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tm1681 · 08-15-2023, 07:53 PM

EMERSON GARDNER WINS PITCHING TRIPLE CROWNS 13 YEARS APART

Emerson Gardner, the legendary lower league pitcher who’d spent his entire career with the Syracuse Emeralds, won the Northeastern League’s Pitching Triple Crown in 1900 with the following stats on the season:

27-4, 1.87 ERA (180 ERA+), 279.2 IP, 29 CG, 69 BB, 205 K, 2.2 BB/9, 6.6 K/9, 3.0 K/BB, 1.02 WHIP, 9.4 WAR

Gardner also added 2.5 WAR as a hitter (.351/.412/.421, 129 OPS+), as he split time at first and third base when he wasn’t pitching.

It was far from the only fantastic season out of Gardner, who ended 1900 with 354 career wins – all for Syracuse – and a career ERA of 2.50. In fact, it was the second pitching Triple Crown of Gardner’s career, and what made his 1900 effort all the more amazing was that Triple Crown number two came thirteen years after his first.

In 1887, when the National Base Ball Organization was still a single competition, Gardner lead the New York League with 19 wins, a 1.59 ERA, and 251 strikeouts. It was his first season as a star pitcher, and over a decade and a half as Syracuse’s ace Gardner could lay claim to the following:

• 5x Adams Trophy (NEL) winner (1892-94, 99, 1900)
• 3x Adams Trophy (NEL) MVP (1894, 99, 1900)
• 6x Hurler of the Year (1x NBBO, 5x NEL)
• 7x Team of the Year (1x NBBO, 6x NEL)
• 3x N.B.B.O. All-Star (1887-89)

• 2x league leader in Wins (1x NBBO, 1x NEL)
• 4x league leader in ERA (1x NBBO, 3x NEL)
• 5x league leader in K’s (1x NBBO, 4x NEL)
• 8x league leader in Pitching WAR (1x NBBO, 7x NEL)
• 6x NEL leader in Complete Games (1890-92, 94, 97, 1900)
• 4x NEL leader in K/BB Ratio (1890, 94, 98, 1900)

• 354 Career Wins
• 2.50 Career ERA
• 3,128 Career K’s
• 151.0 Career Pitching WAR (additional 15.6 as 1B & 3B)
• 50 Career Shutouts
• 2 Career No-hitters (6/25/1886 vs. Elmira, 7/4/1899 vs. Reading)
• 9 seasons w/ double-digit Pitching WAR (1887, 1890-95, 97, 1900)
• 1 30-win season (1891)
• 3 Sub-2.00 ERA seasons (1887, 97, 1900)

Simply put, Emerson Gardner has been one of the finest players ever to ply his trade outside of the highest levels of the professional ranks.

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tm1681 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,472	EMERSON GARDNER WINS PITCHING TRIPLE CROWNS 13 YEARS APART Emerson Gardner, the legendary lower league pitcher who’d spent his entire career with the Syracuse Emeralds, won the Northeastern League’s Pitching Triple Crown in 1900 with the following stats on the season: 27-4, 1.87 ERA (180 ERA+), 279.2 IP, 29 CG, 69 BB, 205 K, 2.2 BB/9, 6.6 K/9, 3.0 K/BB, 1.02 WHIP, 9.4 WAR Gardner also added 2.5 WAR as a hitter (.351/.412/.421, 129 OPS+), as he split time at first and third base when he wasn’t pitching. It was far from the only fantastic season out of Gardner, who ended 1900 with 354 career wins – all for Syracuse – and a career ERA of 2.50. In fact, it was the second pitching Triple Crown of Gardner’s career, and what made his 1900 effort all the more amazing was that Triple Crown number two came thirteen years after his first. In 1887, when the National Base Ball Organization was still a single competition, Gardner lead the New York League with 19 wins, a 1.59 ERA, and 251 strikeouts. It was his first season as a star pitcher, and over a decade and a half as Syracuse’s ace Gardner could lay claim to the following: • 5x Adams Trophy (NEL) winner (1892-94, 99, 1900) • 3x Adams Trophy (NEL) MVP (1894, 99, 1900) • 6x Hurler of the Year (1x NBBO, 5x NEL) • 7x Team of the Year (1x NBBO, 6x NEL) • 3x N.B.B.O. All-Star (1887-89) • 2x league leader in Wins (1x NBBO, 1x NEL) • 4x league leader in ERA (1x NBBO, 3x NEL) • 5x league leader in K’s (1x NBBO, 4x NEL) • 8x league leader in Pitching WAR (1x NBBO, 7x NEL) • 6x NEL leader in Complete Games (1890-92, 94, 97, 1900) • 4x NEL leader in K/BB Ratio (1890, 94, 98, 1900) • 354 Career Wins • 2.50 Career ERA • 3,128 Career K’s • 151.0 Career Pitching WAR (additional 15.6 as 1B & 3B) • 50 Career Shutouts • 2 Career No-hitters (6/25/1886 vs. Elmira, 7/4/1899 vs. Reading) • 9 seasons w/ double-digit Pitching WAR (1887, 1890-95, 97, 1900) • 1 30-win season (1891) • 3 Sub-2.00 ERA seasons (1887, 97, 1900) Simply put, Emerson Gardner has been one of the finest players ever to ply his trade outside of the highest levels of the professional ranks. Last edited by tm1681; 08-16-2023 at 12:15 AM.