Elmer Ponder

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 178lb (183cm, 80kg)

Born: June 26, 1893 in Reed, OK us

Died: April 20, 1974 in Albuquerque, NM

Buried: Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, NM

High School: Blackwell HS (Blackwell, OK)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: September 18, 1917 (Age 24-084d, 4,640th in major league history)
vs. BSN 8.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: September 21, 1921 (Age 28-087d)
vs. NYG 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1919 season

Full Name: Charles Elmer Ponder

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

ERA

3.21

378.2

113

WHIP

1.233

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-14 / in Starts: 5-7
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 45 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	32 (14-10-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 45 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (14-9-5)

Most Driven In
G Maisel	1
B O'Farrell	1
W Schmidt	0

Most Driven In By
C Hollocher	0

1921 Batting Game Log

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1921 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	46	4 (3)	Apr 16	PIT	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.91	-0.135	2.57	-0.23%	-1.80	P
2	47	8 (3)	Apr 21	PIT		CIN	W,8-7	3-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.45	-0.071	4.75	-0.14%	-0.61	P
3	48	12 (3)	Apr 25	PIT	@	STL	W,6-5	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.04	-0.073	10.52	-0.15%	-0.29	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
4	49	18 (5)	May 6	PIT		STL	W,10-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.010	1.52	-0.03%	-0.33	P
5	50	36 (17)	May 29	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	8-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	4.39	-0.119	20.06	-0.33%	-0.36	P
6	51	38 (1)	May 30 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,6-3	2-2	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
7	52	52 (13)	Jun 15	PIT		BRO	L,3-7	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.56	-0.014	2.85	-0.04%	-0.31	P
8	53	54 (1)	Jun 17	PIT		BRO	L,3-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago Cubs
9	54	66	Jul 3	CHC		STL	L,3-8	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	55	77 (10)	Jul 14	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	1.07	-0.061	.01	0.00%	-0.89	P
11	56	81 (3)	Jul 18	CHC	@	BRO	W,8-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	.36	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-2.61	P
12	57	86 (4)	Jul 22	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.040	.040	.040	.080	9	.56	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
13	58	90 (3)	Jul 27	CHC		BRO	L,2-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.038	.038	.038	.077	9	.92	-0.024	.01	0.00%	-0.24	P
14	59	95 (4)	Jul 31	CHC		PHI	L,2-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.036	.036	.036	.071	9	.48	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.27	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
15	60	99 (3)	Aug 4	CHC		BSN	L,5-13	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.036	.036	.036	.071	9						P
16	61	104 (4)	Aug 9	CHC		NYG	W,8-7	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.069	.069	.069	.138	9	1.26	0.100	.00	0.00%	0.91	P
17	62	111 (6)	Aug 17 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.061	.061	.061	.121	9	1.36	-0.139	.00	0.00%	-1.24	P
18	63	116 (4)	Aug 22	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG(12)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		1		0	0	.054	.054	.054	.108	9	1.98	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.03	P
19	64	121 (4)	Aug 27	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-15	GS-7	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.077	.077	.103	.179	9	1.60	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-0.93	P
20	65	124 (2)	Aug 30	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.103	.179	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
21	66	129 (4)	Sep 5 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.075	.075	.100	.175	9	.76	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
22	67	137 (7)	Sep 11	CHC		STL	L,5-10	1-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.095	.119	.214	9	.38	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.83	P
23	68	141 (3)	Sep 17	CHC		BRO	W,7-6	1-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.093	.093	.116	.209	9	.87	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
24	69	145 (3)	Sep 21	CHC		NYG	L,7-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.093	.093	.116	.209	9						P
							10-14		45	43	0	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	0	2		1		0	0	.093	.093	.116	.209		1.15	-0.854	1.25	-0.92%	-9.37

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