A native of Vermont, Larry Gardner broke into the Majors relatively close with the Boston Red Sox in 1908.  Playing mostly at Third Base, Gardner was mainly known for his defensive abilities, finishing in Defensive bWAR seven times in the top ten.  Gardner was Boston's Third Baseman for their three World Series Championship in the 1910s, and he would win a fourth World Series with the Cleveland Indians in 1920. 

Larry Gardner debuted for the Red Sox in 1908, and he was affixed as the starting Second Baseman in 1910.  Gardner moved to Third the year after, and he was their starter until he was traded to the Philadelphia Athletics after the 1917 season.  He was a steady presence, helping them win three World Series Championships (1912, 1915 & 1916), and he would have two .300 seasons.