Autographs of Billy Gardner
William Frederick Gardner (July 19, 1927 – January 3, 2024) was an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. During his ten-season active career in Major League Baseball (MLB), Gardner was a second baseman for the New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, and Boston Red Sox. His only significant time on any team was with Baltimore, where he spent four consecutive full seasons from 1956 to 1959. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg). After retiring as a player, he spent over 20 years as a coach or manager, and managed the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals during the 1980s.
Born in New London, Connecticut, Gardner was signed by the Giants in 1945 and came up with them on April 22, 1954, but he could not break into the contending team's lineup. In early 1956, he was purchased by the Orioles. Gardner picked up a career-high of 10 steals, but in his best season of 1957, he led the league in doubles with 36, and at bats with 644. He played in every one of the 154 games that season, batting .262 with 6 home runs and 55 RBIs. In his career, Gardner also came in the top 10 in hit by pitches twice (1956 and 1957), with a career-high of 8 in 1957 (fifth in the league).
Gardner wound up as a utility infielder with 1961 Yankees, winning the 1961 World Series with them against the Cincinnati Reds. In his one and only at bat of the post-season, he lined out to shortstop in the ninth inning of Game 2. The Yankees lost the game 6–2. Gardner ended his career with two years on the Red Sox, picking up 70 hits with them in 283 at bats. Nicknamed "Shotgun" for his rifle arm, Gardner led American League second basemen in fielding percentage in 1957 (.987), including 55 consecutive errorless games, and finished with a .976 fielding mark all-time. In all or parts of ten seasons, Gardner batted .237 with 41 home runs and 271 RBIs in 1,034 games played. He picked up 841 hits, with 159 doubles and 18 triples in 3,544 career at bats. He finished with 19 career steals.
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Current items with a signature of Billy Gardner
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Traded items with a signature of Billy Gardner
The most expensive item with a signature of Billy Gardner (Official MLB Billy Gardner Infield New York Yankees Autographed Photo) was sold in May 2026 for £48.43 while the cheapest item (Billy Gardner Minnesota Twins Manager Signed Autographed 8x10 Magazine Page) found a new owner for £10.17 in May 2024. The month with the most items sold (6) was June 2025 with an average selling price of £24.25 for an autographed item of Billy Gardner. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2026 with £45.75 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £10.17 was May 2024. In average, an autographed item from Billy Gardner is worth £27.70.
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Billy Gardner Hand Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph New York Yankees | £27.41 |  |
 | Billy Gardner Hand Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph New York Yankees | £27.43 | |
 | Billy Gardner Hand Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph New York Yankees | £27.70 | |
| Billy Gardner Hand Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph New York Yankees | £27.80 | |
| Billy Gardner Hand Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph New York Yankees | £27.72 | |
| Billy Gardner Hand Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph New York Yankees | £27.63 | |
| Billy Gardner New York Yankees (1961-1962) - Autographed 8 x 10 Photo | £33.95 | |
 | Billy Gardner Signed 1958 7x9 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Autograph | £27.27 | |
| Billy Gardner Signed 1958 7x9 Detroit Tigers Original Wire Photo Autograph | £27.72 | |
 | Billy Gardner Signed 8x10 Photograph JSA Cert AUTO Yankees/Orioles MLB (d.2024)! | £43.07 | |
| Billy Gardner Signed 8x10 Photograph JSA Cert AUTO Yankees/Orioles MLB (d.2024)! | £44.84 | |
| Billy Gardner Signed 8x10 Photograph JSA Cert AUTO Yankees/Orioles MLB (d.2024)! | £43.99 | |
| Billy Gardner Signed 8x10 Photograph JSA Cert AUTO Yankees/Orioles MLB (d.2024)! | £45.71 | |
| Billy Gardner Signed 8x10 Photograph JSA Cert AUTO Yankees/Orioles MLB (d.2024)! | £44.74 | |
 | Official MLB Billy Gardner Infield New York Yankees Autographed Photo | £48.43 | |
