Don Elston

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: April 6, 1929 in Campbellstown, OH us

Died: January 2, 1995 in Evanston, IL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Camden HS (Camden, OH)

Debut: September 17, 1953 (Age 24-164d, 11,061st in major league history)
vs. PHI 3.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: October 2, 1964 (Age 35-179d)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Donald Ray Elston

Nicknames: Every Day

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.4

ERA

3.69

450

755.2

519

WHIP

1.362

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-36 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 6 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	2 (1-1-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 6 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (1-1-0)

Most Driven In By
R Santo	1

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	352	1	Apr 9	CHC		LAD	L,1-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	353	4 (2)	Apr 13	CHC		SFG	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	354	6 (1)	Apr 16	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	355	8 (1)	Apr 18	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	356	12 (3)	Apr 21 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	357	19 (6)	Apr 28	CHC		PHI	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	358	20	May 1	CHC	@	STL	W,13-8	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	359	21	May 2	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
9	360	26 (4)	May 8	CHC		PIT	W,9-5	8-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0					9	.60	0.032	1.77	0.06%	0.73	P
10	361	30 (3)	May 11 (2)	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
11	362	35 (4)	May 18	CHC		MLN	L,6-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
12	363	37 (1)	May 19 (2)	CHC		MLN	L,2-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
13	364	39 (1)	May 22	CHC		STL	W,7-6	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.30	-0.032	2.64	-0.04%	-0.09	P
14	365	40	May 23	CHC		STL	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	366	46 (5)	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	367	52 (5)	Jun 5 (1)	CHC		SFG	W,9-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.04	-0.001	.14	0.00%	-0.21	P
17	368	55 (2)	Jun 7	CHC		LAD	L,1-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	369	56	Jun 8	CHC		LAD	L,5-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	370	57	Jun 9	CHC		LAD	L,8-11	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	371	60 (2)	Jun 12	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
21	372	63 (2)	Jun 15	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
22	373	67 (3)	Jun 19	CHC		HOU	W,9-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
23	374	69 (1)	Jun 21	CHC		PIT	W,6-5	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
24	375	70	Jun 22	CHC		PIT	L,0-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
25	376	73 (2)	Jun 26	CHC	@	NYM	L,6-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	377	85 (11)	Jul 11 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
27	378	87 (1)	Jul 14 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-10	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
28	379	90 (2)	Jul 16	CHC		MLN	W,1-0	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.47	0.010	1.36	0.02%	0.20	P
29	380	93 (2)	Jul 19	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
30	381	95 (1)	Jul 21 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
31	382	102 (6)	Jul 28 (2)	CHC		STL	W,16-11	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	383	106 (3)	Aug 2	CHC		SFG	W,12-11	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.22	-0.030	2.80	-0.04%	-0.21	P
33	384	107	Aug 3	CHC		SFG	L,5-9	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
34	385	109 (1)	Aug 6	CHC		LAD	L,1-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
35	386	111 (1)	Aug 8	CHC		LAD	W,5-4	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.66	-0.016	.55	-0.01%	-0.09	P
36	387	117 (5)	Aug 14 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-9	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
37	388	118	Aug 15	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
38	389	120 (1)	Aug 16 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-8	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
39	390	121	Aug 17	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
40	391	124 (2)	Aug 20	CHC		PIT	L,3-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
41	392	126 (1)	Aug 22	CHC		PIT	L,3-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
42	393	128 (1)	Aug 24	CHC		NYM	L,0-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
43	394	131 (2)	Aug 28	CHC		PHI	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
44	395	133 (1)	Aug 30	CHC		HOU	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
45	396	134	Aug 31	CHC		HOU	W,6-5	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
46	397	143 (8)	Sep 8	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
47	398	144	Sep 9	CHC	@	STL	L,0-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
48	399	147 (2)	Sep 12	CHC	@	STL	L,3-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
49	400	150 (2)	Sep 15	CHC		CIN	L,1-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
50	401	154 (3)	Sep 18	CHC	@	PIT	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
51	402	159 (4)	Sep 25	CHC		STL	L,2-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
							15-36		6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		.72	-0.037	1.54	-0.02%	0.32

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