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Elmer Steele
Elmer Rae Steele
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 17, 1886 in Poughkeepsie, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1907
Final Game: October 9, 1911
Died: March 9, 1966 in Rhinebeck, NY
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Standard Pitching

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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
1907 21 BOS AL 0 1 .000 1.59 4 1 3 0 0 0 11.1 11 7 2 0 1 10 0 0 1 45 162 1.059 8.7 0.0 0.8 7.9 10.00
1908 22 BOS AL 5 7 .417 1.83 16 13 2 9 1 0 118.0 85 34 24 1 13 37 3 0 0 423 134 0.831 6.5 0.1 1.0 2.8 2.85
1909 23 BOS AL 4 4 .500 2.85 16 8 6 2 0 1 75.2 75 40 24 1 15 32 1 2 0 319 87 1.189 8.9 0.1 1.8 3.8 2.13
1910 24 PIT NL 0 3 .000 2.25 3 3 0 2 0 0 24.0 19 9 6 0 3 7 0 0 0 89 140 0.917 7.1 0.0 1.1 2.6 2.33
1911 25 TOT NL 9 9 .500 2.67 36 18 13 7 2 2 189.0 177 75 56 5 36 61 4 2 1 730 128 1.127 8.4 0.2 1.7 2.9 1.69
1911 25 PIT NL 9 9 .500 2.60 31 16 11 7 2 2 166.0 153 65 48 5 31 52 4 2 0 632 132 1.108 8.3 0.3 1.7 2.8 1.68
1911 25 BRO NL 0 0 3.13 5 2 2 0 0 0 23.0 24 10 8 0 5 9 0 0 1 98 106 1.261 9.4 0.0 2.0 3.5 1.80
5 Seasons 18 24 .429 2.41 75 43 24 20 3 3 418.0 367 165 112 7 68 147 8 4 2 1606 122 1.041 7.9 0.2 1.5 3.2 2.16
162 Game Avg. 10 14 .429 2.41 43 25 14 12 2 2 241 211 95 65 4 39 85 5 2 1 925 122 1.041 7.9 0.2 1.5 3.2 2.16
BOS (3 yrs) 9 12 .429 2.20 36 22 11 11 1 1 205.0 171 81 50 2 29 79 4 2 1 787 113 0.976 7.5 0.1 1.3 3.5 2.72
PIT (2 yrs) 9 12 .429 2.56 34 19 11 9 2 2 190.0 172 74 54 5 34 59 4 2 0 721 133 1.084 8.1 0.2 1.6 2.8 1.74
BRO (1 yr) 0 0 3.13 5 2 2 0 0 0 23.0 24 10 8 0 5 9 0 0 1 98 106 1.261 9.4 0.0 2.0 3.5 1.80
NL (2 yrs) 9 12 .429 2.62 39 21 13 9 2 2 213.0 196 84 62 5 39 68 4 2 1 819 129 1.103 8.3 0.2 1.6 2.9 1.74
AL (3 yrs) 9 12 .429 2.20 36 22 11 11 1 1 205.0 171 81 50 2 29 79 4 2 1 787 113 0.976 7.5 0.1 1.3 3.5 2.72

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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
1907 21 BOS AL 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1908 22 BOS AL 16 41 39 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .051 .075 .051 .126 -59 2 0 1 1
1909 23 BOS AL 16 24 22 4 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 .227 .261 .273 .534 67 6 0 1 1
1910 24 PIT NL 3 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .125 .000 .125 -64 0 0 0 /1
1911 25 TOT NL 36 76 70 4 11 1 0 0 6 1 3 21 .157 .213 .171 .385 7 12 2 1 1
1911 25 PIT NL 31 66 61 3 11 1 0 0 6 1 3 18 .180 .231 .197 .427 18 12 1 1 1
1911 25 BRO NL 5 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .100 .000 .100 -71 0 1 0 /1
5 Seasons 75 153 142 13 18 2 0 0 7 4 6 25 .127 .173 .141 .314 -7 20 2 3
162 Game Avg. 162 330 307 28 39 4 0 0 15 9 13 .127 .173 .141 .314 -7 43 4 6
BOS (3 yrs) 36 69 65 9 7 1 0 0 1 3 2 .108 .134 .123 .257 -18 8 0 2
PIT (2 yrs) 34 74 68 3 11 1 0 0 6 1 4 22 .162 .219 .176 .396 10 12 1 1
BRO (1 yr) 5 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .100 .000 .100 -71 0 1 0
NL (2 yrs) 39 84 77 4 11 1 0 0 6 1 4 25 .143 .205 .156 .361 0 12 2 1
AL (3 yrs) 36 69 65 9 7 1 0 0 1 3 2 .108 .134 .123 .257 -18 8 0 2

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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
1907 BOS AL 21 P 4 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 2.42
1908 BOS AL 22 P 16 43 11 30 2 1 .953 2.56 .947 2.28
1909 BOS AL 23 P 16 33 4 28 1 0 .970 2.00 .939 2.25
1910 PIT NL 24 P 3 14 3 11 0 0 1.000 4.67 .943 1.77
1911 TOT NL 25 P 36 75 11 61 3 1 .960 2.00 .943 1.72
1911 PIT NL 25 P 31 65 8 54 3 1 .954 2.00 .943 1.72
1911 BRO NL 25 P 5 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 2.00 .940 1.72
5 Seasons P 75 169 29 134 6 2 .964 2.17 .943 1.99
5 Seasons TOT 75 169 29 134 6 2 .964 2.17 .908 1.99

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1911 NL--2.667--9th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1911 NL--1.127--4th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1911 NL--1.714--3rd

Saves s c a p y
1909 AL--1--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1911 NL--1.694--10th

Games Finished s c a p y
1911 NL--13--9th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1911 NL--128--8th

Youngest s c a p y
1907 AL--born 1886-05-17--10th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (1834), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

April 21, 1910: Purchased by Providence (Eastern) from the Boston Red Sox.

September 15, 1910: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from Providence (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

September 16, 1911: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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