Education
Prior to playing professionally, he attended University of Saint Thomas.
Prior to playing professionally, he attended University of Saint Thomas.
Although Baseball-Reference.com says Hardy began his professional career in 1946 (ie, that is when the Giants signed him), the SABR minor league database says he played some minor league baseball in 1942. The interruption in his professional career can be attributed to him serving as a pilot in the Navy during World World War World War II In 1942, he played for the Eau Claire Bears, going 3–4 in 14 appearances. He played for the Minneapolis Millers and Saint Cloud Rox in 1946, going 0–0 in five appearances with the Millers and 7–0 with a 1.70 European Research Area in eight games with the Rox.
From 1947 to 1949, he played for Minneapolis, going 9–9 in 1947, 10–10 in 1948 and 4–4 in 1949.
He also played for the Jersey City Giants in 1949, going 8–8 with them. In 1950, he played for Jersey City again, going 13–13.
From 1947 to 1950, he finished exactly.500 each year. Although he spent most of 1951 in the minors, going 6–5 with the Ottawa Giants and 3–5 with the Oakland Oaks, he also spent a couple games in the majors.
On June 20, he made his debut, and on June 23, he played in his second and last game.
Overall, he made two relief appearances, allowing four hits and one run in 11⁄3 innings of work. Following his death, he was buried in Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery in Phoenix.
