Kevin Elster

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: August 3, 1964 in San Pedro, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Golden West College (Huntington Beach, CA).

High School: Marina HS (Huntington Beach, CA)

School: Golden West College (Huntington Beach, CA)

Debut: September 2, 1986 (Age 22-030d, 15,224th in major league history)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 2000 (Age 36-059d)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Agents: Patrick Elster • Previously: Dennis Gilbert

Full Name: Kevin Daniel Elster

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1986 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.2

2844

648

.228

332

RBI

376

OBP

.300

SLG

.377

OPS

.677

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-7 / in Starts: 2-5
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1986	NLCS g1	Oct 8	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						PR SS
2	1986	NLCS g4	Oct 12	NYM		HOU	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						SS
3	1986	NLCS g5	Oct 14	NYM		HOU	W,2-1	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						SS
4	1986	NLCS g6	Oct 15	NYM	@	HOU	W,7-6	9-GF(16)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	1.73	-0.127	77.92	-3.15%	-0.45	SS
5	1986	WS g6	Oct 25	NYM		BOS	W,6-5	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.92	-0.023	82.87	-1.34%	-0.09	SS
1988 Postseason			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
6	1988	NLCS g1	Oct 4	NYM	@	LAD	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						SS
7	1988	NLCS g3	Oct 8	NYM		LAD	W,8-4	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					2		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR SS
8	1988	NLCS g4	Oct 9	NYM		LAD	L,4-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	1.02	-0.049	32.98	-1.01%	-0.24	SS
9	1988	NLCS g6	Oct 11	NYM	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.500	.400	.900	8	.61	0.175	23.25	4.33%	2.09	SS
10	1988	NLCS g7	Oct 12	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.455	.375	.830	8	.26	0.004	21.39	0.20%	-0.41	SS
1996 Postseason			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
11	1996	ALDS g1	Oct 1	TEX	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	.36	0.000	5.59	-0.03%	-0.55	SS
12	1996	ALDS g2	Oct 2	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG(12)	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.500	.833	9	1.23	-0.052	17.75	-0.36%	0.36	SS
13	1996	ALDS g3	Oct 4	TEX		NYY	L,2-3	GS-9	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222	.417	.444	.861	9	.93	0.078	19.28	0.87%	0.64	SS
14	1996	ALDS g4	Oct 5	TEX		NYY	L,4-6	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.467	.500	.967	9	1.05	0.060	23.31	0.74%	0.28	SS
									30	24	3	6	3	0	0	1	6	1	3	0	0	0		0	1	0	.250	.400	.375	.775

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