Rob Gardner

Richard Frank Gardner
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 176 lbs.
Born: December 19, 1944 in Binghamton, NY
Signed: 1963 by the Minnesota Twins
Acquired: selected from the Twins in the First-Year Draft, December 1963
Departed: traded to the Chicago Cubs with a player to be named later (John Stephenson) for Bob Hendley, June 1967
Died: October 21, 2023 in Binghamton, NY

Rob came up with the Mets in 1965, then changed teams seven times in the next seven years, averaging less than 15 games per stop. Talk about a journeyman! He's shown here on 1967 Topps with the Mets. He didn't appear for them that year, of course. Following his playing days, he became a firefighter and a paramedic in nearby Binghamton, where the AA Mets play. A card from the other New York team shows up below.

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PITCHING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L   PCT   H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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1965 *METS*   5  4  0  28.0  0  2  .000  23  13  10  19   7   0  0  3.21
1966 *METS*  41 17  3 133.2  4  8  .333 147  82  76  74  64   0  1  5.12
1967 Chi NL  18  5  0  31.2  0  2  .000  33  14  14  16   6   0  0  3.98
1968 Cle AL   5  0  0   2.2  0  0  ----   5   3   2   6   2   0  0  6.75
1970 N Y AL   1  1  0   7.1  1  0 1.000   8   4   4   6   4   0  0  4.91
1971 2teams   6  1  0  10.2  0  0  ----  11   3   3   7   5   0  0  2.53
1972 N Y AL  20 14  1  97.0  8  5  .615  91  43  33  58  28   0  0  3.06
1973 2teams  13  0  0  20.0  1  1  .500  27  18  18   7  17   0  1 8.10
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METS TOTALS  46 21  3 161.2  4 10  .286 170  95  86  93  71   0  1  4.79
OTHER CLUBS  63 21  1 169.1 10  8  .556 175  85  74 100  62   0  1  3.93
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CAREER TOTS 109 42  4 331.0 14 18  .438 345 180 160 193 133   0  2  4.35

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L   PCT   H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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1971 Oak AL   4  1  0   7.2  0  0  ----   8   2   2   5   3   0  0  2.35
1971 N Y AL   2  0  0   3.0  0  0  ----   3   1   1   2   2   0  0  3.00
1973 Oak AL   3  0  0   7.1  0  0  ----  10   4   4   2   4   0  0  4.91
1973 Mil AL  10  0  0  12.2  1  1  .500  17  14  14   5  13   0  1  9.95

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1971 Topps

1966 Topps #534 (Mets Rookie Stars; with Dave Eilers)

1967 Topps #217

1968 Topps #219

1971 Topps #734

1972 Topps #22

1973 Topps #222

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #133

1994 Lite Beer Milwaukee Brewers 25th Anniversary

1995 Nabisco Syracuse Chiefs All-Time Greats #11

2015 Topps Originals Buybacks (1973 Topps #222)

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