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Don Elston
Donald Ray Elston

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.

Debut September 17, 1953
Final Game October 2, 1964
Born April 6, 1929 in Campbellstown, OH
Died January 2, 1995 in Arlington Heights, IL

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1953 24 CHC NL   0   1   2   1   0   0   0  0    5.0   11    8    8   1    0    2   0   0    25       0 14.40  4.45   31 2.200
 1957 28 TOT NL   6   7  40  14   2   0  12  8  145.0  140   61   57  15   55  103   5   1   611   4   0  3.54  3.92  111 1.345
         BRO NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    1    0    0   0    0    1   0   0     4   0   0  0.00  4.15  inf 1.000
         CHC NL   6   7  39  14   2   0  11  8  144.0  139   61   57  15   55  102   5   1   607   4   0  3.56  3.92  110 1.347
 1958 29 CHC NL   9   8  69   0   0   0  39 10   97.0   75   35   31   9   39   84   1   2   400  10   1  2.88  3.91  136 1.175
 1959 30 CHC NL  10   8  65   0   0   0  49 13   97.7   77   40   36  11   46   82   3   2   413   7   0  3.32  3.95  119 1.259 AS
 1960 31 CHC NL   8   9  60   0   0   0  33 11  127.0  109   57   48  17   55   85   4   0   547   8   0  3.40  3.76  111 1.291
 1961 32 CHC NL   6   7  58   0   0   0  32  8   93.3  108   64   58  11   45   59   6   3   421  12   0  5.59  4.19   75 1.639
 1962 33 CHC NL   4   8  57   0   0   0  32  8   66.3   57   25   18   6   32   37   1   1   275   7   0  2.44  4.14  169 1.342
 1963 34 CHC NL   4   1  51   0   0   0  29  4   70.0   57   26   22   6   21   41   2   1   280   3   1  2.83  3.52  124 1.114
 1964 35 CHC NL   2   5  48   0   0   0  15  1   54.3   68   38   32   4   34   26   3   3   260  12   0  5.30  3.71   70 1.877
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .476  49  54 450  15   2   0 241 63  755.7  702  354  310  80  327  519  25  13  3232  63   2  3.69  3.90  106 1.362
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   7  65   2   0   0  35  9  110.3  102   51   45  11   47   75   3   1   472   9   0  3.69  3.90  106 1.362
 Career High     10   9  69  14   2   0  49 13  145.0  140   64   58  17   55  103   6   3   611  12   1  2.44  4.19  169 1.114

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1953 24 CHC NL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1957 28 TOT NL  40   37    0    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   7  .108  .132  .108  -34    4   2   0   0   1   0
         CHC NL  39   37    0    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   7  .108  .132  .108  -34    4   2   0   0   1   0
 1958 29 CHC NL  69   14    1    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .357  .357  .357   92    5   1   0   0   0   0
 1959 30 CHC NL  65   19    2    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .211  .211  .211   13    4   3   0   0   0   0 AS
 1960 31 CHC NL  60   24    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  10  .125  .125  .125  -31    3   2   0   0   0   0
 1961 32 CHC NL  58   11    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .182  .182  .182   -3    2   3   0   0   0   0
 1962 33 CHC NL  57    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1963 34 CHC NL  51    4    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1964 35 CHC NL  48    6    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .167  .167  .167   -7    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      450  124    6   19   0  0   0    3   0  0   0  30  .153  .160  .153  -15   19  12   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         45    2    7   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  11  .153  .160  .153  -15    7   4   0   0   0   0
 Career High     69   37    2    5   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  10                           5   3   0   0   1   0

