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Name	Team	Age
Brent Gardner	Retired (1971, Age 38)	Died (2017, Age 85)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9 (1951)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jim Edmonds League	0	16 years (133 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	A-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
F	C	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	12/14/1932
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	5
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1955	NL	Rookie of the Year
1957	NL	All Star Reserve (1B)
1958	NL	All Star Starter (1B)
1959	NL	All Star Reserve (1B)
1960	NL	All Star Starter (1B); Gold Glove (1B)
1961	NL	All Star Starter (1B); Gold Glove (1B)
1962	NL	All Star Starter (1B); Gold Glove (1B)
1963	NL	All Star Starter (1B)
1964	NL	MVP; All Star Starter (1B)
1965	NL	All Star Starter (1B)
1966	NL	All Star Starter (1B)
1967	NL	Gold Glove (1B)
1968	NL	All Star Starter (1B); Gold Glove (1B)
1971	NL	Gold Glove (1B)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1971-11-01	Brent Gardner has retired from the Cincinnati Sandbaggers
1971-09-06	Brent Gardner of the Cincinnati Sandbaggers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1970-11-01	Brent Gardner now holds the league record for career runs batted in.
1970-04-26	Brent Gardner of the Cincinnati Sandbaggers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1955-04-01	The New York Tycoons have promoted Vince Hetki to the major league team. The New York Tycoons have promoted Nick Davis to the major league team. The New York Tycoons have promoted Ron Terrell to the major league team. The New York Tycoons have promoted Brent Gardner to the major league team. The New York Tycoons have promoted Steve Lancer to the major league team. The New York Tycoons have promoted Scott Schang to the major league team. The New York Tycoons have designated Buddy Moynahan for assignment.
1952-04-01	The New York Tycoons have renamed Al Baumgartner to Brent Gardner.