Larry Gardner

Larry Gardner

William Lawrence "Larry" Gardner (May 13 1886 - March 11 1976) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1908 through 1924, Gardner played for the Boston Red Sox (1908-17), Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland Indians (1919-1924). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Career

In his 17-season career, Larry Gardner posted a .289 batting average with 27 home runs and 929 RBI in 1922 games.

An Enosburg, Vermont native and the first player out of the University of Vermont to play in the American League, Gardner played most of his prime in the dead ball era, as the third baseman on several successful Red Sox teams. While he was with the Red Sox, he played in the 1912, 1915, and 1916 World Series. He played in another World Series for the Indians in 1920.

In the famous tenth inning of the final game of 1912 World Series, the same inning that included Fred Snodgrass and Chief Meyers making critical fielding mistakes and giving the Red Sox two extra outs to work with, it was Gardner who drove in Steve Yerkes with the winning run of the series.

After his retirement, he returned to the University of Vermont as a baseball coach and athletic director. Larry Gardner was inducted to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2000.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples

ources

*baseball-reference|id=g/gardnla01
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/G/Gardner_Larry.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.historicvermont.org/markers/markers2.html Vermont Historical Marker]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Larry Gardner — Larry Gardner …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gardner (surname) — Gardner is a surname. Some sources claim that it is an occupational surname that comes from the word gardener. [ [http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Gardner Baby Name Gardner Origin and Meaning of Gardner ] ] Other sources claim that it is… …   Wikipedia

  • Gardner Fox — Surnom Jefferson Cooper, Bart Sommers, Paul Dean, Ray Gardner, Lynna Cooper, Rod Gray, Larry Dean, Robert Starr, Don, Ed, Warner and Michael Blake, Tex and Willis Blane, Ed Carlisle, Edgar Weston, Tex Slade, Eddie Duane... Naissance 20 mai 1911… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Larry Bucshon — (2011) Larry Dean Bucshon (* 31. Mai 1962 in Taylorville, Illinois) ist ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Seit dem 3. Januar 2011 vertritt er den Bundesstaat Indiana im U …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Larry O'Brien — For the Ottawa mayor, see Larry O Brien (Canadian politician). Lawrence Francis O Brien, Jr. 3rd Commissioner of the National Basketball Association In office 1975–1984 Preceded by …   Wikipedia

  • Gardner Fox — Infobox Comics creator imagesize = 150px caption = Portrait of Gardner Fox by Gil Kane birthname = Gardner Francis Cooper Fox birthdate = birth date|1911|5|20|mf=y location = Brooklyn, New York deathdate = death date and age|1986|12|24|1911|05|20 …   Wikipedia

  • Larry Levan — Infobox Musical artist Name = Larry Levan Img capt = Larry Levan s Paradise Garage Img size = Landscape = Background = non performing personnel Birth name = Lawrence Philpot Alias = Born = July 20, 1954 Died = November 8, 1992 Origin = Instrument …   Wikipedia

  • Larry O'Brien (homme politique américain) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Larry O Brien. Lawrence Francis O Brien, Jr. Lawrence « Larry » Francis O Brien, Jr. (né le 7 juillet 1917, Springfield, Massachusetts – décédé le 28 septemb …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ava Gardner — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Gardner. Ava Gardner …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mark Gardner (baseball) — Mark Gardner Gardner in 2008. San Francisco Giants No. 26 Starting Pitcher/Bullpen Co …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”