Mark Gardner (baseball)
American baseball player and coach
Mark Allan Gardner (born March 1, 1962) is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, Florida Marlins and San Francisco Giants and also coached for the Giants.
Professional career
Gardner pitched in the Major Leagues from 1989 to 2001 for the Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, Florida Marlins, and the San Francisco Giants. In his career, Gardner pitched in 345 games, posting a record of 99–93 and a 4.56 ERA. He appeared in 275 of his 345 career games as a starter. Gardner was also used as a long reliever and spot starter during the final years of his career.
On July 26, 1991, Gardner no hit the Los Angeles Dodgers for nine innings but gave up two hits to start the bottom of the 10th (Jeff Fassero gave up the game-winning hit to Darryl Strawberry, the very next batter, but Gardner took the loss) and lost 1–0. Two nights later, his teammate Dennis Martinez threw a perfect game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
On September 3, 1995, Gardner notched his only save in the major leagues when he pitched the bottom of the 11th for the Miami Marlins to nail down an 8-7 victory over the Houston Astros.
Gardner played the last six seasons of his career with the San Francisco Giants.
He shared the 2001 Willie Mac Award with catcher Benito Santiago, recognizing each of them for their spirit and leadership.
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