Ping Gardner
| Ping Gardner | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 5, 1899 Washington, DC | |
| Died: March 9, 1984 (aged 85) Charlottesville, Virginia | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1920, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1932, for the Newark Browns | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Kenneth Fuller Gardner (March 5, 1899 – March 9, 1984), nicknamed "Ping", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s and 1930s.
A native of Washington, DC, Gardner made his Negro leagues debut in 1920 with the Brooklyn Royal Giants. He went on to play with several teams, finishing his career in 1932 with the Newark Browns.[1][2] Gardner died in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1984 at age 85.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ping Gardner". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Ping Gardner". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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- 1899 births
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- Brooklyn Royal Giants players
- Harrisburg Giants players
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- New York Lincoln Giants players
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