In his college career, Gardiner led Indiana State to the College World Series; he currently holds the career wins record (30) for the Sycamores, he's #2 in strikeouts (296) and #5 in complete games (16). He was a member of the Canadian Olympic Team for the 1984 Olympics and the 1985 Intercontinental Cup.
In a six-year major league career, Gardiner posted 17 wins, 27 losses, and a career 5.21 ERA in 136 career games.[2] He spent a total of 12 seasons in the minors, posting a W/L record of 61–42, 3.97, 11 Saves and an ERA of 3.45. He was the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year in 1990.[3]
Personal lifeedit
Gardiner lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the owner/manager of the Charlotte Stealth Baseball Organization (Travel baseball for players 9U up to 17U).
His son, Eric, passed away in February 2024 at the age of 28, following a battle with cancer.[4]
mike, gardiner, australian, rules, footballer, michael, gardiner, similar, names, michael, gardiner, michael, gardner, michael, james, gardiner, born, october, 1965, canadian, former, major, league, baseball, pitcher, played, seattle, mariners, boston, montrea. For the Australian rules footballer see Michael Gardiner For similar names see Michael Gardiner and Michael Gardner Michael James Gardiner born October 19 1965 is a Canadian former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Seattle Mariners Boston Red Sox Montreal Expos and Detroit Tigers 1 He was a switch hitter and threw right handed Mike GardinerPitcherBorn 1965 10 19 October 19 1965 age 58 Sarnia Ontario CanadaBatted SwitchThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 8 1990 for the Seattle MarinersLast MLB appearanceJuly 2 1995 for the Detroit TigersMLB statisticsWin loss record17 27Earned run average5 21Strikeouts239TeamsSeattle Mariners 1990 Boston Red Sox 1991 1992 Montreal Expos 1993 Detroit Tigers 1993 1995 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editGardiner was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 18th round 448th of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft out of Indiana State University 1 He signed June 6 1987 He reached the Majors on September 8 1990 2 In his college career Gardiner led Indiana State to the College World Series he currently holds the career wins record 30 for the Sycamores he s 2 in strikeouts 296 and 5 in complete games 16 He was a member of the Canadian Olympic Team for the 1984 Olympics and the 1985 Intercontinental Cup In a six year major league career Gardiner posted 17 wins 27 losses and a career 5 21 ERA in 136 career games 2 He spent a total of 12 seasons in the minors posting a W L record of 61 42 3 97 11 Saves and an ERA of 3 45 He was the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year in 1990 3 Personal life editGardiner lives in Charlotte North Carolina and is the owner manager of the Charlotte Stealth Baseball Organization Travel baseball for players 9U up to 17U His son Eric passed away in February 2024 at the age of 28 following a battle with cancer 4 References edit a b Mike Gardiner Statistics Baseball Reference com a b Mike Gardiner Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac Baseball Daily Report Los Angeles Times April 2 1991 Retrieved February 4 2023 Ella Nguyen Feb 25 2024 Eric Obituary A Brave Soul Remembered ERDLC Retrieved February 29 2024 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Mike Gardiner at SABR Baseball BioProject nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Canadian baseball pitcher is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Gardiner amp oldid 1211103672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
