Elmer Riddle

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: July 31, 1914 in Columbus, GA us

Died: May 14, 1984 in Columbus, GA

Buried: Parkhill Cemetery, Columbus, GA

Debut: October 1, 1939 (Age 25-062d, 8,744th in major league history)
vs. PIT 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 3, 1949 (Age 35-003d)
vs. BRO 7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 5 BB, 7 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Elmer Ray Riddle

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Relatives: Brother of Johnny Riddle

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

ERA

3.40

190

124

1023.0

342

WHIP

1.400

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-20 / in Starts: 7-12
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	36 (20-10-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
B Haas	2
E Tipton	1
R Lamanno	1
D Phillips	1
E Joost	0

Most Driven In By
M Marshall	2
L Frey	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	50	2 (1)	Apr 15	CIN		PIT	L,2-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	51	3	Apr 16	CIN		PIT	W,8-7	4-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.17	-0.057	2.42	-0.07%	-0.35	P
3	52	7 (3)	Apr 22	CIN	@	STL	L,1-6	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.53	0.048	1.18	0.06%	0.40	P
4	53	10 (2)	Apr 25	CIN		CHC	L,4-5	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
5	54	13 (2)	Apr 28	CIN		BRO	L,3-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						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
6	55	16 (2)	May 1	CIN		PHI	W,6-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9	.84	-0.020	.95	-0.01%	0.08	P
7	56	21 (4)	May 8	CIN		STL	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.86	-0.023	1.50	-0.02%	-0.09	P
8	57	27 (5)	May 14	CIN	@	NYG	L,6-12	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.417	.833	9	.32	0.016	.63	0.02%	0.16	P
9	58	31 (3)	May 19	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.417	.417	.833	8						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
10	59	45 (13)	Jun 2	CIN		PHI	L,0-1	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.53	-0.065	1.89	-0.05%	-0.30	P
11	60	50 (4)	Jun 7 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,6-2	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.412	.444	.412	.856	9	.69	0.036	.93	0.03%	0.22	P
12	61	61 (10)	Jun 20	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.381	.409	.381	.790	9	.35	0.019	.48	0.02%	-0.28	P
13	62	67 (5)	Jun 26	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.360	.333	.693	9	1.72	-0.139	3.41	-0.17%	-0.96	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
14	63	72 (4)	Jul 1	CIN		CHC	L,2-5	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.333	.308	.641	9	1.09	-0.053	1.32	-0.04%	-0.41	P
15	64	76 (3)	Jul 9	CIN		BRO	L,2-3	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.310	.286	.596	9	1.19	-0.058	1.57	-0.05%	-0.41	P
16	65	81 (4)	Jul 12 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.281	.258	.539	9	1.25	-0.089	.45	-0.02%	-0.61	P
17	66	85 (3)	Jul 16	CIN		BSN	W,7-6	1-9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.278	.286	.563	9	1.52	-0.029	.24	0.00%	-0.09	P
18	67	93 (7)	Jul 26 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-2	GS-9	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.325	.333	.658	9	.76	0.068	.03	0.00%	1.36	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
19	68	100 (6)	Aug 2 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.326	.333	.659	9	.26	-0.003	.01	0.00%	-0.07	P
20	69	106 (5)	Aug 9 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,8-10	17-GF(18)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.318	.326	.644	9	1.64	-0.040	.02	0.00%	-0.21	P
21	70	110 (3)	Aug 14	CIN	@	STL	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.302	.318	.326	.644	9						P
22	71	111	Aug 16 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,5-10	3-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.311	.326	.333	.659	9	1.09	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
23	72	118 (6)	Aug 22	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-7	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.320	.313	.633	9	2.02	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
24	73	122 (3)	Aug 26	CIN		NYG	L,2-11	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.320	.313	.633	9						P
25	74	128 (5)	Aug 31	CIN		PHI	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.288	.315	.308	.623	9	.45	0.047	.00	0.00%	2.23	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
26	75	134 (5)	Sep 6	CIN		STL	L,2-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.309	.302	.611	9	.91	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
27	76	140 (5)	Sep 12	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.268	.305	.286	.591	9	.98	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.62	P
28	77	144 (3)	Sep 17	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-11	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.281	.581	9	1.29	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
29	78	154 (9)	Sep 27 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,4-7	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.295	.276	.571	9	1.31	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
							9-20		61	58	4	15	1	0	0	5	3	0	12	0	0		2	0	0	0	.259	.295	.276	.571		1.00	-0.509	.73	-0.30%	-0.11

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