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Elmer Singleton

Bert Elmer Singleton (Smoky)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 174 lb.

Born: June 26, 1918 in Ogden, UT
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 20, 1945
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cubs/Braves/Senators 1945-1959
Final Game: August 1, 1959
Died: January 5, 1996 in Ogden, UT
Buried: Plain City Cemetery,in Plain City, UT
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1945 27 BSN NL 1 4 .200 4.82 7 5 2 1 0 0 37.1 35 22 20 1 14 14 1 0 1 158 80 1.313 8.4 0.2 3.4 3.4 1.00
1946 28 BSN NL 0 1 .000 3.74 15 2 6 0 0 1 33.2 27 20 14 3 21 17 1 0 0 146 92 1.426 7.2 0.8 5.6 4.5 0.81
1947 29 PIT NL 2 2 .500 6.31 36 3 14 0 0 1 67.0 70 49 47 9 39 24 2 0 5 309 67 1.627 9.4 1.2 5.2 3.2 0.62
1948 30 PIT NL 4 6 .400 4.97 38 5 17 1 0 2 92.1 90 52 51 11 40 53 1 0 9 404 82 1.408 8.8 1.1 3.9 5.2 1.33
1950 32 WSH AL 1 2 .333 5.20 21 1 11 0 0 0 36.1 39 23 21 4 17 19 0 0 4 157 86 1.541 9.7 1.0 4.2 4.7 1.12
1957 39 CHC NL 0 1 .000 6.75 5 2 1 0 0 0 13.1 20 11 10 3 2 0 6 0 1 0 62 57 1.650 13.5 2.0 1.4 4.1 3.00
1958 40 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 15 0.429 1.9 0.0 1.9 3.9 2.00
1959 41 CHC NL 2 1 .667 2.72 21 1 12 0 0 0 43.0 40 15 13 2 12 2 25 0 0 0 180 145 1.209 8.4 0.4 2.5 5.2 2.08
8 Seasons 11 17 .393 4.83 145 19 65 2 0 4 327.2 322 192 176 33 146 3 160 5 1 19 1431 83 1.428 8.8 0.9 4.0 4.4 1.10
162 Game Avg. 5 7 .393 4.83 60 8 27 1 0 2 136 134 80 73 14 61 66 2 0 8 593 83 1.428 8.8 0.9 4.0 4.4 1.10
CHC (3 yrs) 3 2 .600 3.39 28 3 15 0 0 0 61.0 61 26 23 5 15 3 33 0 1 0 257 116 1.246 9.0 0.7 2.2 4.9 2.20
PIT (2 yrs) 6 8 .429 5.54 74 8 31 1 0 3 159.1 160 101 98 20 79 77 3 0 14 713 75 1.500 9.0 1.1 4.5 4.3 0.97
BSN (2 yrs) 1 5 .167 4.31 22 7 8 1 0 1 71.0 62 42 34 4 35 31 2 0 1 304 85 1.366 7.9 0.5 4.4 3.9 0.89
WSH (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.20 21 1 11 0 0 0 36.1 39 23 21 4 17 19 0 0 4 157 86 1.541 9.7 1.0 4.2 4.7 1.12
NL (7 yrs) 10 15 .400 4.79 124 18 54 2 0 4 291.1 283 169 155 29 129 3 141 5 1 15 1274 83 1.414 8.7 0.9 4.0 4.4 1.09
AL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.20 21 1 11 0 0 0 36.1 39 23 21 4 17 19 0 0 4 157 86 1.541 9.7 1.0 4.2 4.7 1.12

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1945 27 BSN NL 7 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 /1
1946 28 BSN NL 16 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 1
1947 29 PIT NL 41 14 13 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 .308 .308 .462 .769 99 6 0 0 1 1
1948 30 PIT NL 38 24 23 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 .087 .087 .087 .174 -53 2 0 0 1 1
1950 32 WSH AL 21 8 7 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .429 .429 .571 1.000 160 4 0 0 1 1
1957 39 CHC NL 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1958 40 CHC NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1959 41 CHC NL 21 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 152 73 68 3 9 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 27 .132 .132 .176 .309 -18 12 1 0 5 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 78 72 3 10 1 1 0 4 0 0 29 .132 .132 .176 .309 -18 13 1 0 5
CHC (3 yrs) 29 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
PIT (2 yrs) 79 38 36 1 6 0 1 0 4 0 0 12 .167 .167 .222 .389 3 8 0 0 2
BSN (2 yrs) 23 16 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1
WSH (1 yr) 21 8 7 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .429 .429 .571 1.000 160 4 0 0 1
NL (7 yrs) 131 65 61 2 6 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 24 .098 .098 .131 .230 -39 8 1 0 4 0 0
AL (1 yr) 21 8 7 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .429 .429 .571 1.000 160 4 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1945 BSN NL 27 P 7 9 0 8 1 0 .889 1.14 .967 1.06
1946 BSN NL 28 P 15 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 0.60 .956 1.01
1947 PIT NL 29 P 36 21 9 11 1 1 .952 0.56 .967 0.91
1948 PIT NL 30 P 38 31 13 18 0 1 1.000 0.82 .961 0.91
1950 WSH AL 32 P 21 12 5 7 0 1 1.000 0.57 .950 0.96
1957 CHC NL 39 P 5 2 13.1 8 2 4 2 1 .750 4.05 1.20 .975 2.02 0.82
1958 CHC NL 40 P 2 0 4.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.93 0.50 1.000 1.93 0.75
1959 CHC NL 41 P 21 1 43.0 16 5 10 1 1 .938 3.14 0.71 .956 2.01 0.82
8 Seasons P 145 3 61.0 107 38 64 5 5 .953 15.05 0.70 .962 2.01 0.92
8 Seasons TOT 145 3 61.0 107 38 64 5 5 .953 15.05 0.70 .915 2.01 0.92

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1947 NL  5 (8th)
1948 NL  9 (2nd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1948 NL  17 (7th)

Oldest s c a p y
1957 NL  born 1918-06-26 (7th)
1958 NL  born 1918-06-26 (5th)
1959 NL  born 1918-06-26 (6th)

             

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Transactions

Before 1940 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

August 9, 1945: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Boston Braves for Charlie Cozart and cash.

September 30, 1946: Traded by the Boston Braves with Billy Herman, Stan Wentzel and Whitey Wietelmann to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Hank Camelli and Bob Elliott.

March 28, 1949: Purchased by San Francisco (PCL) from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

June 25, 1950: Traded by San Francisco (PCL) to the Washington Senators for Steve Nagy.

October 11, 1950: Purchased by Toronto (International) from the Washington Senators.

October 14, 1956: Purchased by the Cincinnati Redlegs from Seattle (PCL).

November 13, 1956: Traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs with Ray Jablonski to the Chicago Cubs for Warren Hacker, Don Hoak and Pete Whisenant.

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