Alex Gardner (baseball)

Alex Gardner
Alex Gardner
	Catcher
	Born: April 28, 1861; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
	Died: June 18, 1926 (aged 65); Danvers, Massachusetts, US
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 10, 1884, for the Washington Nationals
Last MLB appearance
	May 10, 1884, for the Washington Nationals (AA)
MLB statistics
Batting average	.000
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Washington Nationals (1884);

Alexander Gardner (April 28, 1861 – June 18, 1926) was a Canadian professional baseball catcher who played one major league game for the Washington Nationals of the American Association in 1884.

Gardner started his only game on May 10, 1884, and caught Ed Trumbull, who was also making his first major league start, in a matchup against the New York Metropolitans.^[1] Gardner, who lived in Danvers, Massachusetts, may have been recommended to the team by fellow resident Thorny Hawkes.^[2]^[3] At the plate, Gardner recorded no hits in three at bats.^[4] He also played poorly in the field, committing six errors and allowing at least six passed balls^[4]^[5] (some sources credit him with 12 passed balls, which would be an all-time major league record).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[6] Washington lost the game, which was stopped after only seven innings,^[5] by a score of 11-3;^[1] reportedly, a thousand fans left the ballpark in disgust midway through the game.^[3]

Gardner most likely lived in Danvers for the remainder of his life, and died there in 1926 at the age of 65.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Nemec, David (2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball: Biographies of 1,084 Players, Owners, Managers and Umpires. McFarland & Company. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-0-7864-9044-8. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nemec, David (September 1, 2011). Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900, Volume 2: The Hall of Famers and Memorable Personalities Who Shaped the Game. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 419–420. ISBN 978-0-8032-3532-8. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mckinney, Justin (November 11, 2022). Baseball's Union Association: The Short, Strange Life of a 19th-Century Major League. McFarland & Company. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-4766-8060-6. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Alex Gardner Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Morris, Peter (2009). Catcher: How the Man Behind the Plate Became an American Folk Hero. Government Institutes. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-61578-003-7. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ Gotsulias, Stacey (August 30, 2017). "Aug. 30, 1987: When Geno Petralli had one of the worst games ever". The Sporting News. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Retrosheet
Alex Gardner at Find a Grave

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[RankAndFile-1] Nemec, David (2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball: Biographies of 1,084 Players, Owners, Managers and Umpires. McFarland & Company. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-0-7864-9044-8. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[MLBprofiles-2] Nemec, David (September 1, 2011). Major League Baseball Profiles, 1871-1900, Volume 2: The Hall of Famers and Memorable Personalities Who Shaped the Game. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 419–420. ISBN 978-0-8032-3532-8. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

[mckinney-3] Mckinney, Justin (November 11, 2022). Baseball's Union Association: The Short, Strange Life of a 19th-Century Major League. McFarland & Company. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-4766-8060-6. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

[bref-4] "Alex Gardner Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

[morris-5] Morris, Peter (2009). Catcher: How the Man Behind the Plate Became an American Folk Hero. Government Institutes. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-61578-003-7. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[6] Gotsulias, Stacey (August 30, 2017). "Aug. 30, 1987: When Geno Petralli had one of the worst games ever". The Sporting News. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

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