1B Mark Gardner #39
Birmingham Ironmen (ATL) DIX
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/20/1975
BNN Index | DIX | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B MARK GARDNER #39 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
26 78 24 3 0 1 9 18 17 .308 .439 .385 3 0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/21/1974 @ JAX Win, 2-1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/20/1974 @ JAX Loss, 4-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/18/1974 CHT Loss, 3-4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 CHT Loss, 1-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
09/14/1974 MEM Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/13/1974 MEM Loss, 2-4 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/12/1974 MEM Win, 9-5 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 0
09/10/1974 @ KNX Loss, 3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1974 @ KNX Win, 8-4 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0
09/07/1974 @ MEM Win, 8-5 3 2 0 0 0 3 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/30/1946
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
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:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 18th Pick in Round 19
DIXIE LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 26 78 24 3 0 1 9 17 18 17 .308 .439 .385 .823 .384 .077 120
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 21 99 1 2 0 0 1 1 30 4 3 3 50.0 15.0 6.84 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   13 5 0 0 1 2 4 3 4 1 0 0 .385 .471 .615 1.086
Versus Right   65 19 3 0 0 7 13 15 13 0 1 1 .292 .432 .338 .771
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   23 6 1 0 0 4 5 4 3 1 0 1 .261 .379 .304 .684
July   9 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
August   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
September   42 12 2 0 1 2 11 14 11 0 1 0 .286 .464 .405 .869
Last Year   78 24 3 0 1 9 17 18 17 1 1 1 .308 .439 .385 .823
2 Years Ago   67 13 2 0 0 4 10 23 13 0 2 1 .194 .407 .224 .630
Career   443 98 12 1 3 38 62 106 80 3 4 4 .221 .374 .273 .647
Home   41 14 2 0 1 6 10 9 8 1 1 1 .341 .462 .463 .925
Road   37 10 1 0 0 3 7 9 9 0 0 0 .270 .413 .297 .710
Grass   78 24 3 0 1 9 17 18 17 1 1 1 .308 .439 .385 .823
Day   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
Night   73 24 3 0 1 9 16 14 17 1 1 0 .329 .432 .411 .843
As Starter   76 24 3 0 1 8 17 17 15 0 1 1 .316 .447 .395 .842
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 72 198 64 11 2 1 19 38 56 32 .323 .473 .414 .887 .419 .091 143
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 51 257 1 7 0 6 1 1 82 14 4 2 66.7 43.1 8.09 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   56 24 5 1 0 5 10 15 8 0 0 0 .429 .549 .554 1.103
Versus Right   142 40 6 1 1 14 28 41 24 1 1 1 .282 .443 .359 .802
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   18 6 1 0 1 3 6 3 4 0 0 0 .333 .429 .556 .984
June   41 10 3 0 0 2 7 12 7 0 0 0 .244 .415 .317 .732
July   78 28 5 1 0 8 20 22 10 1 0 0 .359 .495 .449 .944
August   61 20 2 1 0 6 5 19 11 0 1 1 .328 .494 .393 .887
Last Year   198 64 11 2 1 19 38 56 32 1 1 1 .323 .473 .414 .887
2 Years Ago   279 81 15 2 6 44 55 98 74 3 1 2 .290 .474 .423 .897
Career   843 242 37 6 16 113 145 240 184 6 2 7 .287 .446 .402 .848
Home   96 35 9 2 0 9 23 28 11 1 0 0 .365 .504 .500 1.004
Road   102 29 2 0 1 10 15 28 21 0 1 1 .284 .443 .333 .776
Grass   198 64 11 2 1 19 38 56 32 1 1 1 .323 .473 .414 .887
Day   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Night   191 61 11 2 1 19 37 55 30 1 1 1 .319 .472 .414 .885
As Starter   180 57 8 2 1 18 33 54 27 1 1 1 .317 .475 .400 .875
As Reliever / Substitution   18 7 3 0 0 1 5 2 5 0 0 0 .389 .450 .556 1.006
C-O-W LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 23 64 15 2 0 1 10 9 30 17 .234 .474 .312 .786 .381 .078 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 19 95 0 5 0 1 0 1 20 3 5 1 83.3 13.4 6.96 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   22 6 1 0 0 1 3 12 3 1 0 0 .273 .514 .318 .832