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1953 24 CHC NL    1    1    0   0.0   112| .000  .276| .000  .348| .000  .431| .000  .779|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1957 28 TOT NL   40   35    1   0.8   102| .108  .267| .132  .331| .108  .414| .240  .744| -34  .037  -7.1  -0.7   0%
         CHC NL   40   35    1   0.8   102| .108  .267| .132  .331| .108  .414| .240  .744| -34  .037  -7.1  -0.7   0%
 1958 29 CHC NL   15   10    2   5.4   104| .357  .267| .357  .335| .357  .417| .714  .752|  92  .565  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1959 30 CHC NL   22   18    1   1.5   104| .211  .269| .211  .335| .211  .416| .422  .751|  13  .111  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1960 31 CHC NL   26   23    0   0.0    98| .125  .262| .125  .328| .125  .402| .250  .730| -31  .000  -4.4  -0.4   0%
 1961 32 CHC NL   14   12    1   2.2   106| .182  .271| .182  .338| .182  .422| .364  .760|  -3  .206  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1962 33 CHC NL    8    8    0   0.0   106| .000  .275| .000  .342| .000  .417| .000  .759|-100  .000  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1963 34 CHC NL    5    5    0   0.0    94| .000  .261| .000  .324| .000  .390| .000  .713|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1964 35 CHC NL    6    5    0   0.0    97| .167  .268| .167  .326| .167  .398| .334  .724|  -7  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       137  117    5   1.2   102| .153  .267| .160  .332| .153  .412| .313  .744| -15  .075 -20.2  -1.9   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1953 24 CHC NL   P    2      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  0.85  1.80  1.98    1    5.0
 1957 28 TOT NL   P   40      9   23    2    1  .941  .964  0.80  0.82  1.99  2.06   14  145.0
         BRO NL   P    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  0.80  9.00  1.80    0    1.0
         CHC NL   P   39      8   23    2    1  .939  .963  0.79  0.82  1.94  2.06   14  144.0
 1958 29 CHC NL   P   69      7   19    0    1 1.000  .956  0.38  0.77  2.41  1.97    0   97.0
 1959 30 CHC NL   P   65      3   14    2    1  .895  .955  0.26  0.82  1.55  1.99    0   98.7 AS
 1960 31 CHC NL   P   60     10   13    4    1  .852  .962  0.38  0.87  1.62  2.09    0  128.0
 1961 32 CHC NL   P   58      4   18    0    1 1.000  .961  0.38  0.88  2.12  2.18    0   93.3
 1962 33 CHC NL   P   57      5   16    0    2 1.000  .946  0.37  0.82  2.85  2.06    0   66.3
 1963 34 CHC NL   P   51      4    9    0    1 1.000  .949  0.25  0.84  1.67  2.06    0   70.0
 1964 35 CHC NL   P   48      3   16    3    4  .864  .955  0.40  0.84  3.15  2.14    0   54.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1953 24 CHC NL   P    2      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  0.85  1.80  1.98    1    5.0
 1957 28 TOT NL   P   40      9   23    2    1  .941  .964  0.80  0.82  1.99  2.06   14  145.0
         BRO NL   P    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  0.80  9.00  1.80    0    1.0
         CHC NL   P   39      8   23    2    1  .939  .963  0.79  0.82  1.94  2.06   14  144.0
 1958 29 CHC NL   P   69      7   19    0    1 1.000  .956  0.38  0.77  2.41  1.97    0   97.0
 1959 30 CHC NL   P   65      3   14    2    1  .895  .955  0.26  0.82  1.55  1.99    0   98.7
 1960 31 CHC NL   P   60     10   13    4    1  .852  .962  0.38  0.87  1.62  2.09    0  128.0
 1961 32 CHC NL   P   58      4   18    0    1 1.000  .961  0.38  0.88  2.12  2.18    0   93.3
 1962 33 CHC NL   P   57      5   16    0    2 1.000  .946  0.37  0.82  2.85  2.06    0   66.3
 1963 34 CHC NL   P   51      4    9    0    1 1.000  .949  0.25  0.84  1.67  2.06    0   70.0
 1964 35 CHC NL   P   48      3   16    3    4  .864  .955  0.40  0.84  3.15  2.14    0   54.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 450     46  128   11   12  .941  .957  0.39  0.83  2.07  2.06   15  757.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       450     46  128   11   12  .941  .957  0.39  0.83  2.07  2.06   15    758

An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1959-1 CHC NL      0  0  1   1     1   0   0   0   1  0   0  1   0  0  0  0  0 
 1959-2 CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1959-1 CHC NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1959-2 CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/2      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1959-1 *
1959-2

Games
1958 NL-69-1
1959 NL-65-1
1960 NL-60-3
1961 NL-58-4
1962 NL-57-8

Saves
1957 NL-8-8
1958 NL-10-4
1959 NL-13-3
1960 NL-11-5
1961 NL-8-8

Hit Batsmen
1961 NL-6-5

Games Finished
1958 NL-39-2
1959 NL-49-1
1960 NL-33-6
1961 NL-32-7
1962 NL-32-9

Black Ink: Pitching - 2 (727) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 20 (1045) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 6.0 (1195) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 11.0 (864) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
December 6, 1947: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.
December 9, 1955: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Randy Jackson to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Don Hoak, Russ Meyer, and Walt Moryn.
May 23, 1957: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Vito Valentinetti and Jackie Collum.
April 9, 1965: Released by the Chicago Cubs.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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