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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Team Record in Appearances: 5-43

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 20, Entered with runners on base: 25

1964 Pitching Game Log

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1964 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	403	2	Apr 15	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	12-GF(12)	L(0-1)	99	0.2	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	13.50	16.11	6	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.46	-0.374	10.22	-0.51%	-1.28	12b --- 0 out tie	12b end d 1
2	404	3	Apr 17	CHC		PHI	L,8-10	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.40	8.01	3	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.007	.28	0.01%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
3	405	10	Apr 26	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		8	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3.38	8.23	5	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.03	0.001	.06	0.00%	0.44	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
4	406	11	Apr 29	CHC		SFG	L,0-4	8-9		2	1.2	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.08	6.53	8	3	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.12	0.007	.21	0.01%	0.63	8t --- 0 out d4	9t -2- 2 out d4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	407	17	May 7	CHC	@	SFG	L,6-7	8-GF(8)		7	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.80	6.01	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.040	1.31	0.04%	0.64	8b -2- 1 out d1	8b end d 1
6	408	23	May 14(2)	CHC		LAD	L,0-5	2-5		6	4.0	2	0	0	3	2	0	0	1.00	5.05	15	4	6	2	0	0		2	1	1	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	.56	0.127	.79	0.11%	2.34	2t -23 0 out d2	5t 3 out d3
7	409	26	May 17(1)	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	7-8		2	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	1.64	6.06	9	5	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	.33	-0.045	.38	-0.03%	-0.07	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d3
8	410	30	May 21	CHC	@	STL	L,3-10	7-7		3	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	3.18	7.11	3	1	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	-0.022	.24	-0.01%	-2.29	7b -23 0 out d3	7b --- 1 out d7
9	411	33	May 24(1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.70	6.51	7	1	4	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	.40	0.020	.42	0.01%	1.40	7b -23 0 out d2	8b end d 3
10	412	35	May 26	CHC		NYM	L,1-19	9-GF		1	1.0	5	6	6	1	1	1	1	6.28	7.42	10	2	4	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-5.53	9t --- 0 out d12	9t end d18
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	413	50	Jun 10	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-8	7-7		14	0.1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	6.75	7.51	4	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.09	-0.009	.13	-0.01%	-1.06	7b --- 0 out d4	7b 123 1 out d4
12	414	57	Jun 18	CHC		PHI	L,3-6	8-8		7	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.46	7.37	4	0	1	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.46	0.019	.85	0.02%	0.65	8t -2- 1 out d3	8t 3 out d3
13	415	62	Jun 23(2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-9	6-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.19	7.04	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.63	6b -2- 1 out d9	6b 3 out d9
14	416	63	Jun 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,8-9	3-4		0	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.71	6.76	6	3	0	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.020	.38	0.02%	1.17	3b 123 2 out d5	4b 3 out d5
15	417	64	Jun 26	CHC		HOU	W,7-6	9-9		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.60	6.68	1	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	0.039	1.29	0.02%	0.58	9t -23 2 out d1	9t 3 out d1
16	418	68	Jun 29	CHC		CIN	L,1-6	9-GF		2	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.40	6.42	3	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.002	.13	0.00%	0.15	9t 1-3 1 out d4	9t end d 5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	419	71	Jul 2	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-7	7-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.21	6.29	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.04	0.001	.04	0.00%	0.87	7b 12- 1 out d7	7b 3 out d7
18	420	72	Jul 3	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-8	6-6		0	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.95	6.26	6	3	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.12	-0.023	.08	-0.01%	-1.18	6b 1-- 0 out d4	6b 3 out d6
19	421	74	Jul 5	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-7	4-6		1	2.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.37	5.78	10	5	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.013	.04	0.01%	1.77	4b 12- 1 out d6	6b 3 out d6
20	422	76	Jul 8(2)	CHC		SFG	L,2-7	5-6		2	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.01	5.36	7	4	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.17	0.017	.13	0.01%	0.93	5t --- 0 out d5	6t 3 out d5
21	423	77	Jul 9	CHC		SFG	L,4-9	5-5		0	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.91	5.13	3	0	1	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.32	-0.027	.19	-0.01%	-0.51	5t 1-- 1 out d4	5t 3 out d5
22	424	78	Jul 10	CHC		SFG	L,3-10	4-5		0	1.2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.67	5.20	9	4	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	.08	0.006	.03	0.00%	0.71	4t --- 1 out d7	5t 3 out d7
23	425	79	Jul 11	CHC		SFG	L,0-7	5-5		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.58	5.14	1	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.008	.10	0.00%	1.15	5t 1-3 1 out d7	5t 3 out d7
24	426	87	Jul 18	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-3	7-8		6	1.1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.41	4.95	6	4	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.55	-0.038	.25	-0.01%	-0.78	7b --- 0 out d1	8b -2- 1 out d2
