Elmer Bliss
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Elmer Ward Bliss
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
- Debut September 28, 1903
- Final Game May 11, 1904
- Born March 9, 1875 in Penfield, PA USA
- Died March 18, 1962 in Bradford, PA USA
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It's bliss - Elmer Bliss - when you get a chance to pitch in the big leagues and go seven innings without giving up an earned run. That, however, was Elmer's total major league pitching career, one game, for which he earned the victory. Oddly enough, while that performance did not earn him another chance to pitch, he did come back the next year with the New York Highlanders for one game as an outfielder.
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One of the SABR chapter newsletters once did a feature on Elmers who played for New York teams. The Elmers
