Gid Gardner

Gid Gardner
Outfielder
Born: (1859-05-06)May 6, 1859
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Died: August 1, 1914(1914-08-01) (aged 55)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Batted: Right
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
August 23, 1879, for the Troy Trojans
Last MLB appearance
May 29, 1888, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
Batting average.233
Home runs4
Runs scored113
Teams

Franklin Washington "Gid" Gardner (May 6, 1859 – August 1, 1914) was a Major League Baseball player during the 19th century. Between 1879 and 1888, Gardner played all or part of seven seasons for eight different teams in three different major leagues. He appeared in 199 games, mostly as an outfielder, but also spent some time as a second baseman and pitcher. He had a career batting average of .233 and a pitching record of 2–12.[1]

  1. ^ "Gid Gardner Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2011.