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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-10-2080
Vern Gardner Third Base
Retired (1967, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .246 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .650 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 344 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 01-25-1932
HR 19 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1954)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(14 games)
RBI 147
SB 36
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A- Endurance   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L C+ Velocity   Mentor vR
Speed Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 2
1B (43.5%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 2
2B A- (81.1%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 4
3B A+ (100%) RF (1.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1954 BRO
52
120
16
32
1
3
1
10
10
14 0 0
4
2 1
.673
.323
.350
.083
.267
1955 BRO
79
206
24
65
12
2
4
28
19
37 1 1
6
5 3
.826
.374
.451
.136
.316
1956 BRO
147
571
62
127
19
6
9
53
51
90 1 2
18
5 17
.610
.286
.324
.102
.222
1957 BRO
30
75
9
18
3
1
2
13
4
10 0 0
2
1 2
.665
.278
.387
.147
.240
1958 BRO
50
104
5
20
2
0
0
7
10
18 0 1
1
0 3
.472
.261
.212
.019
.192
1959 BRO
58
63
4
12
1
0
1
5
5
10 1 0
3
4 0
.515
.261
.254
.063
.190
1960 BRO-NYA
6
5
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1 0 0
0
0 0
.286
.286
.000
.000
.000
1961 NYA
5
7
2
3
0
0
0
2
3
0 0 1
1
0 1
.974
.545
.429
.000
.429
1962 NYA
2
5
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1 1 0
0
1 0
1.100
.500
.600
.200
.400
1963 NYA
5
14
1
3
0
0
0
2
0
5 0 0
0
0 1
.429
.214
.214
.000
.214
1964 NYA
6
7
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0 0 0
0
0 0
.536
.250
.286
.143
.143
1965 NYA
32
65
8
19
5
0
0
11
10
6 0 3
0
0 1
.741
.372
.369
.077
.292
1966 NYA
42
129
17
35
3
2
2
10
11
22 0 1
1
0 7
.698
.326
.372
.101
.271
1967 NYA
13
28
2
7
0
0
0
5
2
8 0 0
0
0 2
.550
.300
.250
.000
.250
Total
527
1399
153
344
48
14
19
147
128
222 4 9
36
18 38
.650
.309
.341
.095
.246
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Vern Gardner has retired from the New York Titans
1967-09-11The New York Titans have acquired Vern Gardner from the waiver wire.
1967-06-26The New York Titans have waived Vern Gardner.
1967-06-18The New York Titans have promoted Phil Boggs to the major league team. The New York Titans have designated Vern Gardner for assignment.
1960-08-28The New York Cannons have promoted Vern Gardner to the major league team.
1960-04-10A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Lawnmowers and the New York Cannons. The New York Cannons receive Tom McGuire, Vern Gardner from the Brooklyn Lawnmowers in exchange for Sonny Williams, Trevor Charon.
1959-10-18The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have sent Vern Gardner to the minors.
1959-06-05The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have promoted Vern Gardner to the major league team.
1959-05-29The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have promoted Taylor Brown to the major league team. The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have sent Vern Gardner to the minors. The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have sent Randy Weaver to the minors.
1958-04-03The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have promoted Vern Gardner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have designated Jerry Plesac for assignment.
1957-10-03The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have sent Jim White to the minors. The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have sent Vern Gardner to the minors.
1957-06-29The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have promoted Vern Gardner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have sent Dick Hill to the minors.
1957-06-12The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have promoted Jerry Jones to the major league team. The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have sent Vern Gardner to the minors.
1957-05-18The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have promoted Vern Gardner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have designated Jim Servais for assignment.
1957-05-01The Brooklyn Lawnmowers have sent Vern Gardner to the minors.
1955-06-10The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Vern Gardner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Bunny Scott to the minors.
1954-07-30The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Rich McClain to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Bob Varney to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Jim Conway to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Vern Gardner to the minors.
1954-04-03The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Matt Kargus to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Vern Gardner to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Mike Elliott to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Rich McClain to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Lord Bowler to the minors.