#48 Danny Gardella, Leftfield, 29 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns
Friday, 10/20/1949 |
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| Danny Gardella
2/26/1920
29
USA,NY,NEW YORK
5"10
160
Leftfield
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 3,664,286
1949 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 149 Days (837 total Days)
172 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 149 Days (837 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Talent | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 7 (Range), .948 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 3 (Range), .951 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 8 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 10
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/19 | @WAS | W 14-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 9/21 | @NYY | L 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 9/23 | BOS | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 9/24 | BOS | L 8-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 9/26 | @PHA | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 9/27 | @PHA | L 5-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 9/28 | DET | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 9/30 | CLE | W 8-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 10/2 | CHA | W 12-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 10/4 | @CHA | W 11-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 101 | 112 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 9 | .259 | .323 | .473 | .796 | .739 | .214 |
| Projected | 101 | 112 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 9 | .259 | .323 | .473 | .796 | .739 | .214 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 132 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 16.7 | 4.7 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .105 | .174 | .263 | .437 |
| vs. RHP | 74 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .338 | .393 | .581 | .974 |
| Close/Late | 42 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .238 | .302 | .333 | .635 |
| Scoring Position | 52 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .231 | .313 | .462 | .775 |
| Pinch Hitting | 87 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .253 | .290 | .483 | .773 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 45 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .295 | .309 | .500 | .809 |
| Road | 56 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | .235 | .312 | .456 | .768 |
| March/April | 17 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .143 | .211 | .353 |
| May | 16 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .421 | .455 | .632 | 1.086 |
| June | 19 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .292 | .409 | .701 |
| July | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .100 | .357 | .100 | .457 |
| August | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .391 | .778 | 1.169 |
| Sept/Oct | 21 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .208 | .250 | .542 | .792 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1945 | 103 | 316 | 77 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 72 | 53 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .313 | .468 | .781 | SLA |
| 1946 | 132 | 401 | 107 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 76 | 60 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .357 | .474 | .830 | SLA |
| 1947 | 126 | 400 | 107 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 92 | 62 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .343 | .490 | .833 | SLA |
| 1948 | 143 | 438 | 138 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 137 | 76 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 2 | 1 | .315 | .380 | .575 | .955 | SLA,AL |
| 1949 | 101 | 112 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .323 | .473 | .796 | SLA |
| Total | 605 | 1667 | 458 | 74 | 11 | 95 | 405 | 268 | 183 | 16 | 18 | 151 | 2 | 1 | .275 | .349 | .503 | .852 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1944, AAA | 138 | 527 | 156 | 14 | 1 | 50 | 112 | 102 | 55 | 77 | 6 | 8 | .296 | .358 | .611 | .969 |
| 1945, AAA | 35 | 132 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 3 | .280 | .353 | .621 | .975 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Leftfield | 41 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | .960 | 77.0 | 2.92 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.2 | 2.41 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 36.1 | 1.98 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1944...
Injured on 5/22/1944 with a Inflamed Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 5/13/1945, off Don Newcombe (PHA)...
Drove in 7 runs against Washington on 5/26/1945...
Injured on 9/17/1946 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week...
Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 6/25/1947...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1948, hitting .333 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Drove in 8 runs against Cleveland on 8/23/1948...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1948, hitting .378 with 10 HR, 48 RBI...
1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,664,286 through salary arbitration...
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