RF Joe Gardner #23
Akron Wheels (DET) EA
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
04/07/1975
BNN Index | EA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF JOE GARDNER #23 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/15/1947
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 15th Pick in Round 3
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 La Crosse - R 17 26 75 22 2 0 2 8 10 10 0 0 13 1 0 .293 .376 .400 .776 79 73 -0.2
1966 Biloxi - R 18 20 22 5 1 0 0 6 3 6 0 0 1 0 0 .227 .393 .273 .666 64 79 -0.0
1966 Chattanooga - A 18 39 134 34 5 1 1 8 16 16 0 0 27 0 0 .254 .333 .328 .662 70 65 -0.5
1967 Biloxi - R 19 19 20 4 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 .200 .200 .350 .550 59 42 -0.1
1967 Chattanooga - A 19 25 86 17 1 1 2 12 6 9 0 1 19 0 0 .198 .271 .302 .573 71 60 -0.5
1968 Biloxi - R 20 39 68 22 5 1 4 19 15 17 0 0 15 1 0 .324 .459 .603 1.062 184 188 1.1
1968 Chattanooga - A 20 32 76 20 7 0 0 10 9 9 1 0 10 0 0 .263 .349 .355 .704 106 91 0.2
1968 Terre Haute - A 20 3 6 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167 268 293 0.2
1969 Raleigh - A 21 31 84 25 3 1 1 9 18 20 0 1 9 0 1 .298 .429 .393 .821 139 128 0.8
1969 Terre Haute - A 21 66 157 44 5 1 1 11 18 27 1 1 20 0 3 .280 .387 .344 .731 123 114 0.7
1969 Akron - AA 21 9 16 4 0 1 0 3 4 6 0 0 5 0 0 .250 .455 .375 .830 142 142 0.2
1970 Terre Haute - A 22 59 134 42 4 1 4 26 18 28 2 2 20 2 4 .313 .434 .448 .881 156 150 1.3
1970 Akron - AA 22 16 22 5 0 1 2 4 3 7 0 0 2 0 1 .227 .414 .591 1.005 159 89 -0.0
1970 Atlanta - AAA 22 14 18 10 1 2 1 7 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 .556 .600 1.000 1.600 323 285 0.4
1971 Raleigh - A 23 16 37 15 3 0 0 4 6 9 1 0 5 0 1 .405 .532 .486 1.018 195 182 0.4
1971 Terre Haute - A 23 33 105 38 4 1 3 14 17 20 0 1 24 0 0 .362 .460 .505 .965 175 187 1.5
1971 Akron - AA 23 48 88 23 3 2 2 18 16 18 0 1 8 1 0 .261 .383 .409 .792 109 93 0.2
1971 Atlanta - AAA 23 11 18 6 0 0 1 9 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 .333 .316 .500 .816 119 116 0.0
1972 Terre Haute - A 24 20 49 19 2 0 1 8 6 9 0 0 6 2 4 .388 .483 .490 .973 174 165 0.4
1972 Akron - AA 24 41 74 21 3 0 2 13 16 20 0 1 8 0 0 .284 .432 .405 .837 118 110 0.3
1972 Atlanta - AAA 24 29 44 8 1 1 1 3 5 2 0 0 6 0 0 .182 .217 .318 .536 41 38 -0.2
1973 Raleigh - A 25 7 16 8 2 1 0 6 5 5 0 1 2 0 0 .500 .591 .750 1.341 265 270 0.5
1973 Terre Haute - A 25 10 43 13 2 0 1 6 5 2 0 0 7 0 0 .302 .333 .419 .752 107 111 0.2
1973 Akron - AA 25 35 119 35 5 0 2 14 20 23 1 2 16 1 2 .294 .407 .387 .793 117 126 0.6
1973 Atlanta - AAA 25 33 58 11 1 0 1 4 7 5 0 1 8 0 1 .190 .250 .259 .509 42 44 -0.3
1974 Raleigh - A 26 66 234 73 6 1 6 39 41 47 0 1 22 3 3 .312 .426 .423 .849 131 123 1.2
1974 Terre Haute - A 26 54 148 60 9 2 6 28 34 33 0 0 15 1 0 .405 .514 .615 1.129 210 206 2.4
1974 Akron - AA 26 10 16 5 0 1 0 1 3 5 0 0 3 0 0 .312 .476 .438 .914 142 116 0.1
Total EA 159 335 93 11 5 8 53 62 79 1 4 42 2 3 .278 .413 .412 .825 121 112
Total HL 245 642 218 26 5 17 95 100 119 3 4 93 5 11 .340 .443 .475 .918 163 161
Total UL 87 138 35 3 3 4 23 19 9 0 2 19 1 1 .254 .295 .406 .701 90 85
Total SEL 216 667 192 27 5 10 88 101 115 2 4 94 3 5 .288 .392 .388 .780 118 109
Total GSL 78 110 31 7 2 4 28 19 23 0 0 20 1 0 .282 .406 .491 .897 140 143
Total UMVA 26 75 22 2 0 2 8 10 10 0 0 13 1 0 .293 .376 .400 .776 79 73
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 La Crosse - R LF 17 16 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 104.0 0.95 -1.8 .901
1965 La Crosse - R RF 9 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 43.1 1.04 +0.1 1.034
