Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Alfred Stephen Gardella (January 11, 1918 September 10, 2006) was a professional baseball player. He was a first baseman for one season (1945) with the New York Giants. For his career, he compiled a .077 batting average in 26 at-bats, with one run batted in. He was born in New York, New York and died in Coral Springs, Florida at the age of 88. Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League.