Art Gardner

Arthur Junior Gardner (born September 21, 1952) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants in part of three seasons spanning 1975–1978.^[1] Gardner was the Astros' opening day center fielder in 1977.

Art Gardner
Outfielder
Born: (1952-09-21)September 21, 1952 Madden, Mississippi
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 2, 1975, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
September 17, 1978, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.162
Home runs	0
Run batted in	5
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Houston Astros (1975; 1977) San Francisco Giants (1978)

Baseball career

Gardner was selected out of South Leake High School in Walnut Grove, Mississippi in the 2nd round (36th overall) of the 1971 June amateur Baseball draft by the Houston Astros.