1966 Biloxi - R 2B 1 1 4 1 0 6 1 .833 9.0 5.00 -0.1 .744
1966 Chattanooga - A LF 25 23 35 0 0 36 1 .972 190.0 1.66 -2.3 .895
1966 Biloxi - R LF 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1966 Chattanooga - A RF 15 14 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 111.2 1.93 +0.3 1.028
1966 Biloxi - R RF 5 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 15.1 2.35 +0.0 1.049
1967 Chattanooga - A LF 14 14 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 121.2 1.41 -2.8 .846
1967 Biloxi - R LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Chattanooga - A RF 6 6 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 54.0 1.33 -0.1 1.069
1967 Biloxi - R RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 +0.0 1.051
1968 Biloxi - R 1B 11 10 82 8 10 91 1 .989 83.0 9.76 -0.3 1.016
1968 Biloxi - R 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Biloxi - R SS 1 1 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.7 1.091
1968 Chattanooga - A LF 8 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 33.1 2.16 +0.3 1.047
1968 Biloxi - R LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.050
1968 Terre Haute - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.029
1968 Chattanooga - A RF 15 15 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 132.0 1.64 +0.0 1.011
1968 Biloxi - R RF 4 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 26.0 1.38 -0.7 .818
1969 Akron - AA 1B 4 4 31 3 2 34 0 1.000 35.0 8.74 +0.6 1.059
1969 Terre Haute - A 1B 33 28 239 14 28 254 1 .996 251.2 9.05 +0.2 1.032
1969 Raleigh - A 1B 6 5 42 5 3 47 0 1.000 44.1 9.54 +0.9 1.056
1969 Terre Haute - A LF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.045
1969 Raleigh - A LF 7 5 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 48.0 1.12 +0.4 1.031
1969 Akron - AA RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.1 1.024
1969 Terre Haute - A RF 8 7 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 62.0 2.47 +1.0 1.036
1969 Raleigh - A RF 12 12 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 108.0 1.67 +1.4 1.066
1970 Atlanta - AAA 1B 5 2 28 2 4 32 2 .938 22.1 12.09 -1.0 .358
1970 Akron - AA 1B 2 2 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 +0.1 1.056
1970 Terre Haute - A 1B 21 12 130 8 12 138 0 1.000 126.0 9.86 +1.4 1.173
1970 Atlanta - AAA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.019
1970 Terre Haute - A LF 5 5 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 40.0 1.35 +0.3 1.026
1970 Akron - AA RF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.1 2.08 +0.2 1.040
1970 Terre Haute - A RF 12 12 13 0 0 14 1 .929 108.0 1.08 -0.4 .967
1971 Atlanta - AAA 1B 7 2 15 1 3 17 1 .941 26.0 5.54 -0.4 .796
1971 Akron - AA 1B 18 11 113 7 22 120 0 1.000 117.2 9.18 +0.5 1.108
1971 Terre Haute - A 1B 29 27 211 14 24 228 3 .987 238.0 8.51 +0.2 1.044
1971 Raleigh - A 1B 8 7 59 2 6 61 0 1.000 61.2 8.90 +0.5 1.044
1971 Atlanta - AAA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 -0.3 .000
1971 Terre Haute - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Raleigh - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Atlanta - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Akron - AA RF 4 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 35.0 0.77 -0.0 1.003
1971 Terre Haute - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Raleigh - A RF 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 19.2 0.92 -0.8 .689
1972 Atlanta - AAA 1B 6 5 39 6 5 45 0 1.000 45.2 8.87 +0.4 1.213
1972 Akron - AA 1B 17 6 86 6 10 92 0 1.000 77.2 10.66 +1.0 1.108
