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	14-19 / in Starts: 11-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 64 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	33 (19-9-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 64 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (19-13-7)

Most Driven In
G Cutshaw	1
M Carey	1
B Southworth	1
W Schmidt	0
C Lee	0

Most Driven In By
M Carey	1
G Cutshaw	1

1920 Batting Game Log

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1920 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	13	4 (3)	Apr 17	PIT	@	STL	W,3-0	CG(13)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.62	-0.141	4.58	-0.24%	-1.00	P
2	14	8 (3)	Apr 24	PIT		STL	L,0-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
3	15	11 (2)	Apr 29	PIT		CIN	L,2-8	7-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.29	0.010	.95	0.02%	0.37	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	16	18 (6)	May 9	PIT	@	CHC	L,7-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9						P
5	17	22 (3)	May 17	PIT		NYG	W,7-6	15-GF(15)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9						P
6	18	28 (5)	May 23	PIT	@	BRO	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.500	.944	9	1.60	0.030	6.60	0.08%	0.45	P
7	19	35 (6)	May 31 (1)	PIT		STL	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	9	1.04	-0.026	2.67	-0.04%	-0.21	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
8	20	37 (1)	Jun 1	PIT		STL	L,4-5	10-15	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	9	2.72	-0.071	6.75	-0.11%	-0.39	P
9	21	45 (7)	Jun 15	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-6	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	9						P
10	22	49 (3)	Jun 22	PIT	@	BRO	W,9-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.333	.364	.697	9	1.46	-0.072	3.97	-0.12%	-0.78	P
11	23	51 (1)	Jun 24	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.333	.364	.697	9						P
12	24	53 (1)	Jun 26	PIT		CHC	W,9-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.385	.417	.801	5	.58	0.024	1.50	0.04%	1.35	P
13	25	56 (2)	Jun 28 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.385	.417	.801	9						P
14	26	59 (2)	Jun 30	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.333	.357	.690	9	1.49	-0.076	4.49	-0.14%	-0.54	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
15	27	65 (5)	Jul 5 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.294	.313	.607	9	.91	-0.047	3.02	-0.09%	-0.42	P
16	28	71 (5)	Jul 10 (2)	PIT		PHI	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.263	.513	9	1.36	-0.100	2.92	-0.13%	-0.69	P
17	29	75 (3)	Jul 15	PIT		BSN	W,9-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488	9	1.28	-0.032	2.52	-0.04%	-0.41	P
18	30	78 (2)	Jul 17 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488	9						P
19	31	80 (1)	Jul 21	PIT		BRO	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.208	.217	.426	9	.86	-0.061	1.88	-0.08%	-0.76	P
20	32	84 (3)	Jul 25	PIT	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.214	.222	.437	9	1.04	-0.025	3.29	-0.05%	-0.39	P
21	33	89 (4)	Jul 29	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.200	.207	.407	9	.88	-0.043	2.26	-0.07%	-0.36	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
22	34	94 (4)	Aug 3	PIT	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.219	.454	9	.75	0.078	1.83	0.11%	0.83	P
23	35	98 (3)	Aug 8	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.194	.405	9	1.04	-0.121	6.03	-0.42%	-0.93	P
24	36	104 (5)	Aug 14 (1)	PIT		STL	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.184	.384	9	1.17	-0.057	1.97	-0.06%	-0.36	P
25	37	111 (6)	Aug 20	PIT		PHI	L,2-4	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.167	.348	9	1.13	-0.111	1.73	-0.10%	-0.61	P
26	38	116 (4)	Aug 25	PIT		BRO	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.170	.156	.326	9	.79	-0.060	.89	-0.04%	-0.57	P
27	39	121 (4)	Aug 30 (2)	PIT		NYG	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.128	.163	.149	.312	9	.93	-0.050	.96	-0.03%	-0.47	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
28	40	127 (5)	Sep 5	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.122	.157	.143	.300	9	.77	-0.038	.53	-0.02%	-0.30	P
29	41	131 (3)	Sep 9	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-6	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0		0	0	.135	.167	.154	.321	9	.38	-0.009	.07	0.00%	0.01	P
30	42	138 (6)	Sep 16 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-4	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.161	.148	.309	9	.60	-0.029	.04	0.00%	-0.23	P
31	43	140 (1)	Sep 18	PIT	@	NYG	L,7-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.161	.148	.309	6						P
32	44	144 (3)	Sep 22 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.123	.153	.140	.293	9	.73	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
33	45	148 (3)	Sep 25 (2)	PIT		STL	L,1-3	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.119	.148	.136	.283	9	.51	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
							14-19		64	59	2	7	1	0	0	3	2	0	24	0	3		0		0	0	.119	.148	.136	.283		1.05	-1.105	2.56	-1.52%	-7.29

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