22 / 55
1966 Pos (3B) 24 13.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 13
1966 Pos (C) 24 7.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 7
1966 Pos (LF) 24 52.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 11 / 52
1966 Pos (RF) 24 38.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 38
1967 Minors 25 60.00 1 / 10 2 / 9 1 / 5 0 / 9 3 / 8 6 / 9 3 / 10 16 / 60
1967 Majors 25 8.87 20 14 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 1 3 / 8
1967 Pos (3B) 25 142.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 4 / 142
1968 Majors 26 52.71 127 84 32 2 / 6 0 / 3 1 / 4 4 / 10 5 / 10 4 / 11 2 / 8 18 / 52
1969 Majors 27 66.17 162 103 0 1 / 8 2 / 8 4 / 10 2 / 7 4 / 12 1 / 13 1 / 8 15 / 66
1970 Majors 28 63.73 162 101 0 2 / 8 1 / 12 0 / 7 1 / 9 1 / 8 1 / 13 2 / 6 8 / 63
1971 Majors 29 62.59 162 117 0 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 9 1 / 11 0 / 6 0 / 8 1 / 62
1972 Majors 30 58.65 162 130 0 0 / 6 2 / 11 0 / 10 1 / 7 1 / 6 1 / 15 0 / 3 5 / 58
1973 Majors 31 54.54 162 87 0 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 3 0 / 12 0 / 9 0 / 54
1974 Majors 32 58.83 143 115 18 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 58
1975 Majors 33 68.88 162 130 0 0 / 11 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 8 2 / 15 0 / 9 2 / 68
1976 Majors 34 66.68 162 130 0 -3 / 11 -5 / 8 -2 / 14 -6 / 8 -8 / 8 -3 / 8 0 / 9 -27 / 66
1977 Majors 35 66.35 162 130 0 -1 / 11 -2 / 9 -1 / 12 -6 / 10 -6 / 9 -3 / 9 -3 / 6 -22 / 66
1978 Majors 36 67.32 162 130 0 -2 / 4 -3 / 5 -2 / 11 -2 / 7 -1 / 12 0 / 10 1 / 18 -9 / 67
1979 Majors 37 30.86 162 32 0 -4 / 2 -6 / 1 -4 / 7 -1 / 5 -1 / 7 0 / 4 -1 / 4 -17 / 30
Total 1910 1303 50 33 / 166 26 / 154 21 / 160 26 / 172 44 / 166 42 / 178 45 / 156 306 / 1709
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Phil Gardner has retired from the Pittsburgh Mill Men
1974-09-03Phil Gardner of the Pittsburgh Mill Men is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1973-06-13A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Comrades and the Pittsburgh Mill Men. The Pittsburgh Mill Men receive Phil Gardner from the Cincinnati Comrades in exchange for Rip Ramsey, Draft Pick 1976 Round 1 PIT (Manny Walker).
1971-07-14The Cincinnati Comrades have placed Phil Gardner on the trade block.
1968-07-27Phil Gardner of the Cincinnati Comrades is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1968-04-12Phil Gardner of the Cincinnati Comrades is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1967-10-21Phil Gardner of the Cincinnati Comrades is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1967-09-10The Cincinnati Comrades have promoted Phil Gardner to the major league team.
1961-04-26A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Comrades and the Baltimore Browns. The Baltimore Browns receive Augie Mattern, Draft Pick 1963 Round 2 CIN (Pat McCabe), Draft Pick 1964 Round 1 CIN (Bob Poff) from the Cincinnati Comrades in exchange for Giovanni Otterson, Phil Gardner.
1960-09-24A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Browns and the San Francisco Seals. The San Francisco Seals receive Draft Pick 1963 Round 1 BAL (Alan Selby) from the Baltimore Browns in exchange for Draft Pick 1961 Round 1 CIN (Phil Gardner).
1960-08-07A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Comrades and the San Francisco Seals. The San Francisco Seals receive Bob Hughes, Chester Himes, Bob Luebbers, Draft Pick 1963 Round 1 CIN (Luis Alston), Draft Pick 1962 Round 1 CIN (Bill Paulette), Draft Pick 1961 Round 1 CIN (Phil Gardner) from the Cincinnati Comrades in exchange for Marty Reisigl, Dwayne Roser.