1972 Terre Haute - A 1B 11 3 41 4 6 45 0 1.000 54.0 7.50 +1.5 1.139
1972 Atlanta - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Akron - AA LF 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 33.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1972 Terre Haute - A LF 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 .667 16.0 1.12 -0.9 .692
1972 Akron - AA RF 6 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 31.0 2.90 -0.7 .931
1972 Terre Haute - A RF 6 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 39.0 2.31 -0.7 .930
1973 Atlanta - AAA 1B 13 8 86 5 9 91 0 1.000 76.0 10.78 +1.3 1.180
1973 Akron - AA 1B 25 23 208 22 25 231 1 .996 206.2 10.02 +1.9 1.076
1973 Terre Haute - A 1B 9 8 65 5 5 70 0 1.000 73.2 8.55 +0.9 1.160
1973 Raleigh - A 1B 3 3 19 2 2 21 0 1.000 26.2 7.09 -0.0 1.071
1973 Atlanta - AAA LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 -1.4 .513
1973 Atlanta - AAA RF 4 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 +0.2 1.028
1973 Akron - AA RF 6 6 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 51.0 1.76 -2.0 .774
1973 Terre Haute - A RF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 -0.3 .862
1973 Raleigh - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 .667 12.0 1.50 -0.1 1.036
1974 Akron - AA 1B 3 2 16 1 2 17 0 1.000 20.2 7.40 +0.1 1.044
1974 Terre Haute - A 1B 22 14 118 8 15 126 0 1.000 131.1 8.63 +0.6 1.116
1974 Raleigh - A 1B 44 40 275 16 30 295 4 .986 351.2 7.45 +0.9 .988
1974 Terre Haute - A LF 11 11 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 97.0 1.21 -0.5 .878
1974 Raleigh - A LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.2 1.23 +0.3 1.033
1974 Akron - AA RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.0 1.014
1974 Terre Haute - A RF 11 10 14 0 0 16 2 .875 91.2 1.37 -0.9 .903
1974 Raleigh - A RF 17 16 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 145.0 1.06 -0.3 1.037
TOTAL 1B 297 222 1910 140 223 2063 13 .994 2087.2 8.84 +11.1 1.061
TOTAL 2B 1 1 4 1 0 6 1 .833 9.0 5.00 -0.1 .744
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 1 1 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.7 1.091
TOTAL LF 116 87 109 0 0 111 2 .982 758.1 1.29 -8.8 .897
TOTAL RF 154 127 204 2 0 210 4 .981 1158.0 1.60 -3.7 .982
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft out of high school (Wilmington; Wilmington, IL) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 3, Pick 15, 57th overall pick).
08/25/1965 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
09/01/1965 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
10/20/1965 Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Detroit Dynamos, along with LF Bob Liggins, LF Dick Sims, 1B Jack Boyd, and SP Fred Seitz, in exchange for SP Jim Norris.
09/09/1966 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/14/1969 Wins the 1969 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Terre Haute Brewers!
09/22/1969 Wins the 1969 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
06/17/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Heartland League All-Star Game.
09/10/1971 Wins the 1971 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Terre Haute Brewers!
08/04/1972 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 4 weeks.
09/29/1973 Wins the 1973 Southeastern League SEL Championship Series with the Raleigh Explorers!
08/05/1974 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
09/26/1974 Wins the 1974 Southeastern League SEL Championship Series with the Raleigh Explorers!
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