25	427	90	Jul 20	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-4	8-GF	W(1-1)	1	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.19	4.90	8	6	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.14	0.094	.70	0.04%	0.92	8b --- 0 out d2	9b end a 2
26	428	91	Jul 21	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	8-GF	S(1)	0	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.06	4.99	7	0	5	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	5.51	0.251	4.93	0.14%	0.67	8b 1-- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
27	429	92	Jul 22	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-7	8-GF(8)		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.03	4.96	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.002	.10	0.00%	0.47	8b 1-3 2 out d4	8b end d 4
28	430	94	Jul 24	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-1	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.94	4.89	3	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.024	.26	0.01%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
29	431	97	Jul 28	CHC		STL	L,7-12	7-8	BS(1)	3	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	3.12	4.94	7	1	1	0	0	2		3	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.72	-0.160	2.59	-0.07%	-0.53	7t 123 1 out a1	8t 123 1 out a1
30	432	99	Jul 30	CHC		STL	L,2-5	9-GF		1	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.28	4.96	5	1	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.16	-0.014	.06	0.00%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
31	433	101	Aug 1	CHC		MLN	L,4-8	8-8		1	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.22	4.94	3	0	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.63	-0.058	.28	-0.01%	-0.13	8t 12- 1 out d1	8t 3 out d2
32	434	109	Aug 9	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-2	8-8		7	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.19	5.01	3	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	-0.008	.02	0.00%	-0.41	8b --- 0 out d2	8b 12- 1 out d2
33	435	110	Aug 11	CHC		PHI	L,5-13	6-6		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.13	4.96	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.007	.01	0.00%	0.25	6t --- 1 out d4	6t 3 out d4
34	436	111	Aug 12	CHC		PHI	L,5-6	8-9		0	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.52	4.98	6	3	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	-0.042	.01	0.00%	-1.53	8t 1-- 2 out d2	9t 1-- 2 out d4
35	437	116	Aug 16(1)	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	8-GF	BW(2-1)	3	1.1	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	4.08	4.97	8	2	2	0	0	3		3	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.20	-0.210	.01	0.00%	-1.79	8t 123 2 out a2	9t end tie
36	438	118	Aug 17	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-8	3-4		0	1.1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.17	4.85	7	1	2	0	1	3		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	.10	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.22	3b --3 2 out d5	4b 3 out d6
37	439	120	Aug 19	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-9	8-8	BS(3)	1	0.1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	4.57	4.90	4	0	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.56	-0.432	.01	0.00%	-2.44	8b 12- 0 out a1	8b 12- 1 out d2
38	440	124	Aug 23(2)	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-5	7-GF	L(2-2)	3	2.2	2	1	1	4	1	0	0	4.50	4.99	14	5	4	1	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.09	-0.243	.00	0.00%	-0.43	7b --- 0 out d1	9b end d 1
39	441	126	Aug 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	4-5		1	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.30	4.95	6	5	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.28	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.84	4b --- 0 out d3	5b 3 out d3
40	442	128	Aug 28	CHC		NYM	L,10-12	8-8	BL(2-3)	2	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.66	4.94	4	3	1	0	1	0		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.87	-0.527	.00	0.00%	-2.71	8t 12- 0 out a2	8t 1-3 1 out d1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
41	443	132	Sep 2	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-1	11-GF(12)	L(2-4)	4	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.72	4.87	7	4	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.50	-0.241	.00	0.00%	-0.95	11b --- 0 out tie	12b end d 1
42	444	134	Sep 4	CHC	@	STL	L,5-8	9-9	L(2-5)	1	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.88	4.86	2	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.73	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.18	9b --- 0 out tie	9b -2- 1 out tie
43	445	137	Sep 7(1)	CHC		MLN	L,9-10	6-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.84	4.80	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.48	6t 1-3 2 out d4	6t 3 out d4
44	446	138	Sep 7(2)	CHC		MLN	L,7-8	5-6		-1	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.65	4.63	8	3	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.021	.00	0.00%	0.27	5t 1-3 0 out d2	6t 3 out d4
45	447	141	Sep 11	CHC		STL	L,0-5	9-9		3	0.2	3	3	3	0	1	0	0	5.12	4.57	5	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.95	9t --- 0 out d2	9t 12- 2 out d3
46	448	143	Sep 13	CHC		STL	L,2-15	5-6		1	2.0	4	3	1	0	1	1	0	5.09	4.70	11	4	2	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	.09	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-2.07	5t --- 0 out d6	6t 3 out d9
47	449	148	Sep 19(2)	CHC	@	MLN	L,5-8	5-5		5	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.40	4.69	4	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-1.41	5b --- 0 out d3	5b 12- 1 out d4
48	450	160	Oct 2	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-9	4-4		12	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.30	4.65	4	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.46	4b --- 0 out d6	4b 3 out d6
							5-43		W-L:2-5,Sv:1,BSv:4	2.2	54.1	68	38	32	34	26	4	3	5.30	4.65	261	1.67		12%	3%	43		45	33%	1	4	0	207	9	3	12	5	6	4	1.00	-1.920	.63	-0.23%	-9.66

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