Versus Right   42 9 1 0 1 9 6 18 14 0 0 0 .214 .450 .310 .760
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   19 4 1 0 0 5 2 16 5 0 0 0 .211 .571 .263 .835
May   45 11 1 0 1 5 7 14 12 1 0 0 .244 .417 .333 .750
Last Year   64 15 2 0 1 10 9 30 17 1 0 0 .234 .474 .312 .786
2 Years Ago   52 15 2 0 3 9 8 18 17 0 0 1 .288 .479 .500 .979
Career   310 85 11 1 15 66 62 129 74 2 3 1 .274 .486 .461 .948
Home   32 8 1 0 1 5 7 15 9 0 0 0 .250 .489 .375 .864
Road   32 7 1 0 0 5 2 15 8 1 0 0 .219 .458 .250 .708
Grass   64 15 2 0 1 10 9 30 17 1 0 0 .234 .474 .312 .786
Day   24 6 0 0 0 3 2 13 7 0 0 0 .250 .514 .250 .764
Night   40 9 2 0 1 7 7 17 10 1 0 0 .225 .448 .350 .798
As Starter   60 15 2 0 1 10 9 30 15 1 0 0 .250 .495 .333 .828
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
1968 Jackson - R 22 34 54 13 3 1 2 9 12 21 0 0 15 2 1 .241 .453 .444 .898 144 152 0.5
1968 Spokane - A 22 23 64 14 2 1 0 7 9 30 0 1 10 1 1 .219 .463 .281 .744 105 122 0.2
1969 Spokane - A 23 30 75 26 3 0 7 21 24 31 0 0 19 2 2 .347 .538 .667 1.204 212 209 1.7
1969 Gary - A 23 64 98 27 3 0 1 10 15 24 2 0 21 2 1 .276 .427 .337 .764 131 129 0.7
1969 Birmingham - AA 23 16 49 14 1 0 1 2 6 7 0 0 9 1 1 .286 .375 .367 .742 114 109 0.0
1970 Birmingham - AA 24 65 203 41 5 1 1 19 27 51 2 2 34 2 5 .202 .364 .251 .616 82 91 0.3
1970 Tucson - AAA 24 11 21 5 0 0 0 4 6 10 0 0 7 0 0 .238 .484 .238 .722 103 111 0.0
1971 Birmingham - AA 25 37 42 6 1 0 0 4 2 7 0 0 6 0 0 .143 .265 .167 .432 27 33 -0.2
1971 Tucson - AAA 25 14 15 3 0 1 0 3 2 5 0 0 2 1 0 .200 .400 .333 .733 103 100 0.0
1972 Spokane - A 26 22 55 15 2 0 4 19 12 20 0 0 11 2 1 .273 .467 .527 .994 165 180 0.8
1972 Gary - A 26 91 268 70 8 2 8 40 37 62 2 2 57 6 2 .261 .401 .396 .797 123 126 1.5
1972 Birmingham - AA 26 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -135 -0.1
1973 Spokane - A 27 16 52 15 2 0 3 9 8 18 1 0 17 0 0 .288 .479 .500 .979 160 169 0.7
1973 Gary - A 27 95 279 81 15 2 6 44 55 98 2 3 74 10 11 .290 .474 .423 .897 143 145 2.4
1973 Birmingham - AA 27 21 67 13 2 0 0 4 10 23 1 0 13 4 0 .194 .407 .224 .630 71 57 -0.3
1974 Spokane - A 28 23 64 15 2 0 1 10 9 30 0 1 17 5 1 .234 .474 .312 .786 104 112 0.2
1974 Gary - A 28 72 198 64 11 2 1 19 38 56 1 1 32 4 2 .323 .473 .414 .887 134 143 1.2
1974 Birmingham - AA 28 26 78 24 3 0 1 9 17 18 1 1 17 3 3 .308 .439 .385 .823 107 120 0.4
Total DIX 169 443 98 12 1 3 38 62 106 4 3 80 10 9 .221 .374 .273 .647 82 86
Total GWL 25 36 8 0 1 0 7 8 15 0 0 9 1 0 .222 .451 .278 .729 103 107
Total HL 322 843 242 37 6 16 113 145 240 7 6 184 22 16 .287 .446 .402 .848 133 137
Total COW 114 310 85 11 1 15 66 62 129 1 2 74 10 5 .274 .486 .461 .948 149 158
Total GSL 34 54 13 3 1 2 9 12 21 0 0 15 2 1 .241 .453 .444 .898 144 152
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Jackson - R SS 9 9 21 18 2 44 5 .886 90.0 3.90 -2.3 .797
1968 Spokane - A LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Jackson - R LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
1968 Spokane - A CF 2 2 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 20.0 4.50 -1.0 .852
1968 Jackson - R CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 13.0 2.77 +0.1 1.034
1968 Spokane - A RF 17 17 15 0 0 16 1 .938 143.1 0.94 -1.8 .917
1968 Jackson - R RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Birmingham - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Gary - A LF 8 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 19.2 1.37 -0.3 .784
1969 Spokane - A LF 7 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 28.0 2.25 -0.0 .922
1969 Birmingham - AA CF 1 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 12.0 4.50 +0.1 1.027
1969 Gary - A CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.1 1.026
1969 Spokane - A CF 13 13 39 0 0 39 0 1.000 111.1 3.15 +1.5 1.006
1969 Birmingham - AA RF 12 11 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 91.1 1.87 -1.6 .931
1969 Gary - A RF 17 15 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 139.2 1.29 -0.5 .985
1969 Spokane - A RF 6 6 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 48.2 1.29 -0.4 .918
1970 Tucson - AAA LF 7 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 34.0 2.12 -1.1 .827
1970 Birmingham - AA LF 7 4 13 0 0 15 2 .867 48.0 2.44 -0.5 .969
1970 Tucson - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Birmingham - AA CF 48 46 96 0 0 97 1 .990 412.1 2.10 -2.3 .974
1970 Tucson - AAA RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 26.0 1.38 +0.1 1.018
1970 Birmingham - AA RF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 26.0 2.42 +0.1 1.026
1971 Tucson - AAA LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.7 .670
1971 Tucson - AAA CF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 +0.1 1.026
1971 Birmingham - AA CF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.1 1.029
1971 Tucson - AAA RF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.1 3.24 +0.1 1.015
1971 Birmingham - AA RF 3 2 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 19.0 3.79 -0.4 .915
1972 Gary - A 1B 24 24 170 13 20 187 4 .979 180.0 9.15 -1.6 .972
1972 Spokane - A 1B 5 5 37 5 6 42 0 1.000 43.0 8.79 +0.2 1.051
1972 Gary - A LF 8 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 52.1 1.89 -2.5 .816
1972 Spokane - A LF 9 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 43.0 1.47 +0.4 1.016
1972 Gary - A CF 35 35 75 4 0 80 1 .988 298.2 2.38 -0.3 .981
1972 Spokane - A CF 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 25.0 1.44 -0.8 .829
1972 Gary - A RF 15 7 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 79.0 1.59 -0.2 .965
1972 Spokane - A RF 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.1 0.98 -1.0 .695
1973 Birmingham - AA 1B 5 5 44 3 7 47 0 1.000 42.0 10.07 -0.3 .921
1973 Gary - A 1B 23 23 160 11 17 174 3 .983 171.2 8.97 -2.4 .878
1973 Spokane - A 1B 8 8 61 8 8 70 1 .986 64.0 9.70 +0.3 1.010
1973 Birmingham - AA LF 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 37.0 0.24 -0.0 1.024
1973 Gary - A LF 6 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 40.1 0.67 -0.5 .772
1973 Spokane - A LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.1 1.041
1973 Birmingham - AA CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.6 1.021
1973 Gary - A CF 38 38 76 5 0 82 1 .988 329.0 2.22 +0.4 .975
1973 Spokane - A CF 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 .667 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.038
1973 Birmingham - AA RF 9 9 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 85.0 0.85 -2.2 .824
1973 Gary - A RF 16 13 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 112.1 1.92 -1.4 .915
1973 Spokane - A RF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 36.0 1.25 -0.2 .880
1974 Birmingham - AA 1B 9 8 75 9 8 84 0 1.000 73.0 10.36 +0.4 1.064
1974 Gary - A 1B 15 14 113 11 10 125 1 .992 119.1 9.35 -1.2 .963
1974 Spokane - A 1B 8 8 56 8 5 65 1 .985 66.0 8.73 -0.3 .954
1974 Spokane - A LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 +0.1 1.041
1974 Birmingham - AA CF 7 7 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 59.0 1.98 +0.1 1.024
1974 Gary - A CF 18 18 36 1 0 37 0 1.000 145.0 2.30 +0.6 .948
1974 Spokane - A CF 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.032
1974 Birmingham - AA RF 7 6 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 57.1 1.73 -1.2 .799
1974 Gary - A RF 22 19 27 2 0 29 0 1.000 169.2 1.54 -2.5 .899
1974 Spokane - A RF 10 8 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 76.0 1.42 -1.6 .823
TOTAL 1B 97 95 716 68 81 794 10 .987 759.0 9.30 -4.9 .969
TOTAL SS 9 9 21 18 2 44 5 .886 90.0 3.90 -2.3 .797
TOTAL LF 71 27 60 0 0 62 2 .968 359.1 1.50 -5.4 .889
TOTAL CF 177 174 373 12 0 389 4 .990 1491.1 2.32 -0.7 .976
TOTAL RF 153 125 185 3 0 189 1 .995 1136.0 1.49 -14.7 .910
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of college (Coastal State; Florence, SC) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 19, Pick 18, 378th overall pick).
06/14/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Heartland League All-Star Game.
07/13/1974 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/23/1974 Wins the 1974 Championship with the Birmingham Ironmen!
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